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

Friday, October 05, 2012  USC students are camping out overnight at the campus's horseshoe as they wait for ESPN's College GameDay.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Officers have burned hundreds of marijuana plants they found near Interstate 77 in the northeastern Fairfield County.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Great Smoky Mountains National Park camping areas closed because of bear activity

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  The South Carolina House has approved a bill banning camping and sleeping in and around the state capitol.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  South Carolina legislators are trying again to boot Occupy Columbia protesters from Statehouse grounds.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  Nearly three months after they disappeared from State House grounds, the Occupy Columbia movement has returned.  Emergency regulations barring round-the-clock stays on State House grounds have now expired.

Monday, December 05, 2011  South Carolina's Supreme Court has ruled people playing contact sports assume the risk they will be injured.

Monday, June 13, 2011  The California radio preacher who predicted that the end of the world would take place last month has suffered a stroke.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  Religious broadcaster Harold Camping has revised his end of the world forecast for October 21, 2011.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  California radio host says he was 5 months off, world actually will end in October

Sunday, May 22, 2011  Sunday several pastors across the Midlands spent the morning talking to parishioners about the so-called judgment day and it’s affect on Christianity.

Saturday, May 21, 2011  The end of the world deadline passes.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  The hot lights at the new Krispy Kreme on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia came on at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.  One woman can't wait. Kimberly Eure-James was in line at 10 Monday morning.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  Customers waited in line for hours on the first day they could buy the iPhone at the Verizon retail stores.  Would you?

Friday, April 02, 2010  More charges are coming to a former substitute teacher charged with sexually abusing young boys.