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

25 minutes ago  At least 20 children are among the more than 50 reported dead so far in Moore, the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by Monday's tornado.

42 minutes ago  Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

Yesterday at 8:40 AM  Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister

Thursday, April 18, 2013  May Williams wasn't happy with her bowling score. She couldn't even make her age. Maybe it was because of the hubbub around her 102nd birthday party.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  USDA Secretary Vilsack to announce expansion of program aimed at reducing rural poverty

Monday, March 11, 2013  Judge strikes down NYC's sugary-drinks size rule; enforcement had been set to start Tuesday

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Ahead of UN sanctions vote, North Korea vows preemptive nuke strikes against US

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Kentucky senator uses rare filibuster to block vote on President Obama's nominee to lead CIA

Friday, March 01, 2013  Obama, in broad legal opinion, urges Supreme Court to overturn California gay marriage ban

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Union school bus drivers in Charleston are about to vote on a new contract.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  After creating blizzard conditions in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, winter storm plows into Missouri

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The union for Boeing's technical workers is planning its next move after they rejected a contract offer, splitting with engineers represented by the same union who approved the deal.

Friday, February 15, 2013  A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out windows injuring hundreds of people and sending fragments falling to the ground in the Ural Mountains.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Just when Boeing really needs its engineers, they're throwing around the idea of a strike.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A state board has approved an emergency regulation to keep school buses running in case unionized drivers in the Lowcountry go on strike.