After only thirty minutes of deliberation, Drayton was convicted of first degree burglary, first degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping by a Richland County jury following a four-day trial.

Source: https://www.fitsnews.com/2023/07/21/system-failure-south-carolinas-judicial-branch-gets-it-right-for-a-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=system-failure-south-carolinas-judicial-branch-gets-it-right-for-a-change

Columbia and Richland County are considering how to raise pay to entice more workers amid a competitive market.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/how-columbia-and-richland-county-are-looking-to-increase-employee-pay/article_7a5de2ce-8b7e-11ed-9808-eb44c127989a.html

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– C.A. Johnson High School senior Caleb Pearson was named the 2023 Richland County High School Football Player of the Year.

Source: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/12/12/c-a-johnson-senior-named-richland-county-football-player-of-the-year/

Constructed prior to World War II and located on Richland Avenue West in Aiken, the old hospital is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local-government/aiken-county-council-pursuing-deal-to-sell-old-hospital-to-turner-for-950-000/article_4e1f2134-1038-11ee-9436-67c5a8b45c0d.html

He has filed three lawsuits in Richland County where the department is based, naming SCDC as a defendant.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-county-jails-conditions-failure/article_e8319a4c-7503-11ee-b3aa-0712e5ec0f73.html

I’d come from my hometown, North Richland Hills, Texas, and had taken a job as the sports editor at the Clarion.

Source: https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/opinion/remembering-my-friend-dan-gensel/

In 2022 a twelve count recall petition was submitted against Richland School Board President Kari Williams, Vice President Audra Byrd, and Member Misipati 'Semi' Bird for actions taking during the COVID-19 State of Emergency.

Source: https://newstalk870.am/ixp/1130/p/richland-school-board-recall/

Kellie Walsh and her son Gunner Walsh, 9, of Richland, pick out a Buc-ee's Santa onesie during the opening of Missouri's first Buc-ee's on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/07315b0821095221?ref=ff

Richland County Council gave a second round of approval May 25 to a $214 million budget that would fund cost-of-living pay increases, improvements to the county jail and raises for sheriff's deputies.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/trash-water-rate-increases-coming-for-richland-county-residents-pay-raises-for-employees/article_1fe970b4-f411-11ed-937c-fb90875ddd30.html

Richland deputies responded to a body found found near the wood line in Blythewood.

Source: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/03/02/rcsd-body-found-near-wood-line-in-blythewood/

Richland Police say a 13-year-old girl came forward and told officers she had been molested by Matthew Lowe.

Source: https://newstalk870.am/ixp/1130/p/accused-richland-child-rapist-pleads-guilty/

RPD says the suspect, whose name was not given, was long suspected of stealing a lot of alcohol from Tri-City and Richland area retailers.

Source: https://newstalk870.am/armed-serial-retail-alcohol-thief-nabbed-by-richland-police/

The district covering downtown and lower Richland County had wanted a projected $6.6 million more in tax revenue from the county to staff metal detectors and fund raises for employees.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/trash-water-rate-increases-coming-for-richland-county-residents-pay-raises-for-employees/article_1fe970b4-f411-11ed-937c-fb90875ddd30.html

The hospital reopened on Richland Avenue West in 1927, after the Aiken Hospital and Relief Society leased the property in Aiken County for $1 per year, the paper reported.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/we-are-aiken/we-are-aiken-county-aiken-regional-medical-centers-continues-to-serve-aiken-community/article_99b24aaa-9cbf-11ed-b055-83fd7fcf19b1.html

The lawsuit, filed Friday, Dec. 1, in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington’s Richland division, continues a contentious debate over the proposed tower.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/dec/14/att-sues-the-city-of-walla-walla-in-federal-court-over-cell-tower-permit-denial/

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident.

Source: https://theeastcountygazette.com/3-women-hospitalized-after-shooting-at-richland-county-nightclub/

The Richland resident takes pieces of furniture that are outdated and brings them back to life.

Source: https://triblive.com/local/regional/why-buy-new-flipped-furniture-saves-money-environment/

The San Marcos City Council met Tuesday for a hearing and gave initial approval to a specific plan and site development plan for a two-story commercial building at 2355 and 2375 Montiel Road in the Richland neighborhood.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/north-county-community-news/story/2023-01-29/how-they-voted-jan-29-carlsbad-extends-traffic-emergency-escondido-holds-interviews-vista-oks-change-to-city-code

This was not an accidental shooting by any means,” Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford stated in the press conference.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/01/rick-chow-murder-charges-cyrus-carmack-belton/

We've got displays from Richland to Kennewick and all the way to Walla Walla and Hermiston.

Source: https://newstalk870.am/ixp/133/p/an-open-letter-to-kennewicks-senskes-holiday-light-display/