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

Friday, May 17, 2013  Former Brookland-Cayce Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Abby Bray passed away Thursday night after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is offering veterans another opportunity to get some helpful information on jobs and benefits.

Thursday, April 25, 2013 

Monday, April 22, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is offering veterans an opportunity to get some helpful information on jobs and benefits.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A second suspect in the shooting death of a 43-year-old woman was arrested in New York on Thursday.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Lexington County detectives have arrested a man they say accompanied a suspect in a West Columbia murder.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A Columbia man is wanted for murder in a West Columbia shooting.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  There is a boil water advisory for some residents living in West Columbia.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Detectives with the  Lexington County Sheriff's Department are investigating a shooting that left one woman dead.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  The West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater hosted the Kirkin of the Tartans; a traditional Scottish worship service.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The West Metro Chamber of Commerce is asking people to spring clean their homes and offices for Good Deed Friday.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Lexington County officers seized 73 marijuana plants from a home near West Columbia Wednesday afternoon.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Five people want to be the next leader of South Carolina's embattled unemployment agency.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Protesters marched to Congressman Joe Wilson's office in West Columbia Friday morning to have thier voices heard over budget cuts affecting the Head Start program.