COLUMBIA — The state Supreme Court has thrown out South Carolina's law that bans abortions at roughly six weeks into a pregnancy, calling it unconstitutional.
Darla Moore, the University of South Carolina's largest benefactor who has been unhappy with school leadership, will return to the Columbia campus for the first time in three years to introduce a speech by famed Black activist Angela Davis.
USC's board of trustees is set to sign off on plans for a new medical school campus Dec. 19, advancing the $300 million project promising to bring a 320,000 square foot research and academic building to Columbia's BullStreet district.
Although two South Carolina Republicans are also running for the party's presidential nomination, frontrunner President Trump will be the keynote speaker for the S.C. GOP's Silver Elephant Gala, a major annual fundraising event for the party.
Legislators are fast-tracking a bill that fires the University of South Carolina's entire board next year, saying a modernization of the unwieldy board is overdue
Alex Murdaugh, the wealthy scion of a powerful Lowcountry legal dynasty, was found guilty of murdering his wife and son in a pair of grisly slayings that captured international attention and kickstarted the former Hampton lawyer's precipitous downfall.
JUST IN: Richalnd County lands $400 million plant to make White Claw and Mike's Hard Lemonade in county's second largest-ever economic development deal
The University of South Carolina wants to see development of some 800 acres in hopes of upping its gameday experience in a way officials call not before seen in college athletics.
The University of South Carolina and Midlands Tech are rolling out plans to make transferring between the two institutions easier for students in selected programs — a move that officials say will have statewide impact
The University of South Carolina can require masks for all students, the state Supreme Court ruled Aug. 17, just two days before students return to campus.
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State Rep. Wendell Gilliard — who once sponsored legislation to label the Ku Klux Klan a terrorist organization — has pushed the General Assembly to pass hate crime legislation for years.
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is opening the world’s fourth Anne Frank Center, giving visitors a chance to experience the life of a Jewish teenage girl whose story is among the most iconic of the Holocaust.
Rockaway Athletic Club, the iconic Rosewood neighborhood dive bar, has sold its last Pimento cheeseburger. The restaurant known for its cheap beer and regional eats was open for over four decades before officially closing its doors today.
COLUMBIA — President Joe Biden is nominating South Carolina U.S. District Court Julianna Michelle Childs to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the White House announced Thursday, wrapping up a busy year for judi…
S.C. gubernatorial candidates Joe Cunningham and Henry McMaster have agreed to meet for a debate hosted by The Post and Courier and South Carolina ETV ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
SC newspaper association's annual contest recognizes Columbia-based news teams of Post and Courier/Free Times with 20 awards, including first place in eight categories.
Gene Sapakoff column: South Carolina's versatile punter was at it again in the Gator Bowl against Notre Dame, making an impact with his foot and with his arm
South Carolinians who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school classes and whose families makes less than $80,000 a year will have their tuition and fees to University of South Carolina covered.
Former President Donald Trump will attend the Clemson-South Carolina game this weekend, bringing the Republican front-runner to Williams-Brice Stadium for the state's biggest college football spectacle of the year.
USC is entering its Taylor Swift era. The School of Sports and Entertainment Management will offer the course “Life is Just a Classroom: Taylor’s Version” beginning with the Spring 2024 semester, according to Kate Blanton, the professor teaching the course.
COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina says it wants its next president to come from an academic background, with an ability to fundraise and boost research.
Tupelo Honey Cafe, a popular Southern food restaurant that started in Asheville and has locations across the country, will open a Columbia location in early 2024.
“I’ve had one mission and that is to keep everybody that works for me and their families and my families safe,” Lula Drake owner Tim Gardner said. “That is why we closed, that’s why we waited to open. That’s why we’re requiring vaccines for indoor dining.”
Fresh off a second-consecutive WNBA championship, Las Vegas Aces Forward A'ja Wilson was given a key to the city of Columbia, her hometown and where she helped lead the USC Women's Basketball team to new heights.
NEW: Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin has issued a state of emergency amid rising COVID-19 numbers. A mask mandate is expected to follow.
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Zoe Nicholson joins the Free Times newspaper from the Savannah Morning News. She hopes to continue the legacy of the Free Times, while invigorating it with sharp, insightful and timely journalism.
Meet Hannah Wade, a food reporter who has been with Post and Courier Columbia/Free Times for a year now. Recently, she worked on a story about a new bakery in the Rosewood neighborhood, and talked with the staff of Lula Drake Wine Parlor about their James Beard nomination.
A redevelopment company is considering taking on mostly empty Richland Mall in Forest Acres, with plans to build something new instead of the retail space.
Frank Beamer, 74, saw it early.
Shane had a plastic Fisher-Price walkie-talkie and would stand on the family’s deck, gazing at the other neighborhood children playing football and radioing plays to them.
Gene Sapakoff column: Lowcountry natives and former South Carolina football players Preston Thorne and Langston Moore have added to their
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Birth control pills will soon be available in South Carolina without a prescription under a law signed May 23 by Gov. Henry McMaster in a bipartisan effort to help women avoid unwanted pregnancies that could end with an abortion
The University of South Carolina Development Foundation is considering construction of a new student housing complex on land it owns a block away from Colonial Life Arena.
The University of South Carolina is expecting to admit more than 6,800 freshmen in August, breaking its record for an incoming class two years in a row. Additional housing and parking will help USC handle the newcomers.
The ordinance is meant to address swaths of parking lots in other parts of Columbia, such as on North Main and Gervais streets, making the city more walkable and appealing to developers.
COLUMBIA (AP) — Meechie Johnson scored 18 points and Jacobi Wright had 14 and the pair combined for five free throws in the last 3.6 seconds to give South Carolina a 61-55 win over Georgia on Saturday to close the regular season.
Gene Sapakoff column: The Head Ball Coach is excited about a return to Columbia to celebrate the success of his 2010-2013 teams and the best-ever stretch of South Carolina football
“I think the test of a true leader is whether or not you’ll be honest with people about the real challenges facing our state and have the backbone to actually fix them,”
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said, confirming that he's running for governor in 2022.
The state Department of Transportation is using roughly $600 million approved by legislators to speed up the widening of rural stretches of interstates 26 and 95 that are critical to South Carolina's economy.
Colorful teas and meal replacement shakes with alluring health benefits all over social media draw customers to new smoothie stores that are popping up around Columbia. But what’s really behind the storefronts selling colorful drinks with fun names?
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President Bob Caslen submitted his resignation after plagiarizing part of his commencement speech, but the board chairman declined to accept it.
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