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Yesterday at 5:05 PM  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Yesterday at 10:00 AM  The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts.

Yesterday at 7:21 AM  A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  A 16-year-old girl says the Mullins High School Varsity Football Coach showed her pornographic pictures of himself on his cell phone.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 135 mph (215 kilometers), was expected to remain over the open ocean before turning north and running parallel to the U.S. coast, potentially reaching the North Carolina coastal region by late Thursday or early Friday.

Friday, August 27, 2010  Jared Fogle, of SUBWAY® visited Burgess Elementary School in Myrtle Beach, Friday morning.

Friday, August 27, 2010  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is talking about the impact a new interstate might have on South Carolina's economy.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  Glenn Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech is drawing criticism, protests and questions about his intentions.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  NewsChannel 15 has learned a Cheraw police officer who was shot in the line of duty has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina says he will not be voting for his party's nominee for U.S. Senate because of a pending felony indictment.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office blocked off a section of Goude Street off Wachesaw Road in Murrells Inlet Wednesday afternoon.