EducationUSC board approves tuition freeze, president's raise and major projects. Here's what to knowThe University of South Carolina Board of Trustees took action on several significant items at its June 19 meeting.June 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Former Lexington resident going to prison for crimes in Syria, prosecutor saysUpdated September 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Driver killed in crash with dump truck at intersection, South Carolina cops saySeptember 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
What went wrong in South Carolina’s loss to Mississippi State? Shane Beamer explainsSeptember 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
EducationUSC’s proposed civil rights center has a powerful location — here’s why it mattersJune 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaGerald Malloy is excited for new Robert Smalls statueUpdated May 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaSenator Margie Bright Matthews says Robert Smalls is someone to look up toUpdated May 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Crime & Courts13-year-old charged with hate crime, South Carolina sheriff says. Here’s whyMay 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaLiving relatives of Lexington lynching victim found. Can he now be exonerated?Updated October 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
LocalLongtime Columbia civil rights leader and Confederate flag foe Lonnie Randolph diesUpdated October 22, 2024 at 8:09 AM
LocalSee the crowds, signs from Columbia’s March For Our Lives movementUpdated October 8, 2022 at 10:23 AM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaSheriff’s department reaches out to form relationships with social justice organizationsUpdated May 9, 2022 at 1:12 PM
LocalSC councilman wears Confederate flag shirt to Black and Hispanic youth eventUpdated March 9, 2022 at 11:35 AM
EducationUSC to erect statues commemorating Black students who desegregated universityUpdated February 19, 2022 at 8:10 AM
LocalBishop known for speaking at royal wedding headlines USC forum on civil rightsOctober 30, 2021 at 2:48 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaFrom early drag shows to gay bars, Columbia’s LGBTQ+ history mapped in new SC projectUpdated October 23, 2021 at 1:15 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaAfrican-American history comes alive in the form of murals across ColumbiaUpdated October 15, 2021 at 10:13 AM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaHistoric Lakeview School in West Columbia honored with a historical markerUpdated August 3, 2021 at 12:49 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaThis new project tells the hidden story of Columbia’s overlooked LGBTQ historyUpdated June 28, 2021 at 5:40 PM
EducationCritical Race Theory is a culture war flashpoint. SC Teachers see that as an opportunityUpdated June 10, 2021 at 1:56 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaTheater where neo-Nazi groups met is on its way to becoming an education centerUpdated May 28, 2021 at 12:09 AM
Civil Rights in Columbia‘Moving toward the light’: Echo Theater to begin transformation of former Redneck ShopUpdated May 27, 2021 at 11:43 PM
EducationOfficer handcuffs SC elementary school girl. Police say she attacked students, staffUpdated May 21, 2021 at 3:47 PM
LocalWhat you don’t know about Columbia’s Reconstruction history. Tour shines a new lightApril 27, 2021 at 1:26 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaWhy USC is recording and preserving the stories of local Black Lives Matter activistsApril 23, 2021 at 2:18 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaWho’s leading the movement for racial equality in SC — and what drives them?Updated March 4, 2021 at 4:48 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaShe felt young people’s voices were missing from protests — so she got to workUpdated March 4, 2021 at 4:48 PM
Civil Rights in ColumbiaLawrence Nathaniel grew up homeless. Now he’s a public face of Black Lives Matter in SCUpdated March 4, 2021 at 4:48 PM