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

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The person killed in a wreck that closed part of SC-277 Tuesday has been identified.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Law enforcement officers and civilians tried to rescue a person stuck in a burning car Tuesday morning, but were unsuccessful.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Art and public history students in Lydia Brandts architectural history class spent the fall semester meticulously researching and documenting the buildings and history of the Bull Street campus, where the South Carolina State Hospital operated on the 178-acre campus for more than 100 years.

Sunday, November 11, 2012  Hundreds of residents came out to help those less fortunate.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  A new exhibit at the South Carolina State Museum is taking a look at the lives of patients in a New York mental hospital.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  The 2012 "Boots and Badges" blood drive finished Wednesday night, and the results were released Thursday.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Heavy rains created a big mess along Bull Street Wednesday night, causing a brick wall to collapse right into the road.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The gas leak SCE&G responded to in downtown Columbia Wednesday afternoon has been secured and repairs are in progress.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Two women wearing only minimal underwear and body paint protested the use of animal skins in front of a Columbia fur store Tuesday.

Friday, August 26, 2011  Even though Irene is expected to miss South Carolina for the most part, our neighbors to the north don't appear to be so lucky.  And with the hurricane season just beginning to ramp up, the American Red Cross remains on standby to help those who are impacted by the disaster.  Midlands officials are also hosting a training session to prepare volunteers to head out and lend a hand.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Columbia police officials say 19-year-old Justin Owings and 20-year-old William Newell turned themselves in Tuesday morning after being wanted for the incident that resulted in one arrest.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Columbia Police find three pounds of marijuana and more than $16,000 in South Bull Street home.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  Danny Beasley wants to find someone he never even met. The Lexington man has been trying to find where his great-grandfather is buried for years.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  Mental health officials in South Carolina are starting over on selling 165 acres in downtown Columbia.

Sunday, March 28, 2010  The Columbia Police Department is investigating the murder of a 23 year old male victim.