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

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chase on Interstate 85.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A North Charleston couple has been charged in the death of their 3-year-old daughter last month.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A second person is charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed the women's basketball coach at Kingstree High School.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The search has widened to the southeastern U.S. for a 26-year-old man who police call the prime suspect in a shooting and fiery crash that killed three last week on the Las Vegas Strip.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Authorities have charged a woman with reckless homicide in the death of Kingstree High School's women's basketball coach.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Highway 521 was blocked off for several hours Wednesday after a log truck rolled, spilling a full load onto the roadway.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A South Carolina man who avoided prison in a 2009 car crash that killed a Greenville homeowner has pleaded guilty to a criminal domestic violence charge.

Monday, December 10, 2012  A Myrtle Beach man has been charged with reckless homicide and hit and run after a fatal crash.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  The family of a Daniel Island student has sued Wofford College, contending the school's campus security officers failed to properly react when the man choked to death on pizza.

Friday, July 27, 2012  West Columbia police are keepoing a close eye on the roads to crack down on aggressive drivers.

Monday, July 02, 2012  Charges have been filed in the deadly incident that involved a dump truck hitting a pedestrian in a motorized wheelchair in Five Points last Monday, according to the Columbia Police Department.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The Sikh Religious Society, Inc., of South Carolina is suing a South Carolina blogger for publishing "reckless and defamatory per se statements" in March.

Friday, April 06, 2012  A Richland County man was carjacked at gunpoint Thursday night as he was pulling into his driveway.

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

Saturday, March 10, 2012  A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a drunken boating crash that killed two people on another vessel on Lake Murray.