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

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Charlie the Gator has received a reprieve and will be able to stay in a swamp on the South Carolina coast.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  A former Hampton County Deputy Sheriff is accused of inappropriately touching a male student while employed as a school resource officer.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A former Hampton County Sheriff's deputy has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  A sketch of the man accused in the most recent indecent exposure incident in the Shandon area has been released by the Columbia Police Department.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Another nearly naked man sighting in the Shandon area has been reported to the Columbia Police Department.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  Hundreds of USC students gathering to listen to NASA administrator Charles Bolden give a lecture honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tuesday night.

Friday, May 21, 2010  Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against Myrtle Beach attorney Jonathan McCoy after the three officers who arrested him outside a Five Points bar last October refused to testify, according to McCoy's attorney Robert Goings.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010  A church member caught a man trying to steal from the charred remains, following an arson attack.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  A South Carolina woman accused of leaving her children to die in a sweltering car, then stuffing their bodies in trash bags, is going to trial.

Thursday, January 14, 2010  Midlands residents can get a free haircut and help battered and abused women this weekend during a fundraising event for Sistercare.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009  An Amber Alert has been cancelled for a South Carolina Child.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009  Gibbes Middle School is part of the "Turnaround Initiative."