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

Yesterday at 8:59 PM  Hard work and paying attention to detail is nothing new to Sumter High School graduate, Molly Doggans.

Yesterday at 5:45 PM  A measure is now in place that could head off an election fiasco that caused some voters in the state to lose faith in the system.

Yesterday at 5:15 PM  The South Carolina Legislature has passed a compromise on how to spend $6.7 billion in state taxes.

Yesterday at 4:35 PM  A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown.

Yesterday at 11:25 AM  North Charleston police say a couple has died in a murder-suicide shooting.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  State Law Enforcement Division agents are investigating a deadly shooting involving a West Columbia police officer.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  A state audit of South Carolina First Steps says lawmakers need to define "school readiness" and implement pre-school testing to better determine which children most need help and how to boost chances for success.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  During jury selection at George Zimmerman's trial for shooting Trayvon Martin, which is continuing for a seventh day Tuesday, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson has been listening to testimony from voice recognition experts.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Fifteen students selected to participate in the Latino Teen Film Festival gathered Sunday afternoon to present their projects to family and friends.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Lawmakers hope to give South Carolina a boost in the next round of base closures with measures to help military families adjust when they move from another state and make the transition to civilian life.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A missing Kershaw County teen has been found dead, according to Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews.

Friday, June 14, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers have confirmed the appointments of two members to the state's Board of Paroles and Pardons.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A legislative panel working on a budget compromise has agreed to keep South Carolina's two state planes but not let colleges use them for athletic recruiting.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Several lawsuits have been filed against education officials and the Department of Health and Environmental Control over a tuberculosis outbreak at a Greenwood County school.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A North Charleston businessman has been sentenced to three years in prison for illegally exporting goods to Iran.