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Friday, September 07, 2012  A Coastal Carolina University student was killed Friday morning in a hit and run accident on Highway 544. The victim, Elizabeth Paola Gorshack, 18, was a freshman student from Warwick, New York.

Monday, June 18, 2012  It was a scary situation for some residents in Murrells Inlet Monday morning after they say a nearly 400-pound black bear was spotted in their neighborhood.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Horry County police remembered the first officer from the department who was shot to death in the line of duty. They held a memorial service for Corporal Dennis Lyden at Hillcrest Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  The following story and video attached to it contain graphic descriptions of events that may not be appropriate for all ages. On April 25, 2009, spring breaker Brittanee Drexel disappeared after leaving a hotel on the Grand Strand. On the third anniversary of the disappearance, a victim of the only named "person of interest" in the case shared her disturbing and powerful story with NewsChannel 15.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  Two people vandalized 20 school buses parked in a lot next to Loris High School and a classroom at Loris High School early Thursday morning.

Friday, April 06, 2012  SCDOT wants to make some changes to the median on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island from Baskervill Drive to Waverly Road. They say the stretch of road is dangerous, but some say the proposals will make it even worse.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Theatres across the Grand Strand are quickly selling tickets for the much-anticipated release of the movie, The Hunger Games, set to open Friday. Many are holding midnight screenings that have begun to sell out. But are the books and movie too violent for some of the young adult audience it's targeting?

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Three people were hospitalized and nine people are looking for a place to stay after a fire at an apartment building in the 800 block of South Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach, according to city spokesman Pat Dowling.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  Stuart Moran of Arden, N.C. won the men's and overall divisions.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Within a week, two violent crimes have occurred near a homeless encampment in Horry County. A man was stabbed last Saturday, and a homeless man was set on fire while he was asleep early Friday morning. Friday afternoon, NewsChannel 15's Lindsey Theis got an intimate look inside the camp and spoke with several who live there.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Hugh Elliott, 85, was a World War II veteran. Austin Daniel Elliott, 9, and Connor Lynn Elliott, 7, attended Green Sea Floyds Elementary School. Grief counselors spoke with students to help them deal with the deaths of their classmates.