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Yesterday at 11:48 PM  92 days into the 100 Deadly Days of Summer, there have been 177 traffic fatalities. That's down from 255 at this point last year - a 30 percent drop.

Yesterday at 10:13 PM  Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl are becoming more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks.

Yesterday at 5:50 PM  The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.

Yesterday at 5:49 PM  Hurricane Earl is weakening slightly as it heads toward North Carolina's Outer Banks, but forecasters say it's still a dangerous hurricane with winds of 115 mph.

Yesterday at 5:16 PM  Economic development leaders hope a new image on the Marion skyline will promote tourism.

Yesterday at 5:13 PM  Labor Day Weekend is the last big tourism holiday of the season.

Yesterday at 5:09 PM  Surfers were enjoying the rare surf conditions all over the Grand Strand Thursday.

Yesterday at 4:22 PM  The City of Johnsonville released pictures of a work in progress that will soon be erected at Venters Landing on the Lynches River.

Yesterday at 4:15 PM  The high waves kicked up by Hurricane Earl will certainly carry some sand out to sea with them.

Yesterday at 3:48 PM  Click on the 'video play' icon to see the stories we are working on for the News at 6.

Yesterday at 3:07 PM  Two companies in Marion County plan to add jobs.

Yesterday at 2:35 PM  Hurricane Earl is weakening slightly but it's still packing winds near 125 mph as it blows toward North Carolina's coast.

Yesterday at 2:07 PM  Officers won't say what evidence they've seized from Gregory Hill, but NewsChannel 15 has learned it's being analyzed by the State Law Enforcement Division.

Yesterday at 11:57 AM  An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.

Yesterday at 11:37 AM  Marion County deputies need your help finding a stolen vehicle.