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

Monday, March 18, 2013  Authorities say a 39-year-old man has died trying to steal copper from transformers at the old state mental hospital property near downtown Columbia.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Authorities say a 77-year-old man who refused to be checked by paramedics after crashing his car died a day later at the hospital.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says a 23-year-old woman is dead after a two-vehcile collision Friday afternoon.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Richland County deputies arrested a man Thursday in connection with a late night shooting Tuesday that left one man dead.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  The Richland County Coroner has identified a shooting victim that died Tuesday night.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The Richland County coroner has identified the two individuals killed in an early  morning crash Friday in downtown Columbia.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  A man trimming a tree with co-workers in North Columbia collapsed and died Tuesday afternoon, according to the Richland County Coroner.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Authorities say one man is dead after a single car collision Monday night.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  The Richland County coroner has identified a first-grader that was struck and killed near a Midlands elementary school Wednesday.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012 

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  The two people found shot to death in the Rosewood area Monday have been identified.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  The Columbia Police Department is searching for a vehicle that was possibly used in an early morning shooting Monday.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  The body of a currently unidentified man was found by firefighters early Tuesday morning in Columbia, according to the Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott.

Monday, August 27, 2012  A security guard at a Columbia-area nightclub has been shot and killed.

Friday, August 24, 2012  The identity of the woman whose body was found in the yard of a home in Northeast Columbia has been released.