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

Yesterday at 11:24 AM  About 20 people were evacuated from the South Carolina Statehouse for about an hour after smoke from an escalator set off alarms.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A second Spartanburg man has been sentenced in what authorities have called a plot to randomly shoot at and kill people.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  South Carolina's population grew more than 2 percent between 2010 and 2012. And new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show the fastest growing areas are along the state's coast.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The generation that's grown up posting their lives online wants something unexpected: privacy

Monday, June 10, 2013  U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is spending some time meeting with people in his coastal congressional district.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  Two people have suffered minor injuries after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Greenville County.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The grand re-opening of the USO South Carolina airport center was held Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  The jury unanimously found Brett Parker guilty in the murder of his wife, Tammy Jo, and business partner, Bryan Capnerhurst.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Authorities have recovered two bodies and are looking for one other person missing after weekend accidents on the water in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  The number of fatalities on South Carolina roads this Memorial Day holiday weekend jumped significantly, in part because of an increase in motorcycle deaths.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Lawyers are getting ready to give closing arguments in the murder trial of a man charged with killing his wife and partner in an illegal gambling ring.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  The Palmetto Concert Band held its 15th Annual 'Memorial Day Tribute' Sunday afternoon.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Defense attorneys are to present their case for a South Carolina man charged with killing his wife and his colleague in a sports gambling ring.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Wednesday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and Brett Parker's defense attorney David Fedor went head-to-head as Fedor cross examined the Sheriff.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Four people, including two bounty hunters, have been arrested at a Eutawville home.