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Arrest made in deadly hit-and-run of bicyclist in Hartsville
HARTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – South Carolina Highway Patrol has made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a bicyclist in late March. Cpl. Sonny Collins says highway patrolmen...
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Man jailed after woman claims violent physical, sexual abuse at North Myrtle...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A North Myrtle Beach man is in jail after a woman came forward claiming she was kept in a back room of the man’s business and was continuously beaten and sexually...
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Driver killed in single vehicle crash near Kingstree
KINGSTREE, SC (WBTW) – A single vehicle crash has killed one person in Williamsburg County, reports South Carolina Highway Patrol. Cpl. Sonny Collins says the driver of a Chevy SUV was killed when the...
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Deputies search for man who attacked 11-year-old girl in Sumter
SUMTER, SC (WBTW) – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in finding a man who attempted to sexually assault an 11-year-old girl Tuesday afternoon. Ken Bell with the...
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Family’s home destroyed in Myrtle Beach fire
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Two mobile homes were damaged by a fire in Myrtle Beach Tuesday afternoon. Fire in Myrtle Beach damages two mobile homes. (Image Source: News13’s Brennan McDavid) According...
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SC DJJ outlines changes after recent riots
By Robert Kittle (COLUMBIA, SC) The director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice laid out Tuesday what changes the agency has made since two recent riots. Director Sylvia Murray and...
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Trump, Clinton claim early victories in Northeast primaries
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Republican Donald Trump swept to easy victories Tuesday in Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania primaries, keeping the brash billionaire on his narrow path to the GOP nomination....
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Wildlife officers issue spring alligator warning for parts of NC
NEW BERN, N.C. – State wildlife officers have issued a spring warning for alligators in eastern North Carolina. CLICK TO VIEW 15 PHOTOS As temperatures rise, the number of alligator sightings increase....
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Police chief apologizes after officers arrest and handcuff 10 elementary...
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee police chief has offered an apology after his officers handcuffed and arrested 10 elementary school students. Murfreesboro Police Chief Karl Durr told The...
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2 women arrested for prostitution in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Myrtle Beach police arrested two women on prostitution charges Tuesday. According to the police website, Dawn Allyson Czaikowski, 33, was arrested near the 200 block of 19th...
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Scotland High School to release early Wednesday
LAURINBURG, N.C. (WBTW) – Students at Scotland High School will be released at 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to a message on the school district’s website. Maintenance on the high school’s air...
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Former SC bank employee sentenced for embezzling $180K
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – A former Carolina Alliance Bank employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $180,000 from a customer’s bank account. Murray Glenn, spokesman for the 7th Circuit...
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South Carolina high school students required to learn CPR
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)-Governor Nikki Haley signed a law that will add a new requirement for high school students and its one that could save a life. High schoolers already have many requirements,...
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Florence Co. deputies looking for burglary suspect
FLORENCE (WBTW) — Florence County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man they say broke in to a store in Pamplico last month. According to a release, deputies think 38-year-old Torrie Brown of...
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Video: Pilot escapes fiery crash in Alabama
(WKRG) — A dramatic scene unfolded Tuesday afternoon in a neighborhood in the Foley when a small, twin engine plane crashed. WKRG News 5 has learned the pilot made it out of the plane and lucky to be...
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Cruz planning ‘major announcement’ amid VP speculation
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says in Indiana that he will be making a “major announcement” on Wednesday afternoon amid speculation he will name a running mate even though he trails front-runner...
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Thieves rip doors from store in Mayesville burglary
SUMTER, SC (WBTW) – Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a burglar alarm at The Station located at 5480 Florence Hwy. in Mayesville just after 3 a.m. Tuesday and found that the store had been...
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Transgender group threatens to sue Horry County Schools
SOCASTEE, SC (WBTW) – A transgender rights group is threatening to sue Horry County Schools because a student claims he was not allowed to use the boy’s bathroom. The student’s mother, identified as...
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Wife of ex-high school football coach had sex with player on team, officials say
KNOXVILLE – The wife of a former assistant high school football coach was arrested and accused of having sex with a high school football player. South Doyle High School. WATE photo Kelsey McCarter,...
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No cleanup, no ketchup: condiments removed at SC high school
After a student at Berea High School tweeted a photo showing his school lunch, with no condiments, Greenville County Schools responded. They said that the decision to remove condiments came after...
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