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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say strong currents in the Ashepoo River likely contributed to the drowning of a 13-year-old Beaufort boy.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Charlie the Gator has received a reprieve and will be able to stay in a swamp on the South Carolina coast.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Students at a Bluffton middle school want to make sure the world knows about Daufuskie Island.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Actor and musician Gary Sinise is returning to the South Carolina coast this summer for another concert to support wounded veterans.

Monday, February 04, 2013  About 150 Marines and sailors will conduct a training exercise in Jasper County this week.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A lawsuit brought by property owners along an abandoned Lowcountry rail line has been settled for $33 million.

Friday, January 25, 2013  A lawsuit alleging mistreatment of a disabled student in the Beaufort County School District has been settled with the student and his mother receiving about $37,000.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Education officials say cuts in bonuses and financial assistance to pay for the program are reasons why fewer South Carolina teachers are earning a top credential.

Monday, January 07, 2013  State officials say the number of first-time applicants for a concealed weapons permit in South Carolina nearly tripled in 2012.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Beaufort City Council is expected to consider whether to allow boat hotels at the city's downtown marina.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of a Beaufort man accused of shooting and killing a man in a restaurant more than a year ago.

Friday, October 26, 2012  A new effort is getting under way to limit development near the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station.

Monday, October 22, 2012  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson says he will keep trying to get the Beaufort National Cemetery expanded, even though he will no longer represent the area next year.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The Beaufort County School District is installing video cameras on all of the district's 166 schools buses.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Beaufort will be the setting for a new reality television show.