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

2 hours, 32 minutes ago  The Highway Patrol needs your help in finding the person accused of hitting the driver of a moped.

2 hours, 56 minutes ago  A measure is now in place that could head off an election fiasco that caused some voters in the state to lose faith in the system.

Today at 5:15 PM  The South Carolina Legislature has passed a compromise on how to spend $6.7 billion in state taxes.

Today at 4:40 PM  Federal authorities in Savannah have charged 33 people as part of an undercover operation into gun and drug trafficking.

Today at 4:35 PM  A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown.

Today at 4:30 PM  Federal authorities are celebrating a successful prosecution of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in South Carolina.

Today at 3:55 PM  Authorities say a South Carolina Highway Patrol cruiser has struck and killed a pedestrian in Beaufort County.

Today at 3:50 PM  Authorities say a Spartanburg homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder using a gun he grabbed from one of the two would-be robbers.

Today at 2:40 PM  A new television ad criticizes U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for his support of a costly program to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel.

Today at 2:20 PM  An infant died late Tuesday night as a result of a single car accident.

Today at 12:30 PM  FBI says it found no sign of remains of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in suburban Detroit

Today at 11:50 AM  A convicted felon who shot and killed two men he said were trying to rob his Spartanburg apartment has been sentenced to prison.

Today at 11:45 AM  Lt. Col. Michael Standish is taking over Army recruiting operations in South Carolina, western North Carolina and eastern Georgia.

Today at 11:35 AM  The acting financial clerk for Florence School District 4 has been arrested and charged with forging several checks for thousands of dollars.

Today at 11:25 AM  North Charleston police say a couple has died in a murder-suicide shooting.