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

Yesterday at 6:30 PM  A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chase on Interstate 85.

Yesterday at 5:55 PM  State health officials say three patients have developed hepatitis B after receiving medical injections at a North Charleston clinic.

Yesterday at 12:50 PM  The storm's death toll was corrected and lowered to 24, including 7 children.

Yesterday at 11:25 AM  Spartanburg County's coroner is planning an autopsy after a man was killed by a shotgun blast to his chest.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Monday, May 20, 2013  South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley is spending time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A 40-year-old man is dead after being shot several times in the backyard of an Anderson home.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A 50-year-old man fishing in a Greenwood pond has drowned after he fell out of a boat.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A South Carolina family is determined to never give up on finding their loved one, keeping in mind that three women held hostage for a decade were rescued in Cleveland.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Richland County Sheriff Deputies responded to an aggravated assault call on the 1400 block of Head St. shortly after two Saturday morning.

Friday, May 17, 2013  What is it about mail carriers that gets dogs so riled up? The number of postal workers bitten by dogs so far this year in the state is inching very close to the total number of attacks last year.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Two small central Kentucky cities top a list of what one business magazine considers the best small cities in the United States.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  At least 6 dead, dozens left homeless as tornadoes leave trail of destruction in North Texas