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

Thursday, March 14, 2013  A night of fashion returns in Columbia to help give back to the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Students from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind are competing in the Braille Challenge in the state capital.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Horry County has passed an ordinance limiting the sale of green lasers.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  October is Fire Safety Month and firefighters in the Midlands are working to make sure the community is informed about fire prevention.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The South Carolina Education Department says the class of 2012 was offered a record $1.1 billion in college scholarships.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  The U.S. Coast Guard says it had to abandon another air search because of green lasers along the South Carolina coast.

Monday, April 30, 2012  Advocate for blind Chinese lawyer says US asylum deal expected ahead of Clinton's China visit

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Local charities and designers flock to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center to give back.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Blind students from across South Carolina will be competing in the Braille Challenge in Columbia.  The event is in its fourth year and will be held Thursday at the State Library's Talking Book Services Library.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  There's another candidate running for Congress in South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District in the northeastern corner of the state.  Democrat Parnell Diggs, a former president of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, has entered the race.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011  The manager of a Myrtle Beach night club was charged with interfering with the rights of a blind or disabled person when he refused to allow a veteran with a service dog enter the club.  The 24-year-old vet tried to enter the Penthouse Club early last Saturday morning but was told he and his service dog could not enter.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Seven year old Malik Duncan's mother will have him put his sunglasses on after he gets out of the water; they're his favorite pair.

Monday, May 23, 2011  A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned

Friday, May 20, 2011  A dog was found with its eyes gouged out, and a veterinarian said it was blinded on purpose.  Gandolf is a 9-month-old spitz mix who was found wandering along Grove Road in Greenville.

Sunday, March 13, 2011  Proposed House budget plan gives South Carolina's public residential schools for talented, troubled and hearing- and visually-impaired students a financial boost.