Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Getting a good job after college could be harder than college itself. There were 284,000 college graduates working for minimum wage in the past year, according to the Labor Department.

Monday, April 22, 2013  For three decades in South Carolina a single test has determined whether a student will walk away from high school with a diploma. A new bill in legislature would change that.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A simulated drunk driving crash at Ridge View High School was not a pretty sight Friday, but organizers say it was necessary to drive home their lesson -- don't drink and drive on prom night.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Men across the Midlands slip in heels for a good cause.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A few University of South Carolina students are proving they have the complete package: body and brains.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  More than 2,000 people took part in a Read-In at the South Carolina Statehouse Thursday.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Allen University students are feeling a little less stressed after getting their refund checks Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Two Republican legislators say South Carolina's 25-year-old law on sex education must be updated to decrease teen pregnancy and the generational poverty it brings.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Allen University students claim they are being short changed by the University but school administrators disagree.

Monday, April 08, 2013  United Way of the Midlands, along with the Cooperative Ministry, is offering free tax preparation services.