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Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Myrtle Beach passed another laser ordinance Tuesday, matching the same rules in place as Horry County.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Green laser pointers were a huge problem along the Grand Strand last summer. Aircraft were affected at least 70 times by the pointers in our area.

Monday, December 31, 2012  As 2012 comes to a close, we've taken a look back at some of the major stories.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Last month, Horry County Council deferred the green laser nuisance to the state. But on Wednesday, it turned back on that decision and decided to take up the issue.

Friday, October 12, 2012  The City of Myrtle Beach is taking the lead in banning high powered green lasers after Horry County Council tabled an ordinance earlier this month. At a League of Cities meeting with mayors across the county, city officials talked about plans to create their own regulations.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Tuesday evening, Horry County Council unanimously decided to defer the laser issue to the state.

Friday, September 14, 2012  An ordinance regulating the sale and use of green laser pointers is headed back to Horry County Council after being reviewed by the Public Safety Committee Thursday evening. The group voted to send it to full council with no recommendations.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Six people cited for illegally using green lasers along the beach.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Tuesday night, Horry County Council had on the agenda the first reading of an ordinance to restrict the use of green laser pointers.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Horry County Council met Tuesday to hear a presentation from the Coast Guard on green lasers.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  A green laser directed at a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter temporarily blinded the aircrew and forced them to land abruptly Wednesday morning while attempting to search for the source of three orange flares spotted near Garden City.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Thursday, NewsChannel 15 found out that officials from Myrtle Beach, the Coast Guard, the Chamber of Commerce, and Horry County Council met to see what changes could be made to protect pilots in our area from green laser pointers that have becomes so popular.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Dwaine Patrick likes to take walks on the beach at night, but one evening a pleasant stroll became unpleasant quickly. Earlier this month someone using a green laser hit him right in the eye when he looked up at a balcony.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Horry County police have identified the two men whose catamaran capsized off the coast just south of Apache Pier Thursday night.

Friday, July 27, 2012  In a situation that's becoming all to common, a Coast Guard helicopter had to temporarily abandon a search because a green laser was pointed at it during a search Thursday for two boaters missing off the coast of the Grand Strand.