ABC 17 News is talking to candidates in select April election races about their positions on key issues. Below is the transcription of the full interview with Christina Hartman, who is challenging the ...

In recent years, Columbia has made big investments to push itself forward — to entice more residents, improve quality of life and move out of the shadow of other South Carolina cities that may carry ...

Columbia City Council approved an increase to stipends for council members and the mayor at its meeting Monday evening. The stipend is 9% more for both council members and the mayor, which the city ...

Above the entrance to our hotel waved a flag that read: Santa Marta Corazón del Mundo 500 Años. I asked the security guard about it. “This year we’re celebrating the city’s 500th anniversary,” he said ...

Columbia’s grand ambitions were evident at the start, boosted by politicians with big dreams. When President George Washington visited Columbia in 1791, he described the fledgling state capital as “an ...