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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The FBI's Pee Dee Violent Crimes Task Force, along with officers from the Darlington County Drug Enforcement Unit, and SLED arrested five people Tuesday on various federal charges.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Because of the extreme impacts caused by "superstorm" Sandy last October, the name has been retired from the list of names used by the World Meteorological Organization.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A federal safety panel is meeting in Virginia to examine what led to the sinking of a replica 18th-century sailing ship that ran into Hurricane Sandy and sank off the Outer Banks.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A gun-rights organization is reminding North Carolina lawmakers its members believe in the right to bear arms and they shouldn't attempt to pass legislation that narrows the freedom.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  An elementary school that previously allowed parents and family members to walk freely through the hallways before and after school is changing its policy after 26 people were killed in a Connecticut school shooting.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  A three-day celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is planned for Myrtle Beach.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  A teacher at Burgess Elementary in Horry County traveled to Newtown, Connecticut over Christmas break to deliver a wreath and poems his class made for the families of the Sandy Hook victims.

Friday, January 04, 2013  U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Classes start this Thursday morning for the little children of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  After the mass shooting in Newtown Connecticut, many of us were left wondering what we could do to help the victims. Rick Kaplan saw the news coverage and knew exactly what to do.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  For many parts of the country people enjoyed a white, snowy Christmas, that was not the case for the Grand Strand.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  A Spartanburg County school district plans to post an off-duty deputy at each of its 10 elementary schools when students return in January.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The Sandy Hook Elementary shooting was senseless in every way imaginable, but out of each horror, we often see human spirit that overshadows any evil.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The bell tolled 26 times at First Baptist Church in Hartsville Friday morning in honor of the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Connecticut one week ago Friday.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Shortly after the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, a woman wrote an article called "I am Adam Lanza's mother." The article spread quickly across the internet and a local mother said she can relate.