The City of Columbia is providing a resource to help residents beat the heat as heat indexes rise well into the triple-digits ...

The City of Columbia is denying allegations in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of former Irmo firefighter James Muller.

The city of Columbia Utilities department presented the public with the results of its water cost of service study to the Columbia City Council on Monday. This study began in January to project ...

Representatives for the Columbia-Richland Fire Department and the city of Columbia said they were unable to comment on pending litigation. Richland County didn’t immediately respond to The State ...

Tri-City Herald file The Columbia River could be the answer to California’s water problems, former President Donald Trump seemed to say at a news conference near Los Angeles.

The city's property tax rate in 2023 was $0.4032, increasing by $0.0043 this year to bring the city's proposed property tax rate to $0.4075 per $100 assessed valuation.

Columbia Water & Light is proposing water rate increases that will impact customers as a part of the City of Columbia's 2025 fiscal year budget. Residents will have the opportunity to provide input on ...

The average Columbia residential customer uses about 500 cubic feet per month, which would mean about a $1.89 increase per month with the new rate. For more information on water rates, you can ...

The city and the state Department of Health and Environmental Control have been regularly testing and detecting the substances in Columbia rivers and other water sources since 2020. The city opted ...

Forever chemicals are in Columbia’s drinking water. Now, the city is suing the makers and distributors of the toxic compounds to pay for filtering them out.

Forever chemicals are in Columbia’s drinking water. Now, the city is suing the makers and distributors of the toxic compounds to pay for filtering them out.