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.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Numerous witnesses testified Monday about Bryan Capnerhurst, one of two people the state believes Brett Parker shot and killed at his Ascot Estates home in April 2012.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  A medical examiner in the trial of a Columbia man charged with killing his wife and his colleague in a sports gambling ring says the gun in one of the victim's hands was likely planted after he died.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Mount Pleasant man has been arrested and charged with the death of a 2-year-old boy he was watching earlier this year.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Police reports and court documents paint a picture of a young man who appears to have made a fatally flawed decision in the heat of the moment.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  An An Alaska-based soldier from South Carolina will serve nearly 12 years in a military prison and be dishonorably discharged after killing a fellow soldier on Christmas morning.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A North Charleston couple has been charged in the death of their 3-year-old daughter last month.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A Ladson woman has been arrested and accused of causing her 17-month-old child's death last year.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The son of a couple that was gunned down outside of their home has been charged with murder, according to Fairfield County Chief Deputy Keith Lewis.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Fairfield County deputies are investigating a shooting that left two people dead Monday morning.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Authorities say the mother of a 2-year-old boy has been charged with neglect in his death because she locked him in a bedroom and didn't check on him even after hearing a loud noise from the room.

Friday, March 15, 2013  The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has arrested twelve men as part of their investigation into a sports betting operation that was discovered as part of a double homicide last summer.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A Lancaster man has been accused of beating a 5-year-old girl to death.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A second person is charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed the women's basketball coach at Kingstree High School.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Authorities have charged a woman with reckless homicide in the death of Kingstree High School's women's basketball coach.