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

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Greer man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing a woman during a violent sexual assault.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Authorities say they think a domestic argument led to the shooting deaths of a Greenville County couple.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Experts say bond with brother may have helped draw younger suspect into Boston bomb plot

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Gaston man accused of assaulting his wife with a box cutter is wanted by the  Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the shooting death of his wife.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Supreme Court is trying to sort out a wrenching adoption case involving a Native American child, a biological father who first renounced any interest in her and adoptive parents who were eventually ordered to hand her over to the father.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  South Carolina Schools Superintendent Mick Zais says congressional action averted the continuation of a $36 million federal punishment over special education spending.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The South Carolina House has approved a bill that supporters say clarifies that sweepstakes machines are illegal video gambling.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A federal appeals court in Virginia is considering whether prisoners have a constitutional right to visitation.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Authorities say a 12-year-old girl from South Carolina led police on a slow chase through part of Charlotte.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Authorities say a Lancaster County man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A man suspected of shooting a woman to death outside a Greenville nightclub in 2006 has been arrested in Arizona.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A state judge is suggesting that while Charleston's year-round cruise industry does not violate city zoning ordinances and state pollution laws, those challenging the ships may be able to show they are a public nuisance.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The South Carolina Election Commission has rejected protests over Democratic State Rep.