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

Yesterday at 12:15 PM  A Saluda teen has drowned in Lake Murray while trying to swim to shore from a pontoon boat.

Yesterday at 11:45 AM  The South Carolina Aquarium is releasing a group of endangered sea turtles.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  An unidentified drowning victim was recovered today from Lake Murray near the boat landing at Riverbend Point in Saluda.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Richland County deputies responded to an aggravated assault call approximately around 6 o’clock am on Sunday morning.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  An 18-year-old was taken to a local hospital after being shot Tuesday, according to Richland County deputies.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The body of a 12-year-old child has been found in the water near a dock at Johns Island in Charleston County.

Monday, June 10, 2013  A man has died after he was apparently struck by a vehicle in Forest Acres.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A man on federal death row for killing women in South Carolina and West Virginia has been denied a request to vacate his death sentence.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Berkeley County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 79-year-old man whose body was found beside a road.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Authorities in Myrtle Beach are still trying to determine the identity of a woman found dead in the surf during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Authorities have recovered the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in Beaufort County on Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  A convenience store, located on Bluff Road, was the scene of an altercation that turned into a shooting Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Authorities have recovered two bodies and are looking for one other person missing after weekend accidents on the water in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  The man wanted in connection to the shooting death of Tamara Lyles has turned himself in. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says 30 year old Jacobie "Kobi" Grace has been charged with murder.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Authorities in Cherokee County say a man's body has been found in a lake.