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

Monday, May 13, 2013  Investigators say they have arrested an Orangeburg man who stole money from his grandmother, along with her electric wheelchair.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A 22-year-old Chapin man is accused of physically abusing a 4-month-old child, according to Lexington County Sheriff James Metts.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A 35-year-old man from Lugoff is accused of having sex with a teenage girl, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A Lexington County businessman is accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from the company which he served as Vice President.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Authorities say they found a bag of marijuana on a man as they searched him in court not long after he pleaded guilty to simple possession of marijuana.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Sumter Police have arrested a 22-year-old Sumter man in connection to a shooting that took place Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Sumter Police are investigating a shooting that left one woman dead Wednesday afternoon.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Authorities have charged a woman with reckless homicide in the death of Kingstree High School's women's basketball coach.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A CrimeStoppers tip helped Richland County deputies bust a gaming house and make one arrest.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Sumter police officers arrested two men Monday morning in connection with a burglary at a convenience store.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Investigators say a 30-year-old Spartanburg mother has been charged with five counts of child neglect for keeping her children in a home filled with trash and animal waste.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A husband and wife are in jail after Lexington County deputies seized a mobile methamphetamine laboratory early Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A 24-year-old Pelion man is accused of shooting a 16-year-old girl, who was riding in a pickup truck, in the back Tuesday evening.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 2-month-old girl. Authorities say the parents of the child have been arrested.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Bond is denied for the man accused of hitting and killing a South Carolina Department of Transportation worker.