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

Monday, May 13, 2013  Police vow to solve shooting that wounded 19 people during Mother's Day parade in New Orleans

Sunday, April 14, 2013  A passenger is dead after a car veered off the road and flipped.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  The city celebrated 50 years of Edwards vs. South Carolina.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Forty years ago this month, the threat of real snow was not just a threat: it happened!

Monday, January 28, 2013  Scientists say the submarine that was the first in history to sink an enemy warship was much closer than thought to a Union ship it sank in 1864.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  The year 1963 saw major events take place in the Civil Rights Movement, and many of them happened right here in the Midlands. Fifty years later, the City of Columbia is remembering that pivotal period.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, reveals an Education Department study.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  According to Columbia Police Department a 19 year old male was shot early Sunday morning while walking along King Street.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Eleven Clemson University students are among 19 people arrested in a drug sweep.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  The Palmetto Compress warehouse is the last remaining building that represents Columbia's once booming cotton industry

Friday, September 28, 2012  Columbia Police said Bailey Reed Bowers, 19, ran into a parked car on Greene St. near Five Points. Witnesses told CPD officers the direction in which Bowers was seen traveling. Bowers was pulled over near the USC Greek Village.

Monday, September 10, 2012  A Marine has been arrested in connection with a beating that happened near Five Points last month.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  The South Carolina Department of Corrections is closing a 75-year-old section of a Columbia prison and moving employees and prisoners to other sites.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Car aficionados got a chance to check out vintage vehicles Saturday.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  Mindset List: Class of 2016 doesn't use radios or watch TVs, and sees women as leaders