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    Florence deputies investigate shooting, home invasion

    Florence deputies investigate shooting, home invasion

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    The incident happened shortly before 8 o'clock Thursday night at a home on Twin Church Road. More>>

    Dangerous new fad "alcohol smoking" has experts concerned Video included

    A still image from a YouTube user who submitted a video featuring alcohol "smoking." A still image from a YouTube user who submitted a video featuring alcohol "smoking."
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    A dangerous new trend has many medical experts and addiction prevention teams working to spread awareness to parents of teens. The fad is "smoking" alcohol, which essentially involves people pouring liquor More>>

    Bikers come from all over the country to enjoy Bike Fest Video included

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    Vendors were setting up for Bike Fest on Thursday, May 23 in Atlantic Beach. According to many vendors, people will hit the streets this weekend for the music, bikes and the food. James Jackson and his More>>

    Police: NC 3-month-old baby boy burned by dad with hot water

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    FARMVILLE, N.C. - Farmville Police are on the hunt for a man charged with causing 2nd-degree burns on his 3-month-old's body. Officers responded Wednesday night to a home on Brooks Drive. The child's More>>

    Woman wearing "thong" in public arrested in Myrtle Beach

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    MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - A North Carolina woman was arrested in Myrtle Beach Friday morning for wearing a thong in public. According to a Myrtle Beach police report, Tiara Monique Garness, 22, of High More>>

    SC toddler dies after babysitter slams his head into bathtub faucet, police say

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    A Columbia woman has been arrested after a 2-year-old boy in her care died last weekend. Police said Thursday that 34-year-old Margie Hamm had been charged with homicide by child abuse. Authorities More>>

    Man tried to install cameras in Myrtle Beach hotel rooms during Bike Week, faked being police officer, SLED says

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    MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - A Marion County man was arrested this week in Horry County for impersonating a police officer. According to arrest warrants released by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), More>>

    Florence County man thrown from truck, killed in crash Video included

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    Florence police are investigating a fatal accident that happened on National Cemetery Road that killed two people. More>>

    Biker killed after being struck by hit-and-run driver, Myrtle Beach police say Video included

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    Officials say it happened Wednesday night at the intersection of 501 and Grissom Parkway. More>>

    Grand Strand fire official took $36,000 while treasurer of fire safety group, SLED says

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    A Pawleys Island man has been charged with a felony after authorities discovered funds missing from the SC Fire and Life Safety Education Association, SLED officials said Thursday More>>

    SC medical marijuana legalization effort fails, but state law already allows

    SC medical marijuana legalization effort fails, but state law already allows Video included

    South Carolina Statehouse (From: scstatehouse.gov) South Carolina Statehouse (From: scstatehouse.gov)
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    A 1980 law already makes medical marijuana legal in South Carolina, with several provisions. More>>

    Man found guilty in murder of 5-year-old NC girl

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    A jury has found Mario McNeill guilty of first-degree murder in the case of Shaniya Davis. He is not guilty of child rape. Defense attorney Butch Pope argued Wednesday that the state of North Carolina More>>

    Marlboro County woman forged petition signatures for sheriff's candidate, warrant says

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    CLIO, SC (WBTW) - A Marlboro County woman was arrested Wednesday after police said she took money fro collected petition signatures for a sheriff candidate last June. According to arrest warrants, Vivian More>>

    Hospitals prep for motorcycle events and Memorial Day travelers Video included

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    MYRTLE BEACH, SC - Memorial Day weekend is expected to be busy along the Grand Strand. The weekend's assortment of holiday weekend travelers and bike week motorcycle riders can lead to a deadly mix. " More>>

    • Pee Dee

    • Florence deputies investigate shooting, home invasion

      Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 AM EDT2013-05-24 10:38:14 GMT
      The Florence County Sheriff's Offices investigates a possible home invasion and shooting. Captain Mike Nunn says it happened shortly before 8 o'clock Thursday night at a home on Twin Church Road. Deputies
      The incident happened shortly before 8 o'clock Thursday night at a home on Twin Church Road.
    • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:57:39 GMT
      HARTSVILLE, S.C.---Timothy Mcray lives across the street from a drainage ditch on Manning Avenue in Hartsville; and he said because it's overgrown with weeds and shrubbery, it's cause of many problems,
      HARTSVILLE, S.C.---Timothy Mcray lives across the street from a drainage ditch on Manning Avenue in Hartsville; and he said because it's overgrown with weeds and shrubbery, it's cause of many problems,
    • Thursday, May 23 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:05:53 GMT
      DARLINGTON, S.C.---The Darlington County Board of Education welcomed its four finalists for the position of superintendent this week. The four finalists are : • Dr. Eddie Ingram, Superintendent – Franklin
      DARLINGTON, S.C.---The Darlington County Board of Education welcomed its four finalists for the position of superintendent this week. The four finalists are : • Dr. Eddie Ingram, Superintendent – Franklin
    • National

    • Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
      A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only...
    • New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC's "Today" on Friday morning as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state's shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Superstorm...
      New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is...
    • As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the...
      As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the...
    • Positively Carolina

    • Thursday, May 23 2013 12:28 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:28:04 GMT
      This year marks 60 years since the end of the Korean War.
      MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - Calling all Korean War veterans: a nationwide effort is underway to find any and all surviving veterans for special recognition in this, the 60th anniversary of the end of the three-year
      MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - Calling all Korean War veterans: a nationwide effort is underway to find any and all surviving veterans for special recognition in this, the 60th anniversary of the end of the three-year
    • 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
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