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

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Powerful quake jolts China's Sichuan province, killing at least 156 and injuring thousands

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Police: Between 5 and 15 people killed in Texas fertilizer plant explosion; more than 160 hurt

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston is celebrating Earth Day as well as its efforts to help the environment.

Friday, April 05, 2013  A new exhibit showcasing spacecrafts and aliens is opening this weekend in Myrtle Beach, but if you can't wait until your next vacation, the UFO Welcome Center is just a short trip up Interstate 26 in Bowman.

Saturday, March 23, 2013  The city is taking part in Earth Hour. From 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Students at a Bluffton middle school want to make sure the world knows about Daufuskie Island.

Friday, February 15, 2013  A little too close for comfort.

Friday, February 08, 2013  South Carolina state agencies are making sure they are ready for an earthquake.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Two studies published Thursday in the journal Science better explain the Earth-shaking consequences of a catastrophic cosmic collision 66 million years ago when a comet or asteroid smashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The 7.3 quake struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  The hippest thing you can do this Thanksgiving is to include locally grown, whole produce on your menu.

Monday, November 12, 2012  A University of Kentucky geologist says the 4.3 magnitude earthquake that shook eastern Kentucky over the weekend was too deep to be induced by the region's underground mining activity.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Kentucky Saturday.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Guatemalans huddle in cold streets, search rubble for survivors after quake kills at least 48

Thursday, November 01, 2012  The first medical office in the nation to earn the Fortified for Safer Business designation is opening in Florence.