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Sunday, May 05, 2013  Store officials at the Best Buy Harbison location announced they will be giving away free gift cards and other promotions this month to first responders.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Columbia Police are looking for a man they say exposed himself in front of a woman Monday on Harbison Boulevard.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Columbia is getting a third Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Mara Flemming is upset her landlord is not doing much against her fight against bed bugs.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  An evergreen tree and a palmetto tree were hoisted by a crane Tuesday morning to the highest point of the Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge facility.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Portions of Firebreak Trail, Midlands Mountain Trail, and Crooked Pine Trail will be closed to visitors in the interest of public safety. Use of heavy equipment and the chance for falling debris require the Commission to suspend access to these areas during this routine thinning.

Monday, July 16, 2012  A man accused of robbing a Harbison area bank Monday has been arrested, according to the Columbia Police Department.

Friday, April 20, 2012  A man was stabbed in the neck with a fork inside a Wal-Mart store in Columbia Friday morning, according to the Columbia Police Department.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Forestry Commission staff will be conducting a scheduled burn Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Harbison State Forest.

Friday, January 13, 2012  American Indian tribe looks to hungry teenagers to create new demand, appreciation for bison

Friday, January 06, 2012  A Columbia man who is already incarcerated on multiple charges at Richland County's Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is now being served multiple warrants by Forestry Commission law enforcement officers.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  The Dec.29 shooting that took place at the Olive Garden on Harbison was not a random act of violence.  The Lexington County Coroner's Office and the Columbia Police Department are investigating a homicide that occured outside the Olive Garden restaurant on Harbison Boulevard at approximately 8:55 p.m. on Thursday, December 29

Friday, October 07, 2011  This weeks Dog WACH on Good Day Columbia is Athena, a 2 year old female husky that is looking for her forever home.

Friday, September 02, 2011  Officials are hoping you will recognize a man seen in surveillance video who was seen walking the same direction as the victim at the time of the assault.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The Columbia Police Department and SWAT team responded to the Hampton Inn on Woodcross Drive early Tuesday afternoon.