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

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Dozens of children will benefit from the fundraising efforts of a Midlands high school.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A woman who authorities say killed her two young children and seriously injured her husband crashed her pickup into a tree so hard the roots came out of the ground.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Autopsies have determined two children authorities say were shot and killed by their mother suffered several gunshot wounds at the family's Pickens County home.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say a mother shot and killed her two children and wounded her husband in a home in Pickens County.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Several churches hosted the first ever Fight for the Kids at the Palmetto Athletic Center.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers want to extend and enhance credit services for taxpayers compromised by last fall's hacking at the Revenue Department.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Businesses along the Grand Strand are excited about the upcoming motorcycle rally.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  It will cost less than projected to clean hazardous chemicals and liquids from the aging aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Lexington County Sheriff James Metts said Nimesh Patel of Lexington heated up a metal utensil and held it on the hands of two children, causing burns and scars.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Police in Columbia are launching a new program they hope will help steer kids away from crime.

Friday, April 19, 2013  On Thursday, April 25, SCHAC will participate in its second Dining Out for Life, an international fundraising program that generates more than $2 million annually for local HIV/AIDS programs.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Midlands runner returns from the Boston Marathon safely and shares his story.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Dr. Frank Clark finished the Boston Marathon and was only yards from the finish line when he says he heard the explosions on Monday.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  More than 2,000 people took part in a Read-In at the South Carolina Statehouse Thursday.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Some state lawmakers are presenting measures that would change who oversees high school sports.