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Fire departments face shortages, funding issues, slower response times
Departments increasingly struggle to recruit, leaving some 911 callers waiting 15 minutes for help to arrive.
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Gingerbread competition takes over Columbia
NoMA Warehouse and Davis Architecture hosts a gingerbread competition to raise awareness of homelessness in Columbia.
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New insurance plan can cover at least $15,000 in USC tuition, fees
USC is partnering with insurance company GradGuard to give students the ability to recover their tuition if they leave school.
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Controversial novel back in Lex-Rich Five after monthlong review
The 10th-most challenged book in the United States is back on shelves in four high schools after being challenged.
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Iconic outfits by SC native, now a Met Gala designer, featured in new exhibit
Sergio Hudson has designed garments for Vice President Kamala Harris and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Teacher vacancies and school leadership can go hand-in-hand
Teachers are leaving the profession in droves. Those remaining work longer hours while school districts scramble for solutions.
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Anti-death penalty groups speak out as new executions loom in South Carolina
Advocacy groups are speaking out against the death penalty after the state announced lethal injection executions will start again.
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Bikes sit abandoned after share program shut down in spring
There is still no future in sight for Columbia’s bikes. Bikes at 18 downtown stations sit unused.
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Health experts encourage vaccines as cases of COVID, other respiratory illnesses grow
Health officials recommended people get vaccinated for the three most prominent respiratory illnesses – flu, COVID and RVS – ahead of the fall and winter season.
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COVID numbers are up, it seems. Have Columbia policies changed?
New infections could be headed off by an updated COVID-19 vaccination, doctors say. One was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week.
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New push for attention to warning signs marks National Suicide Prevention Week
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and South Carolina resources are working to save lives.
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SC seeks to join nearly a dozen states with sexual extortion bill
South Carolina lawmakers are pushing a bill to punish sexual extortion. The state would join nearly a dozen other states with sexual extortion laws, if it passes.
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