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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say strong currents in the Ashepoo River likely contributed to the drowning of a 13-year-old Beaufort boy.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Archaeologists and divers are looking for the remnants of a revenue cutter that sank in Charleston Harbor during the War of 1812.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce is bringing utility leaders and politicians together to discuss the future of nuclear power and engineering.

Friday, February 01, 2013  The University of South Carolina kicked off its Black History Month activities Friday with an on-campus observance.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Economists from the University of South Carolina are predicting stable economic growth across several of the state's industries in the upcoming year.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  The public is getting another opportunity Saturday to rid home medicine cabinets of unused, potentially dangerous medications.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Instead of opening the Democratic National Convention on Labor Day, Charlotte held a street party.

Monday, August 20, 2012  A day at the lake turned deadly in Richland County Sunday afternoon.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Skydivers blown off-course, land on high-security submarine base along Georgia coast

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.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  At the end of the day Wednesday, the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention will pass to an African American pastor for the first time.

Sunday, June 17, 2012  Divers have recovered the body of a man listed as a registered sex offender who disappeared while swimming in Lake Monticello.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  A unique intervention program in Columbia is looking to stomp out bullying by attacking it head-on before the problem gets out of control.  A Midlands school resource officer is using martial arts to teach discipline and teamwork.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  In a first, census figures show minorities make up more than half of babies born in US

Friday, March 30, 2012  Allen University in Columbia has sworn in its first female president.