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

Monday, May 20, 2013  AT&T is hiring 120 people across South Carolina as it expands its wired and wireless network nationwide.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Country star and Gamecock Alum Darius Rucker was the keynote speaker at Saturday morning's graduation for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors College.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there are smart ways to reduce the size of the nation's defense budget.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A creative team from the New York advertising office Anomaly is coming to the University of South Carolina to receive the Cocky Award for the best Super Bowl commercial of 2013.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of  schoolchildren in the United States being diagnosed with autism is steadily climbing.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A history scholar from North Carolina State University is the keynote speaker at a symposium in Columbia on the media and civil rights history.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Union school bus drivers in Charleston are about to vote on a new contract.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  South Carolina business leaders are meeting with scholars and trade experts on China to discuss how to build communication and stronger business ties between the two cultures.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  A top executive for Wal-Mart Inc. is giving an address at South Carolina State University.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands serves Sumter, Richland, Lexington and Newberry counties providing support service for those who have fallen victim to sexual assault and abuse.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Some 100 students from an advertising class at the University of South Carolina are gathering to watch the Super Bowl and critique its commercials.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Dozens of teenage girls in the Midlands will meet with local, successful career women Saturday morning.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott is seeking the communities assistance in helping investigators locate three people who have been reported as missing.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  A new South Carolina resident is taking the fight to his internet provider.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  The legislation, which the Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to consider Thursday, would update a 26-year-old law by requiring police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before accessing the content of all emails and other private information.