UNCP student reported missing while studying abroad in Costa Rica
PEMBROKE, NC (WBTW) – A University of North Carolina at Pembroke student studying abroad is missing. According to a release on the UNCP Facebook page, Deon D. Greene, a junior who is studying abroad at...
View ArticleSC woman fondles strangers in store and asks for money, police say
A Spartanburg woman faces charges after police say she walked into a store on South Church Street Tuesday, and started fondling customers and asking them for money. When she was asked to leave, police...
View ArticleMissing Robeson Co. man safely located
PEMBROKE (WBTW) – An elderly Robeson County man reported missing overnight Wednesday was found safe. According to the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, 90-year-old Robert Edward Oxendine was...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Aquarium gets new lemurs
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The lemurs at the South Carolina Aquarium are headed north but the Charleston attraction is getting some new ones. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach police search for convenience store robber
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Myrtle Beach police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a convenience store robbery Thursday morning. According to the MBPD website, the incident happened around...
View ArticleSC high school student suspended for wearing ‘Lesbian’ shirt
CHESNEE, SC (WSPA) – “Nobody knows I’m a lesbian.” Those are the words on a Chesnee High School student’s shirt that she said got her suspended from school. “You need to change your shirt or go home,”...
View ArticleMom, daughter arrested in animal cruelty case across 4 states
FLORAL CITY, FL — A Citrus County woman, 74-year-old Nancy Lee Freeman, and her 41-year-old daughter, Katherine Freeman, have been arrested on multiple animal cruelty charges in an investigation that...
View ArticleNC boy cuffed to porch with chicken around neck returns to mom
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A judge says a boy who was found handcuffed to the porch of his legal guardian’s house with a dead chicken around his neck two years ago can return to his mother. CLICK HERE for...
View ArticleFirst Bentley SUV unveiled: 187 mph, 14 mpg
RALEIGH, NC — Bentley’s first SUV — named for a rugged peak in the Canary Islands — goes on sale early next year. The photos and specs of the new vehicle — called the Bentayga — were announced on...
View ArticleHusband and wife among victims killed in NC plane crash
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — Officials have identified the three Pennsylvania residents killed when a small plane crashed near a rock quarry in North Carolina. Officials on Tuesday identified the victims...
View ArticleSecond death reported in cucumber salmonella outbreak
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Texas woman has become the second person to die in a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers sold by a California company, health officials reported Wednesday. The...
View Article6 named to panel to plan Confederate flag display
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Six people have been named to a panel that will come up with a proposal to display the Confederate flag at a South Carolina museum. The State newspaper reported...
View ArticleGeorgetown County education group celebrate a decade of service
GEORGETOWN COUNTY — The Village Group in Georgetown County is celebrating its 10th year in 2015. The group helps expand or advance students’ education through summer and weekend programs. It also...
View ArticlePerdue Farms Donates 50-Foot Refrigerated Trailer; Helps Harvest Hope Provide...
Florence, SC – Perdue Farms delivered a 50-foot refrigerated trailer to Harvest Hope Food Bank in Florence that will be used to store perishable foods destined for citizens in need across the Pee...
View ArticleEight rehabilitated sea turtles released into ocean
SURF CITY, NC (WNCT) – Eight sea turtles made their debut into the big ocean blue Wednesday. Hundreds came out to the release in Surf City to cheer on the sea turtles who had been rehabilitating for...
View ArticleProsecutor: Dorchester coroner charged with misconduct
ST. GEORGE, SC (AP) – A prosecutor says Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet is expected to turn himself in on a charge of misconduct in office. Multiple media outlets report that prosecutor David...
View ArticleVideo: Angry Florida driver to deputy: ‘No wonder you people get shot’
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A Florida driver recently set an example of how not to respond after being stopped for speeding. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office shared this video of a traffic stop last...
View Article20 baby names predicted to be overused over next century
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – With slightly fewer than four million babies being born in America each year, it’s nearly impossible to have an unduplicated name for your child, but there are some names that...
View ArticleCell phones in the classroom, to fight it or embrace it
DARLINGTON, SC (WBTW) – In this day and age, our cell phones seem to be part of our daily wardrobe, and in a generation with technology constantly changing, they’ve become part of a battle teachers...
View ArticleLoris teen killed in North Myrtle Beach crash
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Horry County Coroner has identified the victim killed in the crash in North Myrtle Beach Thursday morning. According to Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard,...
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