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

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  A Fort Mill man has been sentenced to 40 years for shooting his ex-girlfriend to death and wounding her son.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Four colleges and universities in the Midlands have signed an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to make their campuses greener and to work together on environmental issues.

Friday, March 23, 2012  An Aiken man's wife and child have been located safe in Georgia. Owen Pirkle reported his 48-year-old wife, Angela Marie Pirkle, and 2-year-old son, Brody William Pirkle, missing Monday.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  Investigators are hoping the community can help an Aiken father locate his son and wife who have been missing since Monday.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Mike Ritchie’s family has owned this pond and the land around it since the 1960's; but now that pond is a muddy mess and Ritchie blames construction on a new high school and career center going up nearby on Broad River and Mount Vernon Church roads.