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

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Spring may have officially started at 7:02 a.m. Wednesday, but Mother Nature did not get the memo.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  The cold temperatures and rain did not stop hundreds of people to jump into Lake Murray Saturday morning.

Friday, January 25, 2013  At least one person has died in a wreck on an icy road in South Carolina.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Due to inclement winter weather moving through many parts of South Carolina, Governor Nikki Haley has ordered all State government offices and their employees to follow the same winter weather hazard decisions made by the county government officials where the state office is located.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Icy conditions are possible in parts of South Carolina for your Friday.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A disturbance, plenty of moisture in the atmosphere, and cold temps could support winter weather for South Carolina.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Forecasters have issued a winter storm watch for parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina mountains.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Forecasts of snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened to complicate Christmas Day travel as several Gulf Coast states braced for a chance of twisters and powerful thunderstorms.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Columbia residents will soon get to ice skate outdoors for the first time.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  As days get shorter and nights become chillier, the annual fall foliage show is getting under way in the Southern Appalachians.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) -- On the heels of the second warmest year on record, the start of 2012 will make a statement by dropping temperatures into the dangerously cold category.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  The best way to forecast a winter weather event is to understand the overall climatological pattern and factor in local statistics. Last winter featured an active La Nina setup combined with slightly unusual Jet Stream movement. A La Nina, cooler than normal Eastern and Equitoral Pacific Ocean temperatures, traditionally means a calmer pattern with warmer, drier conditions, but the pattern doesn't always yield those results.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  The USB Ice on Main seasonal rink will open on Nov. 25 on Village Green at the new Main@Broad development.  The rink will employ custom fabricated equipment specifically designed to cool the rink even in a South Carolina winter

Monday, March 28, 2011  The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for Fairfield, Kershaw and Lee counties through Tuesday morning.

Monday, January 31, 2011  Snow, ice expected throughout the Plains, Midwest over 3 days as massive storm moves through.