An additional $5,000 per month will be disbursed to each lawmaker to pay for personal security through the end of the year. In 2024, the US Capitol Police investigated more than 9,000 threats against lawmakers,

Columbia professors sent a letter to the university's president outlining items that should be included in a deal with the White House.

The university is also committing not to meet with its most prominent pro-Palestinian group, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, nor any affiliated groups,

A Columbia-Richland fire truck improperly changed lanes, causing a crash with a car in downtown Columbia on July 17, according to officials.

The city has approved a proposal to build a six story, 200-unit apartment complex at the intersection of Blossom and Huger streets near the Congaree River. It’s the latest major development to come to the city’s riverfront neighborhood.

The Trump administration pulled $400 million in federal funding from Columbia this year over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests in 2024.