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120+ mph winds in storm off NC coast causes injuries on cruise ship, damage...
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A Royal Caribbean cruise ship ran into winds as high as 122 mph and rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean, with some injuries reported to passengers and damage to the ship. Royal...
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Is it time to cut the cord on cable TV?
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) — How much is your monthly cable bill? You’ve likely heard friends or co-workers talking about vegging out on Netflix for an entire weekend or streaming their favorite shows...
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Riders ban together to get horses back on Myrtle Beach shores
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Many horse owners don’t like the city of Myrtle Beach’s ban on riding on the beach. The ban has been on the books since 2011 but it wasn’t until last month it was actually...
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7 ex-NC sheriff’s deputies among 14 convicted in major drug sting
RALEIGH, N.C. — Fourteen people – including 7 current or ex-law enforcement officers — have been convicted in a massive drug sting operation that focused on areas of Eastern North Carolina, officials...
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Man steals $380 worth of DVDs from Walmart, dies while running away
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Polk County Medical Examiner is trying to figure out what caused the death of a 64-year-old shoplifting suspect after a chase outside of the Lakeland Walmart early Sunday morning....
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Analysis: Trump proves GOP establishment can’t stop him
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The current and former chiefs of the state Republican Party condemned him. New Hampshire’s only two Republican members of Congress refused to endorse him. The conservative owner of...
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Federal money earmarked for Grand Strand beaches, Charleston Harbor
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – President Barack Obama’s proposed $4 trillion budget includes money to maintain the Charleston Harbor shipping channel and rebuild Grand Strand beaches. The president’s budget...
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Cruz holding Myrtle Beach rally before returning to Senate
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) – Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is cutting his South Carolina campaign plans short this week to participate in a vote in Washington. On Wednesday, Cruz travels to Myrtle Beach, where he...
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Drug testing of NC welfare applicants, recipients under way
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Drug testing of North Carolina welfare recipients and applicants is finally happening at social service offices. The 2013 law directs someone that social services suspect is using...
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Lowes foods suing company its leasing from
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)-Lowes foods at the Grand Dunes location is suing the company it leases from. The store is in a twenty year lease with Burroughs and Chapin, a development company in Myrtle...
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Free mulch available from Grinding of the Greens
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The City of Myrtle Beach has turned discarded Christmas trees into mulch, which is now available to the community on a first come, first served basis. Free mulch is available,...
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Chris Christie suspends campaign, ends presidential run
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for president after failing to break out from a field in which non-traditional candidates are...
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Publix announces plans to open a store in Murrells Inlet
MURRELLS INLET, SC (WBTW) – The Grand Strand is getting another Publix grocery store. The company announced in a statement Wednesday that Publix Super Markets has executed a lease on a new store...
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Hartsville makes first step in Sunday alcohol sales vote
HARTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – On Tuesday, the Hartsville City Council gave overwhelming preliminary approval to an ordinance to put a public referendum on the Sunday sale of alcohol on the November general...
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SCDOT lays out need for more road money
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – State senators working on a plan to fix South Carolina roads heard from the SCDOT secretary Wednesday how far new money will go. Secretary Christy Hall told senators that an...
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Military expected to be hot topic at Jeb Bush Murrells Inlet event
MURRELLS INLET, SC (WBTW) – Republican presidential hopeful candidate Jeb Bush visited the VFW Post in Murrells Inlet for a standing-room-only town hall meeting Wednesday night. Organizers expected...
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Bush answers Murrells Inlet community questions at Town Hall style meeting
MURRELLS INLET, SC (WBTW) – Wednesday, Jeb Bush had a town hall meeting at the VFW in Murrells Inlet that was so crowded the fire marshal forced about a hundred people into an overflow room. South...
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No charges for previous owner of SC boxer dog blinded by shot in the head
ANDERSON, SC – An Anderson County pet owner responsible for a dog found shot and left for dead last month is not facing charges. We told you about Amara last week following public outcry for justice....
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SC grandfather struck in head with metal bat, teen grandson charged
ANDERSON, SC – A man has been arrested after Anderson Co. Deputies say he struck his grandfather in the head with a metal baseball bat. 18-year-old Joshua Brady Driver was arrested and charged with...
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Community activists wants to end violence in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)- Myrtle Beach community activists Benny Swans is a decorated Vietnam War veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. He says he suffers from that since being...
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