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

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

Friday, December 21, 2012  The storm, part of a system that began in the Rockies earlier in the week, led airlines to cancel more than 1,000 flights Thursday

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Summertime means going to the lake for fun, but one Midlands couple got more than they expected Thursday morning.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Carowinds has reopened its new WindSeeker ride a day after it had stranded about two dozen riders high in the sky.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, leaving hundreds of motorists stranded all night and shuttering airports and schools.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  Crashes, chills, snowbound: Northeast snowstorm brought destruction and a bit of the surreal

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  No 'Splendor' for passengers on crippled cruise ship being slowly towed to San Diego

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  The Carnival Splendor was 200 miles south of San Diego when an engine room fire cut its power

Monday, March 08, 2010  Experts say it's rare, but there's no cause for alarm.

Friday, January 29, 2010  Peru rushes to evacuate last tourists from Machu Picchu while weather permits

Monday, December 21, 2009  The Transportation Department is ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours.

Saturday, April 18, 2009  Colorado transportation  officials are reopening roads that were closed overnight due to a storm that dumped as much as 3 feet of snow.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008  Anti-government protesters have shut down Bangkok's International Airport and left thousands of passengers stranded including many Americans.