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

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Power outages persist, shelters open around Dallas after burst of tornadoes upend North Texas

Saturday, March 03, 2012  The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Richland County, where it knocked down trees and branches.

Saturday, March 03, 2012  Massive thunderstorms, predicted by forecasters for days, threw off dozens of tornadoes as they raced Friday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  An apparent twister rolled through Branson, Mo., just before 1 a.m. and seemed to hopscotch up the city's main roadway, ripping roofs off hotels and damaging some of the city's famed music theaters.

Friday, December 02, 2011  Violent wind storm leaves path of destruction in California, other western states

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  APNewsbreak: Global warming worsens weather extremes, international climate panel will say

Thursday, September 29, 2011  All of South Carolina remains in a moderate drought despite heavy rains in some areas over the past 9 days.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Grace Temple Deliverance Center was under 10 inches of water following Sunday’s downpour.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Rapid rainfall and flash flooding are setting up a destructive pattern for the records books across the Midlands.  Severe storms dumped more than nine inches of rain over the course of the the last six days, and it's had an immediate impact.

Friday, September 23, 2011  Heavy rains soaked the capital city Friday morning leading to problems for those trying to get around town.