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

1 minute ago  As the weather temperatures continue to rise, so does the concern about kids being left in hot cars.

Today at 6:30 PM  A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chase on Interstate 85.

Today at 4:28 PM  The National Weather Service says that the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., topped the scale as an EF5.

Today at 1:30 PM  Brett Parker's double murder trial was off to a late start Tuesday, but once it began, a steady flow of witnesses continued through the afternoon break.

Today at 12:50 PM  The storm's death toll was corrected and lowered to 24, including 7 children.

Today at 11:25 AM  Spartanburg County's coroner is planning an autopsy after a man was killed by a shotgun blast to his chest.

Yesterday at 11:50 PM  The American Red Cross has setup a website to keep track of people found and missing from Oklahoma tornado.

Yesterday at 9:05 PM  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Yesterday at 1:50 PM  A 50-year-old man fishing in a Greenwood pond has drowned after he fell out of a boat.

Yesterday at 10:20 AM  Christian evangelist Billy Graham may be hampered by age and declining health, but he isn't done preaching yet.

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

Friday, May 17, 2013  Friday, the Chief Medical Examiner for Richland County continued his testimony about the autopsies he performed on Tammy Jo Parker and Bryan Capnerhurst, who were shot to death in April 2012.

Friday, May 17, 2013  About 1,500 members of the South Carolina Army National Guard are taking part in five days of training involving potential responses to a natural disaster.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Two men have been sentenced to prison for their guilty pleas in the stabbing death of the uncle of one of the men in Murrells Inlet.

Friday, May 17, 2013  A Laurens County jury has found a Gray Court man guilty of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife.