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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Local, state, and federal agencies met at Columbia International Airport's Aeronautics Commission hangar to hold the National Disaster Medical System's annual mock drill.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The announcement that American Airlines and US Airways will merge could be beneficial for local airport.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  An 87-year-old state weather record finally falls.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  October was near normal in Columbia when it comes to the weather.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  World War II vets who had not seen their memorial in Washington D.C. went on a special trip Wednesday.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Army soldiers coming in and out of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport will have even more space to relax before and after they take off.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Make the call! Join WACH FOX Tuesday for a telethon benefiting the USO!

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Officials at Columbia Metropolitan Airport say the facility is not in any danger of shutting down due to federal budget cuts. They say "shaky data and unsupported rumor" have led to misleading reports.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Two people have been arrested after briefly going on the run following a fatal hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  One hundred World War II veterans from across South Carolina travel to Washington, D.C., to visit the WWII Memorial and other sites.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  A loaded gun was discovered in a passenger's carry-on bag Monday afternoon at Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

Friday, February 17, 2012  Columbia Metropolitan Airport debuted its new Advanced Imaging Technology, otherwise known as the body scanner at the airport.

Friday, January 27, 2012 

Saturday, December 03, 2011  Former military service members and civilians from the area reunited to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Columbia Army Air Base.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  For the first time in a decade, a restored, rejuvenated Cobra helicopter lifting off in Columbia bound for Fort Bragg, North Carolina in time Veterans Day festivities.