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  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:57 AM EDT2013-05-21 06:57:59 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
    KFOR-TV in Oklahoma reports at least 91 people have been killed in the Moore tornado Monday. The medical examiner's office confirmed at least 233 people have been injured. That number is expected to
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    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>>

    $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>>

    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>>

    SC woman tumbles out of moving car, struck by 18-wheeler on I-95

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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>>

    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>>

    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

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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>>

    • Pee Dee

    • Monday, May 20 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:38:14 GMT
      HARTSVILLE, S.C.----When the Coker Cobras brought home their Regional Championship trophy late Sunday night, the atmosphere was electric. "As I was driving out of town, I saw the bus, and all of the lights
      HARTSVILLE, S.C.----When the Coker Cobras brought home their Regional Championship trophy late Sunday night, the atmosphere was electric. "As I was driving out of town, I saw the bus, and all of the lights
    • Monday, May 20 2013 7:33 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:33:05 GMT
      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
      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
    • Monday, May 20 2013 3:58 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:58:36 GMT
      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
      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
    • State/Regional

    • Monday, May 20 2013 7:49 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:49:07 GMT
      Tobacco Free USC sign (Robert Kittle/WBTW)
      By Robert Kittle Both the University of South Carolina and Clemson are considering banning tobacco completely from their campuses. USC has a 40 member committee and Clemson has a task force, both of
      The USC ban would all tobacco products, not just cigarettes.
    • Monday, May 20 2013 6:30 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:30:25 GMT
      Savannah-Chatham Metro Police are looking for a local mother who disappeared with her daughter. Metro Police say warrants have been secured for Marcelle Jefferies, 31, for charges of Interference with
      Savannah-Chatham Metro Police are looking for a local mother who disappeared with her daughter. Metro Police say warrants have been secured for Marcelle Jefferies, 31, for charges of Interference with
    • Monday, May 20 2013 12:31 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:31:51 GMT
      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
      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
    • National

    • Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
      Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night early Tuesday lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the...
    • As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept...
      I left the office as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too...
    • The facts laid out by prosecutors are plain: In 2008, a U.S. government employee on assignment in Zimbabwe drove through the capital of Harare in his government-issued Toyota Land Cruiser and struck and killed a...
      The facts laid out by prosecutors are plain: In 2008, a U.S. government employee on assignment in Zimbabwe drove through the capital of Harare in his government-issued Toyota Land Cruiser and struck and killed a 34-year-old...
    • Positively Carolina

    • 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,
    • Tuesday, May 14 2013 12:58 PM EDT2013-05-14 16:58:26 GMT
      On Saturday, CCU will sell items that students left behind after moving out for the spring semester
      CONWAY (WBTW) - If the saying is true-one man's trash is another man's treasure-than treasure seekers will have plenty to sort through Saturday morning at the Coastal Carolina University Salvage Sale. "(The
      CONWAY (WBTW) - If the saying is true-one man's trash is another man's treasure-than treasure seekers will have plenty to sort through Saturday morning at the Coastal Carolina University Salvage Sale. "(The
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