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Thursday, January 17, 2013  A family court judge released a 13-year old-Chesterfield Ruby Middle School student to her parents and placed her on house arrest, after deputies say she sent a Facebook message to a 20-year-old woman on Facebook saying she was going to blow up a school.

Monday, January 14, 2013  A 13-year old-Chesterfield Ruby Middle School student is in the custody of the SC Department of Juvenile Justice after she posted a message on Facebook to a 20-year-old woman about blowing up a school, according to Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Myrtle Beach police arrested Edgars Veide, 24, of Lithuania for crimes they say he committed in October.

Friday, November 09, 2012  A batch of emails released to The Associated Press and other media from Gov. Nikki Haley's office details the confusing response to the release of information on millions of taxpayers.

Monday, November 05, 2012  Myrtle Beach police say a man pulled a knife on a Myrtle Beach cab driver after sending her "flirty" text messages and a picture of himself.

Friday, November 02, 2012  South Carolina's electric companies are urging customers in their bills to sign up for free credit monitoring following a massive security breach at the state's tax collection agency.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  A text message that promises free money may cost you more than trouble in the long run because it's a scam.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Horry County police charged an 11-year-old student Wednesday, saying the student is responsible for leaving a bomb threat in a bathroom stall at Forestbrook Middle School.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Thousands of non-believers will travel to the nation's capital Saturday for the Reason Rally. It's being billed as the biggest gathering of atheists in history. Organizers expect up to 30,000 people to attend the Washington, DC rally.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Graham Tchividjian, is in Myrtle Beach and will be one of many guest speakers at the 'Unfashionable Conference' this weekend.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  A legislative panel has approved a bill that would ban teens from sexting in South Carolina.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  A legislative panel is discussing a bill that would ban teens from sexting in South Carolina.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  For years, the Grand Strand is promoted as a great place to visit. Now, for the first time, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will also market the area as a good place to live.

Monday, October 31, 2011  South Carolina's highest court has upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of smothering his pregnant girlfriend, then using her cell phone to send relatives text messages so they would think she was all right.

Monday, July 18, 2011  A Dillon County man is accused of kidnapping three teenage girls and a one-year-old baby from the Walmart in Marion last Friday afternoon.