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

22 minutes ago  In an ongoing effort to balance our finances with the pursuit of happiness, it's time to get creative to secure your summer fun as well as your bottom line.

Today at 8:44 AM  Exactly how do desperate parents know when it's best to leave their children in a presumably safe place or race into the face of danger?

Today at 8:31 AM  Groups with tax-exempt status must have educational, charitable, religious or other charitable purposes and cannot be involved in elections or engage in substantial lobbying activity.

Yesterday at 6:40 PM  Jenny Sanford has donated her scrapbooks, emails and letters to the College of Charleston.

Yesterday at 5:40 PM  Officials with the United States Army announced Tuesday afternoon that Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts is suspended of his duties as Commanding General of Fort Jackson.

Yesterday at 4:28 PM  The National Weather Service says that the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., topped the scale as an EF5.

Yesterday at 1:30 PM  Brett Parker's double murder trial was off to a late start Tuesday, but once it began, a steady flow of witnesses continued through the afternoon break.

Yesterday at 12:50 PM  Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.

Yesterday at 12:50 PM  The storm's death toll was corrected and lowered to 24, including 7 children.

Yesterday at 8:33 AM  Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

Yesterday at 6:18 AM  South Carolina State University trustees are meeting to approve the salary of the school's new president.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The state inspector general says prescription painkiller abuse is rampant in South Carolina, but there's no statewide effort to combat it.

Monday, May 20, 2013  South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley is spending time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.