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

Yesterday at 6:06 AM  One person is dead as a result of a motorcycle versus car accident in Orangeburg County.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Columbia Police Department will be conducting a joint training exercise with Hammond School, on Galway Lane, Friday from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A truck traveling in the wrong direction on I-26 claimed the lives of 2 people Wednesday night near Broad River Road.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Over 25 Columbia-Richland firefighters responded to an apartment fire off Garners Ferry early Friday morning.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The Richland One School district is investigating a report of a physical altercation between a student and a teacher at the Brennen Elementary School, according to district spokeswoman Karen York.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Pickens Elementary School is proud this morning, as one of their own has been named South Carolina Teacher of the Year.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  There may be some loud noises from the McCrady Training Center over the next two days, and the base is warning neighbors to be ready for them.

Monday, April 29, 2013  As applications for drone testing in South Carolina are considered, some law makers try to put a stop to it

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A man charged with kidnapping a Richland County teen is appealing his 17-year prison sentence on a federal ammunition charge.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Police say one of two suspects in the shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another, who is believed to be tied to the Boston Marathon bombing.

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

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A man believed to be the prime suspect in a 15-year-old Blythewood girl's 2012 disappearance is going to prison on a federal weapons conviction.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The man who is facing kidnapping charges in the disappearance of Gabbiee Swainson will learn his federal sentence for his conviction of being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Students who have not been able to complete their college degrees now have a new option to wrap up their studies online through the University of South Carolina.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  First responders and the American Red cross from across Texas are being sent to the site of an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco Texas.