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    Hundreds say goodbye to deputy who responded to Windsor Green condo fire Video included

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    CONWAY, SC (WBTW) - An Horry County Deputy Sheriff who lost his life following complications after suffering smoke inhalation injuries during the Windsor Green condo will be laid to rest Wednesday. Deputy More>>

    Horry County teacher dies after collapsing at school

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    Wednesday, Horry County Sheriff's Deputy Tim Causey was laid to rest at Green Sea-Floyds High School near the South Carolina-North Carolina line. Causey died Sunday morning at MUSC in Charleston but was More>>

    New wife mourns minister husband killed during honeymoon trip to Myrtle Beach

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    A memorial service is this weekend for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The service More>>

    Teen girl, 2 men charged in murder of NC mom

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    RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police have arrested and charged three people in the murder of 30-year-old Melissa Huggins-Jones, according to officials. Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23, Sarah Rene Redden, 18, and More>>

    One person killed in crash near Greenwood Elementary School

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    Florence County police say an accident happened on Pamplico Highway near Greenwood Elementary School that killed one person. More>>

    Bear spotted on CCU campus

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    On Tuesday May 14 students spotted a black bear on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. By the next morning social media was a buzz with pictures and short videos of the bear. After seeing the videos More>>

    Myrtle Beach cab driver has gun put to head, carjacked and robbed overnight, police say

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    MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating the carjacking and robbery of a Capital Cab driver. According to the incident report, the 51-year-old cab driver picked up More>>

    Tornado relief drive set for Florence to help Oklahoma storm victims

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    FLORENCE, SC (PRESS RELEASE) - Florence Civic Center in conjunction with the American Red Cross, City of Florence, Florence County and other civic and church organizations throughout the Pee Dee will be More>>

    SC mom gets 13 years for death of daughter ejected from SUV in police chase

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    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 More>>

    • National

    • The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says two infants are among 24 people killed by the tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area this week.
      The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday's tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area.
    • A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.
      At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong, broke no laws and never lied to Congress. Then she refused to answer...
    • The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve...
      The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major...
    • Positively Carolina

    • Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:50:14 GMT
      Nancy Szarowicz, in the dark tank top, works with her "Strong and Fit" class at Healthpoint in Pawleys Island on Wednesday morning.
      MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - When Kay Mackall started attending the "Strong and Fit" classes at Healthpoint in Pawleys Island seven years ago, she knew she wanted to get strong (and fit) and stay that way so
      MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - When Kay Mackall started attending the "Strong and Fit" classes at Healthpoint in Pawleys Island seven years ago, she knew she wanted to get strong (and fit) and stay that way so
    • 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
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