Local
LatestYoung professionals face high rates, limited options for downtown housing
by Miles Shea | Mar 5, 2026
The supply of market-rate apartments in Columbia's core remains outstripped by demand.
Business
Five Points projects could bring dramatic change
by Julia Moulton | Mar 5, 2026
What's coming next for the iconic Columbia neighborhood and shopping village.
Lifestyle
LatestAI’s a no-no. Columbia tattoo artists discuss personal style
by Simone Meyer | Mar 6, 2026
Tattoo artists illuminate life on the job in the 2020s.
Trending
A woman’s best PAAL offers purpose, partnership
by Katie Cannon | Feb 23, 2026
As soon as the vest goes on, Sammie never takes her eyes off Kaylyn.
Special Reports
LatestSC eviction records can live forever, haunting state’s tenants
by Sydney Lewis | Mar 4, 2026
A new bill in the Statehouse may help renters escape the "Scarlet E."
USC
LatestSC advances bill protecting privacy of paid college athletes
by Sofie Kurzawa | Mar 5, 2026
S.C. senators discuss an ongoing battle between fiscal transparency and athletes' privacy.
Photo Galleries
With rides, doughnut hamburgers and animals galore, the SC State Fair beckons
by Hardy Smothers | Oct 24, 2025
South Carolina's State Fair brings residents together with fun rides, unique foods and entertaining games.
Sports
LatestSC legislature considers legal sports betting – again
by Colin Elam | Mar 5, 2026
Efforts to legalize sports books in South Carolina have stalled before. But the Statehouse is debating it once again.
People
LatestA final homecoming: Thousands pay tribute as Jesse Jackson lay in state
by Sara Pipa | Mar 5, 2026
Greenville native Jesse Jackson led civil rights initiatives and ran for president twice.
