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

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Harold Mitchell will be heading to court for tax evasion charges.

Monday, February 20, 2012  A Columbia man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 torture and murder of an Aiken man.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  Unemployment applications drop to lowest since April '08 as job market continues to strengthen

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Investigators say five men already behind bars are now charged with murder in the 2008 death of a man during a robbery in his Kershaw County home.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Although South Carolina's unemployment rate is the third highest in the nation, a study says high impact jobs may help reduce that number.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Dow Jones closes down 634 points, worst day since December 2008

Thursday, August 04, 2011  The stock market finished its worst day since the financial crisis.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  The Republican was sworn into office Tuesday after winning a special election last week with 77 percent of the vote. The seat was open after former Sen. Mick Mulvaney won election to Congress in November.

Saturday, August 28, 2010  Officials drop murder charge in a 2008 Chapin murder

Friday, August 27, 2010  The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  2008 campaign sensation Joe the Plumber wins seat on local Republican Party committee in Ohio

Wednesday, July 29, 2009  There was another decline last year in the number of days swimming advisories were issued for South Carolina's ocean beaches.

Friday, March 13, 2009  Date and Time: Saturday morning March 15th 2008. Location: Five Points. Where partygoers are unaware that the year's most destructive south carolina storm system is entering the midlands.

Monday, February 23, 2009  Students at Claflin University are hosting a Seminar featuring campaign activists.

Thursday, February 05, 2009  Productivity was increasing at a strong pace at the end of last year while labor costs were slowing.