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Timrod Elementary curves behavior problem through intervention program
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – At Henry Timrod Elementary School in Florence, numbers really don’t lie. However, for Principal Michelle McBride what was astonishing was the number of referrals racked up. “I...
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SC DSS agrees to changes for foster kids
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – The South Carolina Department of Social Services and Gov. Nikki Haley have agreed to make changes to how the state treats foster children. The changes are in response to a federal...
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Youth minister’s wife arrested in statutory rape case
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – The wife of a Tennessee youth minister was arrested and faces several charges after she allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old she met at church. Ariel...
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Transgender teen who sued SCDMV now finalist for Homecoming Queen
ANDERSON, SC (WSPA) – Chase Culpepper, the transgender teen who sued the SCDMV because they didn’t let her wear makeup in her license photo, is among five finalists for homecoming queen at T.L. Hanna...
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12 Toy Hall of Fame finalists announced
ROCHESTER, NY — The spinning top, coloring book, Wiffle Ball and puppet are vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. The simple classics are among 12 finalists for this year’s class...
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Man accused of pulling out 3 of autistic 4-year-old’s teeth
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man watching a 4-year-old autistic boy for his live-in girlfriend severely beat the child, including pulling three of his teeth out, and left him bleeding and crying overnight,...
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CCU leaders to talk Brooks Stadium expansion, new soccer complex
CONWAY, SC – Coastal Carolina University’s Board of Trustees plans to discuss the expansion of Brooks Stadium and construction of a proposed soccer complex at a meeting Thursday. The items are talking...
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Myrtle Beach tops list of metro areas ‘Growing Like a Weed’
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – LawnStarter.com ranks Myrtle Beach number one on its list of the top 13 U.S. metro areas that are “growing like a weed.” Editors of the lawn care website cited the area’s...
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Lawsuit results in new guidelines on SC tuition
By The Associated Press A lawsuit has resulted in proposed new state guidelines that colleges not charge South Carolina high school graduates who are U.S. citizens out-of-state tuition rates solely...
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SC legislative leaders say they won’t follow high court’s order on school fix...
By The Associated Press The leaders of South Carolina’s House and Senate say the Legislature will ignore deadlines set by the state’s high court and continue its own path for fixing public schools. A...
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Have You Heard – September 30, 2015
Have You Heard, actor James Dean died 60 years ago today (9/30/1955). It’s hard to envision that Dean would be 84 if he were alive. He died in a car wreck in Chalome, California, which is in the...
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Three Horry County Schools win national academic award
Tuesday, it was announced three Horry County Schools won the National Blue Ribbon award for exemplary academics. Lakewood Elementary, and Forestbrook Middle, and Myrtle Beach Intermediate were the...
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3 Horry County schools named National Blue Ribbon award winners
CONWAY, SC – Horry County Schools received word Tuesday is has three National Blue Ribbon Schools award winners in one year. According to a press release from the school district, Lakewood Elementary,...
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Archaeologists pull 3 Civil War cannons from Pee Dee river site
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) – Underwater archaeologists and researchers from the University of South Carolina pulled three cast iron Civil War cannons from the bottom of the Great Pee Dee river where...
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Nurse faces assault charge for pulling inmate’s genitals
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a prison nurse threatened and pulled the genitals of an inmate after accidentally giving him cigarettes and other contraband. State Law Enforcement Division...
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Two jailed after Horry County Police chase suspects at 120 m.p.h.
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Horry County Police say when officers attempted to stop a reportedly stolen vehicle Monday night, the driver refused to stop and led officers on a chase with speeds topping...
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Scotland County releases second group of fugitives wanted in child support court
SCOTLAND COUNTY, NC (WBTW) – The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office Child Support Enforcement division released a second round of wanted fugitives to establish paternity or child support orders. The law...
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Police make arrest in Myrtle Beach weekend shooting near 33rd Ave.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Myrtle Beach Police have made an arrest in connection with the weekend shooting in the area of 33rd Avenue and U.S. Highway 17 Bypass. A man and woman reported to police that...
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Former SC teacher accused of inappropriately touching student gets probabtion
SPARTANBURG – A former teacher in Spartanburg was sentenced to three years probation on an assault and battery charge after being accused of inappropriately touching one of her students. A judge...
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Police: Wanted suspect shoots, kills himself in Myrtle Beach motel
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A wanted suspect died after shooting himself Wednesday morning inside a Myrtle Beach motel, according to police. The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating a shooting...
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