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

Yesterday at 12:15 PM  A Saluda teen has drowned in Lake Murray while trying to swim to shore from a pontoon boat.

Yesterday at 11:40 AM  A new and larger aluminum fishing pier has been constructed on the Broad River in South Carolina.

Friday, May 31, 2013  A state task force is scheduled to hold a workshop on dealing with blooms of algae in storm water ponds.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The commercial shrimping season opens Thursday and shrimpers along the coast are optimistic about the spring catch.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Authorities have recovered the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in Beaufort County on Memorial Day.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Authorities in Cherokee County say a man's body has been found in a lake.

Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Dozens of South Carolinians held a memorial service at the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division's headquarters for a family of Canadian Geese killed by SLED agents in April.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is making a few stops in South Carolina while Congress is in recess.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Charlie the Gator has received a reprieve and will be able to stay in a swamp on the South Carolina coast.

Saturday, April 06, 2013 

Monday, March 11, 2013  A disease that has killed millions of bats in the eastern U.S. has reached South Carolina.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  Hundreds of South Carolina hunters are lining up to hunt wild hogs and coyotes after dark.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Officials with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday that no counties in South Carolina are in a severe drought.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  The body of a missing man was found in Lake Murray.