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Today at 8:06 AM  Hurricane Earl will pass to our East today bringing a windy day with more clouds and a slight chance of a coastal shower. Very hot weather expected tomorrow before more seasonal weather returns for Labor Day Weekend.

Today at 12:10 AM  As Hurricane Earl skirts by the South Carolina coast, it's not going unnoticed along the Grand Strand, as beachgoers have felt Earl's impact.

Yesterday at 11:42 PM  An Horry County man faces criminal charges after he punched his child's assistant principal on the first day of this school year.

Yesterday at 10:54 PM  Bed bugs are small, feed on blood, and are becoming a troublesome issue in some parts of the country. To stay ahead of the issue, the Department of Health and Environmental Control partnered with the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association for a training seminar targeting the tourism industry.

Yesterday at 5:29 PM  A 16-year-old girl says the Mullins High School Varsity Football Coach showed her pornographic pictures of himself on his cell phone.

Yesterday at 4:18 PM  Is it possible to be *too* well-informed about a hurricane? It's a real issue for tourism on the Grand Strand, with many potential visitors getting conflicting or unclear information about Hurricane Earl's path.

Yesterday at 8:02 AM  Another hot day with a little more humidity and plenty of sunshine. Hurricane Earl stays to our East over the next 2 days, but will bring high rip current rusks through the week.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Click on the 'video play' icon to see the stories we are working on for the News at 6.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Plenty of sunshine and heat today with the humidity on the rise as the week rolls on. Hurricane Earl will pass to our East on Thursday increasing our rip current risks into the weekend.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Horry County hospitals are reporting a higher number of snake bites this year.

Monday, August 30, 2010  After a rash of robberies, some Grand Strand pharmacies are taking steps to make sure they won't be the next victim.