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

29 minutes ago  Federal authorities in Savannah have charged 33 people as part of an undercover operation into gun and drug trafficking.

Today at 11:35 AM  The acting financial clerk for Florence School District 4 has been arrested and charged with forging several checks for thousands of dollars.

Yesterday at 11:25 AM  An 18-year-old Florence man is charged with felony driving under the influence after a woman was killed in a two-car collision in Florence.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Troy LaBrente Wilson, 26, of Columbia was arrensted after a hit and run collision with a motorcycle that resulted in death.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A second Spartanburg man has been sentenced in what authorities have called a plot to randomly shoot at and kill people.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The director of a child care center in Greenville County has been arrested and accused of failing to report the neglect of two children, one of whom died in his home.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A Charlotte Observer reporter has been released after he was arrested while covering a protest at the North Carolina General Assembly.

Friday, June 07, 2013  A Florence woman has been arrested after police say she sent a questionable photograph of her daughter to family and friends.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Three suspected burglars are in jail after a woman shot at them when they broke into her house.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Sheriff Jim Matthews says a homeowner in Elgin scared away three burglars by firing a pistol in their direction.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Authorities say an employee at the Charleston County School of the Arts has been arrested after a 16-year-old student said he had sex with her several times on school grounds.

Friday, May 31, 2013  A Georgia man has been arrested and accused of impersonating a police officer in South Carolina.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Lexington County deputies say a man is accused of killing his family's black lab puppy that was found with its mouth taped shut in an outdoor closet without food or water.

Monday, May 27, 2013  A school district in Florence is taking several steps to remind its high school graduates and their families that shouting and other outbursts at graduation won't be tolerated.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  Authorities say a North Carolina woman has been arrested for wearing a thong at Myrtle Beach.