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  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:14:40 GMT
    Authorities say that 7 dead children have already been recovered after two elementary schools in an Oklahoma City suburb took hits from a mile-wide, 200 mph tornado
    A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday.

  • A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday.
    A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday.

  • President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through...
    President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history.

  • Monday, May 20 2013 7:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:10:35 GMT
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    More than 100 protest IRS in Myrtle Beach and Florence

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    More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national More>>

    Horry County woman shot dead during argument Tuesday morning, man in custody

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    LITTLE RIVER, SC (WBTW) - Horry County police detectives arrested a North Myrtle Beach man after a deadly shooting Tuesday morning. According to a press release, Charles Eddie Smith, 66, was placed into More>>

    No change in bond for Hartsville mother charged with death of her children

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    A Hartsville mother charged in connection with the deaths of her 4 young children in a house fire was in court Tuesday morning. The judge said bond is under advisement and a decision will be made next More>>

    Special Report: Myrtle Beach "repeat offenders" costing the city Video included

    Gayna Ruth Coffee Gayna Ruth Coffee
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    The City of Myrtle Beach estimates an almost $160 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, part of that, funds the city jail. The Myrtle Beach Police Department runs is and has almost $20 More>>

    Teen attacks elderly woman visiting husband's grave at Mullins cemetery

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    Authorities say a 15-year-old boy attacked an 80-year-old woman after she visited her husband's grave in Mullins. Marion County deputies said the boy was hiding in the woman's back seat on Friday and More>>

    Woman who tumbled from car onto I-95 committed suicide, officials say

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    YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer. Troopers say More>>

    No charges to be filed in dog mauling death of 80-year-old SC man

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    CHARLESTON, SC (WCBD) - No charges will be filed in the death of 80 year old Carlton Freeman, the double amputee killed after being mauled by dogs in St. George on May 8th. This decision comes after an More>>

    USC, Clemson may ban tobacco on campuses Video included

    Tobacco Free USC sign (Robert Kittle/WBTW) Tobacco Free USC sign (Robert Kittle/WBTW)
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    The USC ban would all tobacco products, not just cigarettes. More>>

    Myrtle Beach man slaps, pulls hair and flips child from chair, police say

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    MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - A Myrtle Beach man was arrested over the weekend after police said he assaulted three people, including two children. According to an Horry County police report, James Brannon, More>>

    $1 million in cocaine found inside hidden compartment of Horry County man's car, police say

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    CONWAY, SC (WBTW) - Horry County police officers stopped a speeding car late last week and found $1 million worth of cocaine inside a hidden compartment, a press release stated. According to the release, More>>

    NC 2-year-old shoots self in mouth with dad's .45 pistol, police say

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    ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) - A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home, put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired. Deputies say the toddler found his More>>

    GE to hire 50 employees for new Florence facility Video included

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    FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - GE Healthcare announced Monday it will build a new facility in Florence that will create 50 new jobs. According to a press release, the $17 million helium liquefaction facility will More>>

    Horry County Deputy who responded to Windsor Green fire dies Video included

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    An Horry County Deputy Sheriff has lost is his life following complications after suffering smoke inhalation injuries on the day of the Windsor Green condo fire in mid-March. The Sheriff's Office announced the death of Deputy Tim Causey Sunday morning. More>>

    SC gas prices rise again

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    COLUMBIA, SC (PRESS RELEASE) - Average retail gasoline prices in South Carolina have risen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.22/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,028 More>>

    Hartsville store owner guilty on all counts in fraud and arson trial Video included

    Claudette Hulsey Claudette Hulsey
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    A jury found a Hartsville store owner guilty Saturday, on charges that she intentionally set her downtown business on fire and filed a fraudulent insurance claim. The verdict came down after several hours More>>

    Highway patrol investigates deadly crash in Williamsburg County

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    KINGSTREE, SC - One man is dead after an early morning crash on Sunday. South Carolina Highway Patrols said the incident happened about 5 miles west of Kingstree. Crews said a driver was traveling along More>>

    One local artist spray paints for a purpose Video included

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    Here on the Grand Strand the 2013 Spring rally continues. Organizers and bikers said the rally numbers continue to pick up. Tom Rock is the owner of a shop called Rock Solid Fabrications. He was at the More>>

    Comic convention brings fans and money to town Video included

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    XCON is in Myrtle Beach this weekend at the Convention center. Fans of all ages were in attendance to meet some of their favorite celebrities from comics, movies and television. "It's fun to be here More>>

    SC unemployment rate hits five year low

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    At 8 percent, South Carolina's jobless rate is at its lowest point since October 2008. More>>

    Friends, family mourn Hartsville man who died in motorcycle crash

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    Funeral plans have been set for a Hartsville father who died in a crash when a car hit the motorcycle he was riding. Johnny L. Carnes, age 60, was riding to work on SC 151 when a car turned and hit his More>>

    • Grand Strand

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:48 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:48:08 GMT
      More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national
      More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:47 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:47:54 GMT
      Myrtle Beach Tea Party Chairman Joe Dugan is outraged, along with thousands of other Tea Party members across the country. They all claim they were targeted unfairly by the Internal Revenue Service. "I
      Myrtle Beach Tea Party Chairman Joe Dugan is outraged, along with thousands of other Tea Party members across the country.  They all claim they were targeted unfairly by the Internal Revenue Service.

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:59:04 GMT
      The former Levister School building in Aynor sits empty and will soon be torn down. From 1953-74, it was the all-black school in Aynor.
      AYNOR (WBTW) - The old Levister School now sits empty, windowless, and dark at the corner of Gum Street and 11th Avenue, and soon it will be a pile of dust. The town of Aynor will tear down the former
      AYNOR (WBTW) - The old Levister School now sits empty, windowless, and dark at the corner of Gum Street and 11th Avenue, and soon it will be a pile of dust. The town of Aynor will tear down the former
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    • Pee Dee

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:48 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:48:08 GMT
      More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national
      More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:40 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:40:25 GMT
      Police are investigating a robbery at Carolina Bank Bennettsville Monday morning. According to Larry Turner with the Bennettsville Police Department, it happened on 15-401 Bypass around 9:00 a.m. Turner
      Police are investigating a robbery at Carolina Bank Bennettsville Monday morning. According to Larry Turner with the Bennettsville Police Department, it happened on 15-401 Bypass around 9:00 a.m. Turner

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:01:44 GMT
      FLORENCE, SC - The McLeod Health and Fitness Center is taking part in the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day 2013. American Hiking Society's National Trails Day® will bring together outdoor
      FLORENCE, SC - The McLeod Health and Fitness Center is taking part in the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day 2013. 
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    • Positively Carolina

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:59:04 GMT
      The former Levister School building in Aynor sits empty and will soon be torn down. From 1953-74, it was the all-black school in Aynor.
      AYNOR (WBTW) - The old Levister School now sits empty, windowless, and dark at the corner of Gum Street and 11th Avenue, and soon it will be a pile of dust. The town of Aynor will tear down the former
      AYNOR (WBTW) - The old Levister School now sits empty, windowless, and dark at the corner of Gum Street and 11th Avenue, and soon it will be a pile of dust. The town of Aynor will tear down the former

    • Monday, May 20 2013 11:57 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:57:18 GMT
      Carolina Forest High School sophomore Hollie Roy practices oboe in the school's auditorium on Monday.
      CONWAY (WBTW) - If you say "oboe," it may not mean much to many people, even casual music lovers. The slender woodwind instrument plays sweet melodies in many symphonies and is not the first instrument
      CONWAY (WBTW) - If you say "oboe," it may not mean much to many people, even casual music lovers. The slender woodwind instrument plays sweet melodies in many symphonies and is not the first instrument

    • Wednesday, May 15 2013 12:56 PM EDT2013-05-15 16:56:45 GMT
      Burgess Elementary School second grade teacher Jennifer Crawford reads to her class on Wednesday.
      CONWAY (WBTW) The sign outside Jennifer Crawford's second grade classroom at Burgess Elementary School lets all visitors know: you're about to enter a class that has character. Every lesson, every conversation,
      CONWAY (WBTW) The sign outside Jennifer Crawford's second grade classroom at Burgess Elementary School lets all visitors know: you're about to enter a class that has character. Every lesson, every conversation,
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