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Many across Pee Dee attend job fair in Florence
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – On Wednesday News13 reported that hundreds of jobs could be leaving the Pee Dee area in the coming months, as several companies in the area have decided to close. However, while...
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Mitchell picked by Indiana Fever in first round of WNBA Draft
Uncasville, CT (WBTW) – South Carolina senior Tiffany Mitchell was the ninth pick in the first round of the 2016 WNBA Draft tonight. She’s the sixth Gamecock all-time to be selected. She becomes the...
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SC author giving away $40,000 Lowcountry wedding
By Mayci McLeod (WCBD) (CHARLESTON, SC) If wedding bells are in your future, we have a way you can get that celebration for free. New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe is coming out with...
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Funeral arrangements released for Florence Bi-Lo employee killed by falling...
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Funeral arrangements were announced for the Bi-Lo worker killed in a work-related accident in Florence. According to his obituary, visitation for 21-year-old Ryan Hoffman will be...
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Fairmont man killed in Robeson County shooting
ROWLAND, NC (WBTW) – A Robeson County shooting has claimed the life of a 28-year-old Fairmont man early Thursday morning. Major Anthony Thompson with the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies...
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Florence Bi-Lo store worker dies after being struck by falling glass from window
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Florence County Coroner Keith Von Lutcken said a 21-year-old man died Wednesday after being severely injured by glass on the job Sunday evening. Von Lutcken says Ryan Hoffman of...
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Woman airlifted to Duke Hospital after pit bull attack in Pembroke
PEMBROKE, NC (WBTW) – A woman was attacked by a family member’s dog in her Pembroke apartment Wednesday morning, and Robeson County officials say the victim had to be airlifted to Duke University...
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Florence elementary school students take part in micro-farm project
By WBTW News Staff (FLORENCE, SC) Some students in Florence get hands-on experience into what it takes to grow the food they eat. Briggs Elementary School created a micro-farm on campus. Students in...
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‘We didn’t believe it,’ says mother of pregnant woman killed in Horry County
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The mother of a pregnant 22-year-old woman whose body was discovered lifeless in a vacant lot in Longs Monday morning says she has many unanswered questions. “I remember her...
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The Myrtle Beach Fire Department needs more firefighters
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)-The Myrtle Beach fire department just had twenty people graduate fire school and fill several open positions. Even with all the new hires, the department still needs more...
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Home Depot employee threatened with knife by shoplifter, report says
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A Myrtle Beach Home Depot employee was threatened with a knife trying to stop a man stealing from the store. According a Myrtle Beach police report, the incident happened at...
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14-month-old Texas girl dies after getting 2 cavities filled, parents say
AUSTIN,TX — For the first time, we are hearing the 911 call made from the dentist office where investigators say a 14-month-old girl died after undergoing a procedure her parents said was routine....
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NC protesters block road in front of McDonald’s, seek $15 minimum wage
DURHAM, N.C. – Hundreds of protesters filled Durham streets on Thursday in a protest designed to call attention to raising the minimum wage. The U.S. minimum wage is now $7.25 an hour, and the push to...
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Myrtle Beach High student paints city scenes for shoe contest
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Art Department at Myrtle Beach High School entered the VANS Shoe Contest, featuring the work of one Myrtle Beach High student, for a chance to win $50,000. The Myrtle...
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Sumter woman jailed after rape allegation deemed untrue
SUMTER, SC (WBTW) – A Sumter woman is charged with filing a false police report and resisting arrest after deputies discovered the rape allegations she made against a man were not true. Public...
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Woman airlifted after stabbing at Sumter chicken processing plant
SUMTER, SC (WBTW) – A stabbing victim was airlifted to a Columbia hospital Friday morning after an incident at a chicken processing plant in Sumter turned violent. Public Information Officer Ken Bell...
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Gamecock’s football coach fires team chaplain
COLUMBIA, SC – University of South Carolina’s head coach Will Muschamp has fired the team’s chaplain Adrian Despres, according to a spokesperson for the athletic department. The athletic department...
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Two hurt after argument in Rowland leads to shooting
ROWLAND, NC (WBTW) – An argument among several people on North Hickory Street in Rowland Monday night ended with two people being shot, police say. Chief John Reeves with Rowland Police Department says...
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Around Town: BaconFest 2016
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – If you’re a fan of bacon, you’ll love BaconFest 2016 hosted by Nash 106.5 at House of Blues tomorrow. BaconFest is slated to be the area’s first bacon festival, restaurants will...
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Florence County child fatality review team to look closer at child deaths
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Florence County Coroner Keith Von Lutcken is putting together a child fatality review team to take a closer look at child deaths in Florence County. The team will include...
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