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

Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Fort Jackson is playing host to two days of Special Olympics competition in swimming, softball and bowling.

Friday, April 12, 2013  People in North Charleston now have a place to swim year-round.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The Lexington County Coroner's Office says a 2-year-old boy has drowned in a backyard swimming pool.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Emergency crews responding to a possible water rescue call found a person swimming the Congaree River in the rain Tuesday.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Cost of everything mentioned in '12 Days of Christmas' tops $107,000; swans most expensive

Friday, October 12, 2012  Spartanburg County deputies say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor after abusing the 8-year-old sister of a friend.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  The mother of the 3-year-old boy who drowned after falling into a swimming pool in Greenville County has been charged with homicide by neglect.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Child was exposed to the deadly organism Naegleria fowleri.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Summer in the Midlands brings mixed emotions to those who live here.

Monday, June 18, 2012  'Can we all get along?': Rodney King, whose 1991 beating sparked Los Angeles race riots, dies at 47

Monday, May 28, 2012  Hurrican season doesn't begin until late week, but that didn't stop Tropical Storm Beryl from moving ashore early Monday, bringing heavy rain and high winds to northeast Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  A toddler drowned in a family swimming pool Tuesday evening, according to the Aiken County Coroner.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  As the warm summer months get closer safety officials are urging the public to be careful on Midlands’rivers.

Monday, March 26, 2012  Athletes from all over brought their athletic abilities to Columbia Sunday to swim, bike, and run.