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

Today at 3:19 PM  Double Murder convict Brett Parker will answer to a jury on Federal gambling charges in September.

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

Today at 8:40 AM  House takes up far-reaching bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Lawmakers hope to give South Carolina a boost in the next round of base closures with measures to help military families adjust when they move from another state and make the transition to civilian life.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Out of necessity or as a way to lose weight, it seems a lot of people are going gluten-free.  But taking out gluten doesn't mean you have to take out taste.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Obama reverses course on morning-after pill; critic sees him 'caving to political pressure'

Monday, June 10, 2013  A judge has agreed to a 10-year sentence reduction for a woman convicted in a Greenville County dismemberment case.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A former South Carolina death row inmate has been sentenced to life in prison for strangling a woman in 2006.

Friday, May 31, 2013  A state task force is scheduled to hold a workshop on dealing with blooms of algae in storm water ponds.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  A man who was pardoned from a life sentence for murder in 2001 has been charged with beating a Conway woman.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The commercial shrimping season opens Thursday and shrimpers along the coast are optimistic about the spring catch.

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  Charleston City Council has approved a new ordinance regulating the city's nightlife, although it's not as strict as one first proposed.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  A Charleston firm has started a new social networking site to help people check off their bucket list items.

Friday, May 24, 2013