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

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is coming to South Carolina this week as the State Ports Authority breaks ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Police have identified a man wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred outside a Five Points restaurant in July.

Friday, March 02, 2012  A tornado watch is in effect until 11 p.m. in the Greenville-Spartanburg area, according to the National Weather Service.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Four counties have asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute about covering costs of running the first-in-the-South primary in January.  The lawsuit filed Monday by the election commissions says the state can't force counties to pay some of the cost for the election.

Monday, July 11, 2011  Presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman is planning to headline a Republican Party fundraiser in this key early GOP primary state.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  Officials say an AirTran Airways flight bound from Charlotte, N.C., to Atlanta made an emergency landing at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport after one of the plane's engines failed.  Airport spokeswoman Rosylin Weston says AirTran flight 311suffered an engine failure around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  A flood watch has been issued for several counties in northern South Carolina.

Thursday, October 21, 2010  Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg are in the running to host the 2011 Miss South Carolina Pageant.

Thursday, June 24, 2010  The Richland County Sheriff's Department is asking for help locating a Hopkins teen.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  The low cost carrier is opting to fly out of the upstate and Charleston next year.