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

Yesterday at 8:59 PM  Hard work and paying attention to detail is nothing new to Sumter High School graduate, Molly Doggans.

Yesterday at 4:35 PM  A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Palmetto Idol auditions were held Saturday afternoon at Tin Roof, where more than 60 contestants lined up outside for a chance to secure a spot in front of American Idol producers.

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.

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

Saturday, June 08, 2013  An 18-year old Columbia man accused of having sex with a 15- year old girl has been arrested.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  According to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, at about 11:30 Saturday night Michael Vann shot and killed Cedric L. Blackwell, 23, shooting him multiple times in the upper body. Lott said the two had an ongoing feud, and had been fighting earlier in the day.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  More than 40 soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard's 132nd Military Police Company were welcomed home from a nine-month deployment to Kosovo.

Friday, May 31, 2013  10-year-old boy finds $10,000 in Kansas City hotel room, turns money over to police

Monday, May 20, 2013  Someone's lucky day could end-up unlucky if they don't claim their winning lottery ticket by  May 28.  According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, two Powerball tickets, purchased in different locations expire a week from Tuesday.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  State Rep. Ted Vick told an officer arresting him for driving under the influence that he was not intoxicated and couldn't believe he was being put in handcuffs in the Statehouse garage.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Federal regulators say more than 100 gallons of water with traces of a radioactive hydrogen isotope have leaked at the Catawba Nuclear Station.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The  pace of the Brett Parker trial picked up Tuesday, as many witnesses took the stand; all from the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Authorities say a motorcyclist traveling at speeds of more than 100 mph died in a crash near Camden as he fled Kershaw County deputies.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Four days after being rescued, the three women who were kidnapped for 10 years are starting a difficult transition back to a normal life.