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Friday, May 17, 2013  Thursday marked two months since a fire destroyed the Windsor Green condominiums in Carolina Forest.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Two months to the day after the fire that left nearly 200 people homeless, new construction is well underway.

Monday, March 25, 2013  It's been nine days since the fire at the Windsor Green condo development destroyed 26 buildings and left 189 people homeless. Aid for the fire victims now heads into a new phase. Volunteers are helping victims get cash, supplies and even jobs.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Millions of Americans deal with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, and the problem isn't going away anytime soon. Thursday night, an addiction specialist from the hit television show "Intervention," spoke to a group at Horry Georgetown Technical College.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A company has purchased the former Road Rescue building in the Marion County Industrial Park on Spartan Place in Marion, and it will mean new jobs coming to Marion County.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Endangered loggerhead sea turtles are making a big comeback on the South Carolina coast.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  U.S. home prices jumped 3.8 percent in the 12 months ending in July, according to a private real estate data provider.

Friday, August 03, 2012  New talking points on the campaign trail as nemployment rate rises to 8.3 percent.

Friday, May 18, 2012  A new Coastal Carolina University study has found tourism in the Myrtle Beach area led the recovery from the Great Recession, bouncing back faster than other areas of the economy along the state's Grand Strand.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Millions of tourists visit the Grand Strand each year, but a special group just arrived to the area. Nearly two dozen wounded warriors are here for a break from recovery.

Friday, January 20, 2012  In early December, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce President Brad Dean donated a kidney at Duke University Hospital in North Carolina.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  A stronger form of a commonly-abused prescription drug may be headed to the market.

Friday, September 09, 2011  Political pundits are already judging President Barack Obama's speech on jobs and so are many of you. Obama's plan comes on the heels of sagging approval ratings for himself and Congress. Coupled with high unemployment and no new jobs created last month.

Friday, August 19, 2011  The state Department of Transportation is delaying about $24 million in road projects in 18 counties as it tries to resolve its cash flow problems.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011  South Carolina's transportation secretary says state highway contractors will be paid on time after the Federal Highway Administration made advanced payments to his cash-strapped agency.