Local emergency responders join blood drive challenge Community urged to support fire, law enforcement in competition for blood donations From the Local Chapter of the American Red Cross: As summer…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces the arrest of a third teenager in connection with two attempted murder investigations from April. Savion Jaquon Smith (DOB: 11-18-2001) was located today…

The Columbia Police and Fire Departments and the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announce that additional charges have been filed against a 21-year-old man in connection with the Greene Street…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. 'Skip' Holbrook is releasing surveillance video of an active shooting incident from the intersection of King and Bratton Streets in an effort to identify the persons…

The Columbia Police and Fire Departments and the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announce the arrest of a 21-year-old man accused of intentionally setting a fire at a home on…

Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces that three male juveniles have been charged in connection with two attempted murder investigations. One case is the result of a ShotSpotter gun…

In a news conference this afternoon, City of Columbia Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin and Police Chief W.H. 'Skip' Holbrook announced the Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) implementation of an innovative gunshot…

Columbia Police Chief W. H. “Skip” Holbrook announces that a 24-year-old man was fatally wounded in a single-vehicle collision. According to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts, Nicholas Rusch died as…

Columbia Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook encourages citizens to call Crimestoppers with information regarding a 2012 hit and run incident that seriously injured a cardiac nurse. On September 16,…

Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers are investigating several property crimes incidents that have occurred since early last month in the Lake Katherine area. Officers are releasing surveillance pictures from a…