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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Myrtle Beach Police stopped Mark Victor Powell, Jr. on a Bench Warrant about 11:10 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of 5th Avenue North. When they searched Powell, police say he had incendiary devices.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  For more than four years, Robert Hawkins has been part of the American Preppers Network, a movement that has more than 30,000 members nationwide, with a goal of being prepared for any kind of emergency.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A junior at Clemson University is facing a felony charge after police say he made and blew up three dry ice bombs on campus over the weekend.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Dogs can be trained to do some amazing things, like track down lost children, detect bombs or find drugs. Now, there are canines in Georgetown County that can sniff out a nasty pest that is dogging the tourism industry: bed bugs.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  The school resource officer who 15-year-old Christian Helms shot at last September is talking for the first time since last week's sentencing.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  Counselor Christopher Galton, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Surfside Beach, is weighing in on the psychology behind two journals written by 15-year-old Christian Helms.

Friday, August 12, 2011  A student whose name appears on the hit list of Christian Helms is harshly critical of the six-year sentence Helms received this week.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  The 15-year-old Socastee High School student who fired a shot that narrowly missed a school resource officer and took pipe bombs to school last September, was sentenced to six years. A judge sentenced him to six years for attempted murder and five years for the bomb charges. But the five years are to run concurrent.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  The teenager who shot at a school resource officer last September will receive his sentence Wednesday.

Monday, August 08, 2011  A trial that was set to begin Monday for a teenager who shot at a school resource officer last year came to an abrupt conclusion.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Trial started Monday for a 15-year-old Socastee High student accused of shooting at the school resource officer and bringing bombs to school.

Sunday, August 07, 2011  The trial for a 15-year-old Socastee High student accused of shooting at the school resource officer and bringing bombs to school will begin Monday morning.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Trial has been set for August 8 for the Socastee High student accused of shooting at the school resource officer and bringing bombs to school.

Thursday, July 14, 2011