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‘How long can we keep our sanity?’ Some SC prisons locked down 8 months after riot

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‘How long can we keep our sanity?’ Some SC prisons locked down 8 months after riot

December 18, 2018 01:52 PM

Woman killed while running with female fitness group near Lexington High School

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Woman killed while running with female fitness group near Lexington High School

December 18, 2018 07:59 AM

Top candidate to replace Pastides as USC president is officially out of the running

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Top candidate to replace Pastides as USC president is officially out of the running

December 18, 2018 01:31 PM

Grab a beer, Clemson fans: City halts open container law ahead of national title party

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Grab a beer, Clemson fans: City halts open container law ahead of national title party

December 18, 2018 11:34 AM

Mamma mia! Five more fast food Italian restaurants to open in the Midlands

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Mamma mia! Five more fast food Italian restaurants to open in the Midlands

December 18, 2018 01:52 PM

Another Million Dollar Man: Bryan McClendon gets big raise from South Carolina

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Another Million Dollar Man: Bryan McClendon gets big raise from South Carolina

December 18, 2018 11:45 AM

Lexington County trash bills are changing. Here’s how much more — or less — you pay

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Lexington County trash bills are changing. Here’s how much more — or less — you pay

December 18, 2018 10:45 AM

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When you’re ready to give Mariah a break, put these new songs on your Christmas playlist

December 18, 2018 01:48 PM

Driver of stolen truck crashes into Columbia home with residents inside, police say

December 18, 2018 02:32 PM

$4,000 in cigarettes taken after thief busts into Richland County stores, deputies say

December 18, 2018 12:22 PM

These sweet and savory pies represent family. They’re perfect for any occasion.

December 17, 2018 03:59 PM

SC guards stabbed by inmate in maximum security prison, Department of Corrections says

December 18, 2018 10:35 AM

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Phil Kornblut: Many things to like about Gamecocks’ 2019 recruiting class

December 17, 2018 04:04 PM

What Ray Tanner said about football coach raises, Will Muschamp’s gift to the school

December 18, 2018 12:18 PM

Suspect swipes $4,000-worth of cigarettes from Columbia store

December 18, 2018 12:32 PM

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Mamma mia! Five more fast food Italian restaurants to open in the Midlands

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Mamma mia! Five more fast food Italian restaurants to open in the Midlands

December 18, 2018 01:52 PM

Top candidate to replace Pastides as USC president is officially out of the running

December 18, 2018 01:31 PM

Lexington County trash bills are changing. Here’s how much more — or less — you pay

December 18, 2018 10:45 AM

Popular cake shop opens at Harbison in Columbia this week

December 17, 2018 02:59 PM

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An oral history: USC, UVa and a wild 1971 game that proved to be the last of its kind

Sports

An oral history: USC, UVa and a wild 1971 game that proved to be the last of its kind

December 18, 2018 10:46 AM

Another Million Dollar Man: Bryan McClendon gets big raise from South Carolina

December 18, 2018 11:45 AM

Ryan Hilinski will arrive at South Carolina with a plan for handling the hype

December 18, 2018 08:11 AM

The area Clemson will have to be ‘really schooled up on’ against Notre Dame

December 17, 2018 08:52 PM

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Should Confederate monuments be removed? The South is split, poll finds

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Should Confederate monuments be removed? The South is split, poll finds

December 18, 2018 05:43 AM

SC ‘children lose’ in the classroom, teachers say. Here’s what they would change

December 17, 2018 03:41 PM

Is a promise binding? Retired Columbia firefighters taking city to court

December 17, 2018 05:00 AM

Dominion just won the right to buy SCANA. What’s next?

December 14, 2018 06:08 PM

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Practice purposeful misspelling: Americans should start spelling phonetically

Opinion

Practice purposeful misspelling: Americans should start spelling phonetically

December 18, 2018 01:14 PM

The solution to the juvenile delinquency problem in our nation’s politics

December 18, 2018 06:00 AM

My 9-year-old brother died when I was 7. Here’s what I’ve learned about grief and life

December 16, 2018 05:00 AM

Slip-and-fall before Clemson football game was an accident; no need for lawyers

December 15, 2018 03:11 PM

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In Depth

Battered and low on money, SC’s rural poor suffering from latest storm

Crystal Simmons, a working mother who lives in Wallace, suffered the loss of water, power, phone service and her road during Hurricane Florence. She is among the rural South Carolinians hurt by the storm.

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Another Million Dollar Man: Bryan McClendon gets big raise from South Carolina

December 18, 2018 11:45 AM

Why Mack Brown was such a successful in-state recruiter during his first tenure at UNC

December 18, 2018 02:12 PM

Ryan Hilinski will arrive at South Carolina with a plan for handling the hype

December 18, 2018 08:11 AM

Photos: Future Gamecocks in the 2018 Shrine Bowl

Photos: Future Gamecocks in the 2018 Shrine Bowl

December 15, 2018 06:36 PM

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Gonzaga | December 15, 2018

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Gonzaga | December 15, 2018

December 16, 2018 12:01 AM

Photos: Midlands standouts play in 2018 Shrine Bowl

Photos: Midlands standouts play in 2018 Shrine Bowl

December 15, 2018 06:39 PM

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Go Columbia

Go Columbia

Crushing on creches: Church display will feature more than 400 nativity displays

For most families that celebrate Christmas, the season is filled with traditions. Some, like Aunt Flo’s fruitcake, are more like a dance of avoidance, while others — notes to Santa, serving meals to homeless families, setting up the family creche — are passed down through generations.

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5 minutes with entrepreneur Eric Duncan

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5 minutes with entrepreneur Eric Duncan

December 14, 2018 03:21 PM

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Music in the Midlands: Lots of rock and ‘Dancing with the Stars’

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Music in the Midlands: Lots of rock and ‘Dancing with the Stars’

December 14, 2018 03:17 PM

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