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Friday, May 03, 2013  Myrtle Beach is considering turning over its library to Horry County.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Firefighters in Georgetown County have a new piece of updated technology to use when they respond to a call, thermal imaging cameras. The cameras allow firefighters to see into a building through smoke and darkness.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Authorities say one of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Authorities say a campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has died from injuries in a shooting on the campus outside Boston.

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.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  South Carolina's top jurist says she's confident that the technology used by the state's court system is secure.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The head of South Carolina's information technology division says lawmakers should consider hiring two people to oversee agencies' cyber security.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  South Carolina's inspector general recommends centralizing the cyber security functions of state agencies to help prevent another loss of personal data.

Sunday, November 25, 2012  Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales fell slightly from last year.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  An Horry County parent says Horry County Schools are cheating kids out of spots in a competitive math and science program, called STEM.

Monday, August 20, 2012  In just two days, students at the new River Oaks elementary school will test out new technology techniques in the classroom by using iPads and laptops

Monday, June 18, 2012  The Charleston Fire Department is gathering to remember nine firefighters killed while fighting a furniture store fire.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Florence police are testing out technology that scans hundreds of license plates at a time, then alerts officers to traffic violators and other offenders.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Horry County police arrested Harlan Howard Bell, 18, Wednesday for bringing a stun gun to the Academy for Technology and Academics on Highway 701 North.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Garry Billiot is a certified fingerprint examiner with the Darlington County Sheriff's Office.  While working to solve a burglary that happened on Bellhaven Road in Darlington County in April, Billiot's using new Automated Fingerprint Identification System or AFIS to help him out.