Crime Blotter for Sept. 13 to Sept. 20
Sep. 22, 2013Crimes reported to the University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement and Safety between Sept. 13 and Sept. 20
Crimes reported to the University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement and Safety between Sept. 13 and Sept. 20
USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety is looking for a man who inappropriately grabbed a woman outside the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center Tuesday night, according to a Wednesday morning crime alert. A man who appeared to be Hispanic and in his 30s allegedly asked the woman for directions near the Strom’s parking lot around 8:30 p.m.
Authorities are still investigating what sparked the blaze that killed one and left many others without a place to live.
Families of fallen first responders joined military officers and city officials Wednesday evening to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Sept.
Volunteers have gathered enough signatures to bring the a strong-mayor referendum before the city’s voters. With just over 12,500 verified signatures, the question has shifted from whether Columbia will vote on the strong-mayor question to when.
Columbia will take private proposals this fall on how it should remedy the city’s homeless problem. But what exactly the city’s looking for isn’t clear.
Two men face drug charges after separate incidents in Five Points over the weekend.
Crime Blotter for Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
A Newberry High School junior was struck and killed by a train, a College of Charleston student died in a car accident and a West Ashley teacher has been accused of anti-gay bullying
It should be a given that strong mayors make for strong cities. After all, how can we expect to move forward as a city without a clear and effective leader at the helm?
The perfect southern gathering involves smooth bourbon, colorful bowties, local specialties and in one unique case, original advertisements that started the notion that “sex sells.”
Gov. Nikki Haley locked herself out of the Governor’s Mansion wearing a bathrobe.
Councilman Cameron Runyan said the city will not force homeless population into emergency shelters.
As the country celebrated its laborers by giving them a day off, people around the city celebrated with cookouts, music and fellowship. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin joined many of them Monday at Hyatt Park off north Main Street for an afternoon of free food, Gospel music and school supply giveaways.
A moped crashed into a telephone pole on Blossom Street Monday afternoon, leaving its driver in critical condition.
Today’s In Brief includes a White Knoll High School official’s guilty plea on embezzlement charges, a Columbia City Council committee’s proposed police policy and a partisan dispute over rally attendance.
City council’s plan to solve the homelessness problem through eviction isn’t much of a plan at all. As Columbia begins to enjoy a long-awaited and much-needed surge in development and vibrancy downtown, the city finds itself tested by a homelessness problem that’s risen in notoriety in recent weeks. The city’s response to the growing concern that Columbia is becoming a “magnet for homeless people” isn’t much of a solution at all.