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SC lottery jackpots total $464M for weekend drawings
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – The South Carolina Education Lottery reports nearly a half a billion dollars is on the line in this weekend’s Mega Millions and Powerball drawings, one or more lucky lottery...
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Man charged with DUI after rear-ending Darlington County deputy
DARLINGTON COUNTY (WBTW) – A Hartsville man is in jail on multiple charges after he rear-ended a Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thursday night. According to the South Carolina Highway...
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South Carolina shoppers now pay taxes on Amazon sales
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW / AP) – A sales-tax break the South Carolina Legislature gave Amazon in 2011 expired at midnight January 1. Taxing Amazon’s in-state sales could add tens of millions of dollars...
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Bill would allow SC cities, counties, colleges, to change names and monuments
By Robert Kittle (COLUMBIA, SC) South Carolina lawmakers agreed this year to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds. Now, they’ll be asked to allow cities, counties, and colleges to...
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SC senator to file gun restriction bills
By Robert Kittle (COLUMBIA, SC) South Carolina lawmakers will be dealing with several bills next year that would put new restrictions on guns. Sen. Marlon Kimpson, D-Charleston, plans to file as many...
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Florence homeless shelter gets $350k from anonymous donor, but still seeks...
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – There are more than 100 unsheltered men, women and children in the Pee Dee area, according to the 2015 Point-In-Time count of homeless people. So this year, non-profit...
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Have You Heard? – January 2, 2016
Have You Heard, today (1/2) marks the 21st anniversary of the Gamecocks’ first-ever bowl victory. USC beat West Virginia, 24-21, in the Carquest Bowl in Miami. Quarterback Steve Taneyhill was the...
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South Carolina Residents receive $1.2M in flood-related jobless benefits
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolinians who were unable to work amid the October flooding disaster have received more than $1.2 million in unemployment benefits. The State newspaper reports...
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Man charged with arson in Horry County home fire
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) Horry County Authorities are investigating a mobile home fire as a possible arson. Horry County Fire Rescue spokesperson Brian Vanaernem tells News13 the fire happened Friday...
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Williamsburg officers search for suspect in New Year’s Day shooting
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SC (WBTW) The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the suspect in a shooting incident that happened early in the morning on New Year’s Day. According to...
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NWS issues flood warning for the Waccamaw River
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW)- The National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina has issued a Flood Warning for the Waccamaw River in Conway until further notice, according to a weather advisory....
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NC Pastor: Man who carried gun into church was calmly disarmed
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) – A Fayetteville city councilman says an armed stranger who walked into his church during a New Year’s Eve service handed over his rifle and prayed with the pastor before police...
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Have You Heard? – January 3, 2016
Have You Heard, today (1/3) marks the 20th anniversary of Motorola’s release of the StarTAC, which was the first flip-phone. Approximately 60 million StarTAC’s were sold. Apple Computer was...
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South Carolina flood victims face deadline to apply for federal assistance
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Flood victims in the 24 counties covered by October’s emergency declaration have until Monday to apply for federal aid. Since the deadline officially falls on Sunday, the Federal...
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Multiple people hurt in Marion County crash
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) – Multiple people were hurt in a crash on Highway 76 near Big Oak Loop near Nichols, according to Marion County Emergency Management officials. The crash happened Sunday...
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One person hospitalized after a car crashes near house in Loris
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW)- The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Loris that sent one person to the hospital. The Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 6:00pm on Heritage...
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Families in Marlboro County seeking help after displaced from home due to...
MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Three families in Marlboro County left their homes on Rocky Ridge Road Saturday afternoon as they wait for water to drain from their yards from the recent rainfall this...
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Claypond Road crash sends 6 people to the hospital, SCHP says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW)- The South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a collision with injuries on Claypond Road and George Bishop Saturday night. According to SCHP, the crash happened around...
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South Carolina DNR investigating body found in the Big Pee Dee River
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW)- According to the Florence County Coroner’s Office, SCDNR is investigating after the body of a boater was found near Evans Farm Road in Pamplico, on Saturday afternoon....
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Grammy-award winning singer Natalie Cole dead at 65
(WFLA) — Grammy-award winning R & B singer Natalie Cole has died. Cole was the daughter of legendary singer Nat King Cole. Publicist Maureen O’Connor says Cole died Thursday night. She was 65....
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