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The Vista turns 25

Stories, photos and videos tell the story of Columbia's riverfront playground as it turns 25.

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Heathwood campers immerse themselves in the great outdoors

First days at summer camp can be challenging. Just ask Morgan Schmidt.
CRIME

Arson fire damages motel near Columbia airport

The fourth-floor fire at the Cambridge Plaza hotel caused an estimated $1 million in damage, Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett said.
LOCAL NEWS

Community Calendar for the Midlands, June 19

COMMUNITY SHRED DAY: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Red Bank service center, 1835 S. Lake Drive, Lexington (near the intersection of South Lake Drive and Platt Springs Road). Sponsored by Shred360 and Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union, acceptable materials include office quality ...
BUSINESS

Boeing announces new jet but not where it’ll be built

The jet officially entered the market with 102 orders from blue-ribbon customers United Airlines; British Airways; Singapore Airlines; GE Capital Aviation Services, the airplane leasing unit of General Electric Co.; and Air Lease Corp., the lessor run by longtime industry market-maker Steve Udvar...
LIVING HERE PHOTOS

Photos from Heathwood Hall Summer Camp

Schools out for Summer and lots of area kids are spending their days at one of the many Midlands area camps like Heathwood Hall's Summer Camp which includes indoor and outdoor activities.
CRIME

Probation for Columbia man convicted of animal cruelty

A 61-year-old former Lee County resident told a circuit court judge on Tuesday that more than 1,000 animals who suffered under his care in 2009 and 2010 “were not kept in any more cruel conditions than (he) was.”
CRIME

2 more sought in April gang fight, shootings

Richland County deputies are looking for help finding two men involved in an April fight at a Two Notch Road event hall in which gunshots were fired.
RELIGION

The Root: How Juneteenth became the most popular annual celebration of black emancipation

“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between...
RELIGION

In gospel songs, clues to the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr.

When Jonathan Rieder was growing up in Philadelphia during the 1950s, infatuated with rockabilly and rhythm and blues, he sometimes rose early enough to inadvertently tune in to the Sunday morning gospel show on WHAT. Those worship songs sounded different from his favorites, which aimed more at ...
LOCAL NEWS

Lexington Walmart evacuated

The Walmart in Lexington has been evacuated after a chemical spill at the store Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lexington Police Department.