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

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Authorities have recovered the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in Beaufort County on Memorial Day.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House.

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 25, 2013  The mother of a New York woman who disappeared while on a vacation to South Carolina is visiting the state four years later.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The Columbia Police Department is saying goodbye to the man that helps officers through tough times.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  An attorney for a man charged in the disappearance of a Columbia teenager says evidence shows the girl ran away and wasn't kidnapped.

Friday, November 02, 2012  For nearly three months, the Richland County Sheriff's Department has been searching for Gabbie Swainson.

Monday, October 08, 2012  The family of a New York woman who disappeared more than three years ago in South Carolina has held a candlelight vigil to mark her 21st birthday.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  The man charged with kidnapping a Midlands teenager is now a person of interest in a 10-month-old homicide in another county.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a media briefing Thursday morning that 52-year-old Freddie Grant is still not cooperating with authorities.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Here's a look at some of the stories we're working on for tonight.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Authorities say a 47-year-old man drowned in Lake Hartwell as he tried to retrieve his grandson's float which had drifted away.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Berkeley County authorities have released the name of a Lexington County man killed after he jumped from a bridge support into a canal.

Monday, April 25, 2011  It was exactly two years ago Monday, April 25, that Brittanee Drexel, a teenager from New York on the Grand Strand for spring break, disappeared.

Monday, October 12, 2009  Authorities have confirmed that skeletal remains found on the South Carolina coast over the weekend are those of a woman missing for four months.