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

Friday, May 31, 2013  Fire, police and DHEC are investigating smoke that was seen in the area of North Main Street and Elmore Street Thursday night

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  New York City Jack Russell terrier undergoes surgery to remove $1.11 in pennies he swallowed

Friday, February 08, 2013  Forty years ago this month, the threat of real snow was not just a threat: it happened!

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Charles Kendall Reed,50,(also goes by the name ‘Kenny’ or ‘Dozier’) was last seen by family members walking from his residence located on Seabury Street in Columbia on May 28, 2012.

Friday, February 10, 2012  Tommy Jordan of Albermarle, NC, responded to a lengthy, "disrespectful" Facebook post by his 15-year-old daughter by posting a video of himself unloading his pistol into her laptop on YouTube.

Friday, September 30, 2011  Two men were arrested following the fatal shooting of three farm animals in Woodruff Thursday, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.  Deputies said a llama and donkey were shot to death in a pasture near Racetrack Road and Brown Kennedy Road at the Lazy K Farms, and another donkey was shot several times but survived.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Police are now seeking the psychic who gave them the tip

Thursday, May 26, 2011  Self-proclaimed 'presidential candidate' Robert Haines, 64, was released from jail Thursday morning a day after he was arrested several blocks from the State House while wearing a purple bathrobe-style dress and cowboy hat. Haines told a bond court judge he has campaigned for 47-consecutive days and is staying with members of a fraternity at USC. The local alumni president says that claim is untrue.

Monday, April 04, 2011  Lexington Police are looking for the suspects they say used a forklift from a nearby church to steal an ATM.  Meanwhile, Georgetown County investigators say they've seen a similar theft recently and are comparing notes to see if the crimes are connected.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Six dogs are dead and a man is in jail after a call to Cayce Public Safety about aggressive dogs running free ended in gunfire. Chief Charles McNair describes the scene inside the home as the worst he's witnessed in more than 35 years on the job.

Sunday, March 13, 2011  Three different law enforcement agencies are looking into a house fire in Blythewood.