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

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A Greenville man has been found dead from hypothermia a day after a minor traffic wreck.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The state Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a $5 million plan to improve safety on a dangerous stretch of Interstate 26.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  About 33,000 South Carolina motorists who renewed their vehicle registrations last month are still waiting for registration stickers for their license plates.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A federal judge is considering whether some aspects of South Carolina's tough new immigration law should take effect.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  A motorist says a man helped push his broken down car off a Spartanburg County highway, then robbed him.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  The number of South Carolina motorists taking to the highways this Labor Day weekend will be about the same as last year.

Monday, August 20, 2012  South Carolina tourism leaders hope the state's $15 billion industry gets a boost from next month's Democratic National Convention in nearby Charlotte.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Gasoline prices in South Carolina have spiked in recent weeks and now, for the first time this summer, motorists are paying more than at the same time last year.

Monday, May 07, 2012  For the second time in a year, a South Carolina officer has ticketed a motorist for displaying a replica of human testicles on a vehicle

Thursday, April 05, 2012  A Charleston County deputy fired 11 shots at a motorist during a traffic stop.

Monday, March 26, 2012  Average retail gasoline prices in Columbia have risen 6.1 cents per gallon in the past week.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Rapid rainfall and flash flooding are setting up a destructive pattern for the records books across the Midlands.  Severe storms dumped more than nine inches of rain over the course of the the last six days, and it's had an immediate impact.

Monday, September 12, 2011  There's good news to report for all of the motorists in the Midlands.  Average gas prices in the Columbia area have dropped since last week.  According to ColumbiaGasPrices.com, a gallon of unleaded has dropped 2.6 cents to an average of $3.38.

Monday, September 12, 2011  If you plan to head north up I-95 in the next couple of months, expect to see some congestion as you approach Santee.  Traffic build up is expected along I-95 N as the speed limit is reduced to 45 mph and one lane is closed for bridge repairs over Lake Marion at the Clarendon-Orangeburg County line.

Friday, June 03, 2011  Motorists are crying over hundreds of cases of spilt beer on I-26 near mile marker 205 in North Charleston.