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

Friday, February 15, 2013  Meteor falls in Russia's Chelyabinsk region; 500 injured by explosions

Friday, February 15, 2013  A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out windows injuring hundreds of people and sending fragments falling to the ground in the Ural Mountains.

Monday, March 05, 2012  State officials hope that a week of awareness about severe weather will help South Carolinians be prepared if a big storm hits. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service will spend this week reminding people that severe storms, tornadoes and flash floods are significant hazards in the state.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  APNewsbreak: Global warming worsens weather extremes, international climate panel will say

Thursday, August 25, 2011  It's an endless summer and surfers' paradise as bigger waves smash into the coast with Hurricane Irene churning in the Atlantic Ocean.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  Updated with new story. A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck in the Pacific Ocean in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering a brief tsunami warning off the southern coast of Japan.

Monday, November 08, 2010  John Huntsman is an associate professor of geology at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. He heard a boom on Friday but isn't sure of the cause. There was a second Saturday.

Thursday, April 15, 2010  Soaring meteor as bright as the sun with huge tail lights up skies across the Midwest

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  A South Carolina television station says its chief meteorologist is OK after a small plane in which she was taking flying lessons crashed in a field during an emergency landing.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  Wind gust of 231 mph on NH's Mount Washington loses decades-old claim as world's fastest

Sunday, August 09, 2009  Mudslide buries up to 600 in mountain village after typhoon pummels Taiwan