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Friday, May 10, 2013  The suspect involved in Thursday's stand-off at a home in Socastee has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Sgt. Robert Kegler with Horry County police.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  An animal rights group plans a vigil at the State Law Enforcement Division headquarters after the agency destroyed a goose nest with eggs inside.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Department of Natural Resources officers spent several hours Sunday looking for a man in the Carolina Lakes subdivision off Highway 544 in Horry County.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Communications officials with the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) say they're conducting a preliminary review of the theft of missing campaign signs in the McColl community of Marlboro County.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The bombing that took place in Boston Monday, beg the question: how safe are the events closer to home?

Saturday, April 13, 2013  The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating allegations of fraud in Tuesday's Marion mayoral and city council elections, according to Marion police.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Deputy Jake Chamberlain was cleared by the State Law Enforcement Division of any wrongdoing regarding an off duty incident, according to Captain Michael Nunn with Florence County Sheriff's Office.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Steven Drake, 30, a corrections officer at the Darlington County Detention Center, is accused of asking a female inmate to perform oral sex on him in a holding cell.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  A Myrtle Beach teenager has accomplished something only handful of other male dancers around the world do every year, he's been accepted to the Julliard School in New York City, a distinguished arts school.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The University of South Carolina's Division of Research at the Darla Moore School of Business released its economic impact study on Sonoco of Hartsville Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Governor Nikki Haley took a tour of the damage left when a grass fire led to 109 condos burning to the ground in the Windsor Green subdivision of Carolina Forest.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Horry County police are investigating two separate brush fires in the Avalon subdivision in Carolina Forest.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A 22-year-old Conway man was arrested in Ohio for the deadly shooting at Coastal Carolina University on February 26.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  JP Morgan Chase and Company laid off 550 employees at its Florence Division Thursday morning.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Horry County Sheriff's Office, State Law Enforcement Division, ATF, and the US Marshals task force all worked to arrest a fugitive from North Carolina Wednesday morning.