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

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Last year's election in Richland County was a day of extremely long lines and wait times and npw the election day voting mess is going to cost you a pretty penny to clean up.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Beekeeper called to remove hive of 60,000 bees from Utah cabin, a 6-hour job for $600

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Police in Beaufort are investigating a report from a woman who says she was passing through town and left her purse at a restaurant with her money -- a lot of money -- inside it.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  In just a few weeks, NASCAR fans will be tuning into Fox to see the Southern 500 from Darlington. Some lucky players have a chance courtesy of the "Lady in Black."

Friday, March 15, 2013  Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, Summerville attorney Arnold Goodstein, have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a property dispute.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The South Carolina peanut board donated more than a thousand jars of peanut butter to the Harvest Hope Food Bank.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A driver is dead after his SUV crashed in Orangeburg County.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  1865 baseball card found at yard sale sells for $92,000 in Maine auction

Sunday, February 03, 2013  One man is in custody after allegedly firing shots outside a nightclub.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  The Columbia Fire Department responded to the fire at a two story home on Lakeshore Dr around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Investigators say a man called Richland County deputies after stabbing his girlfriend to death, putting her body in a plastic container and bringing her to the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant in Columbia.

Sunday, December 30, 2012  An altercation at an apartment has resulted in one man sent to the hospital.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Bamberg County administrator Joey Preston is being sued by American Express for more than $255,000.

Friday, November 02, 2012  US economy adds 171,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate ticks up to 7.9 percent

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  More than 36,000 cases of domestic violence are reported to police every year in South Carolina.