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88 percent of 11th graders earn work-skills certificate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – About 88 percent of South Carolina’s 11th graders scored high enough on a work-skills test last spring to receive certificates they can take to employers. Scores released Tuesday...
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Former peanut exec gets 28 years in prison for outbreak
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) – On his way to federal prison, perhaps for the rest of his life, former peanut executive Stewart Parnell has said he’s sorry for the hundreds who became ill and nine people who died...
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Two GOP candidates will visit the Grand Strand today
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)-The GOP race continues to heat up this morning as more candidates make their way to the Grand Strand. Today GOP presidential candidates Carly Fiorina and Mike Huckabee will...
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Two GOP candidates speak in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW / AP) – Two Republican presidential candidates are in Myrtle Beach Tuesday speaking on matters close to their campaigns. Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina is talking...
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Starbucks launches mobile order and pay feature
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Starbucks customers can soon get their coffee faster than ever before. (Starbucks Photo) The company announced this week that Mobile Order & Pay on iOS and Android devices is...
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Volkswagen sets aside $7.3 billion over emissions scandal
BERLIN (AP) — The crisis enveloping Volkswagen AG, the world’s top-selling carmaker, escalated Tuesday as the company issued a profit warning following a stunning admission that some 11 million of its...
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Mike Huckabee visits Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee visited the Grand Strand on Tuesday afternoon for an event called “Huckabee Huddle with Veterans”. Around 50 people showed up to...
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Website lets you create Peanut character look-alike
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Peanuts movie is scheduled to hit theaters on Nov. 6. and the creators wanted everyone to have a little fun by letting you “Get Peanutized.” A new website lets you become part...
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‘Poor procedure’ leads to destruction of 333 sexual assault kits
FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WNCN) – The Fayetteville Police Department said it did not break any laws when it destroyed 333 sexual assault kits but it was “poor procedure.” In February, the Department’s Special...
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Study: Millions of American households are rent-burdened
GREENVILLE (WNCT) – A new study finds Americans are spending too much of their income on rent, as 11.3 million Americans are considered rent-burdened households. The study finds that 1 out of 4...
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A look at the sites Pope Francis will visit in the US
A look at the sites Pope Francis will visit while in the United States: ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE Pope Francis will arrive in the United States on Tuesday afternoon through Andrews Air Force Base....
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Coach Steve Spurrier makes QB switch at South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Another week, another new starting quarterback at South Carolina. Getting the call: freshman Lorenzo Nunez. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier had promised changes ahead after his...
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Nursing homes in Grand Strand, Pee Dee flagged for repeat violations
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Two nursing homes in the Grand Strand and Pee Dee areas have been named in a report for repeat violations of health or fire procedures. The Coalition for Quality Care, a...
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Myrtle Beach City Council looks to cut spending on events and festivals
MYRTLE BEACH, SC- City Council is considering a resolution that would cut in-kind services to festivals and events. The city usually co-sponsors events and picks up the tab for services like trash...
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Committee continues efforts to bring public charter school to Florence
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – On Monday, one of two public meetings was held to inform parents and the community about Virtus Academy Charter School at the Boys and Girls Club in Florence. Potential charter...
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Contrary to perception, police deaths down this year
By Robert Kittle With lots of media attention on law enforcement officers who’ve been killed in the line of duty recently, you probably think the number of attacks on them is up. But University of...
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Skydiver survives ‘spiral down to the ground’
EAGLE CREEK, Ore. (KOIN) — Nicole Crandall had 81 parachute jumps to her credit, including 19 this season, when she went skydiving September 5 at Eagle Creek. She did one jump and decided to do a...
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Scotland County takes to Facebook to collect child support from fugitives
SCOTLAND COUNTY, NC (WBTW) – The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office Child Support Enforcement division has taken to Facebook in its search for several wanted fugitives to establish paternity or child...
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Brother speaks out for NC man accused of trying to drown kids
DURHAM, NC (WNCN) — WNCN is taking a deeper look at the internal struggle a man was facing when police say he tried to drown his own children. Allan Lassiter, 29, is in a Durham jail facing three...
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No charges for driver who struck bicyclist on Hwy. 501
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A car hit a bicyclist on U.S. Highway 501 in the Carolina Forest area around 4:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to the SC Highway Patrol. The collision happened in the...
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