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Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:37:13 -0400

BRISTOL, Connecticut - Less than a week after Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed gun restrictions into law in April, gun manufacturer PTR Industries said it intended to leave the state to avoid the damage it expected to be inflicted on its business.

South Carolina editorial roundup

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:57 -0400

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

Fire marshal closes part of Myrtle Beach motel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:37:21 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - A fire marshal has shut down part of a Myrtle Beach motel after finding up to 14 people in some rooms and smoke detectors missing.

Myrtle Beach gets time to expand convention center

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:10:17 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Myrtle Beach now has more time to expand the city convention center.

NC teen killed in Myrtle Beach auto crash

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:58:35 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - A North Carolina teenager is dead after a late-night crash in Myrtle Beach.

100 surfers honor surfer lost in Andrea's waves

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:47:12 -0400

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Surfers along South Carolina's Grand Strand have honored the memory of a surfer lost last week in the winds and waves of Tropical Storm Andrea.

Condo complex ravaged by fire being rebuilt

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:36:23 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Work is under way to rebuild the Windsor Green condominiums near Myrtle Beach that were ravaged by a wildfire in March.

Construction delayed on Myrtle Beach hotel

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:58:04 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Construction has been delayed on the first new hotel in Myrtle Beach in four years.

Reward raised for SC woman found dead under bridge

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:00:34 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - A reward for information about the death of a 23-year-old South Carolina woman is now $6,000.

Authorities call off search for missing SC surfer

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:50:11 -0400

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - A search has been called off for a teenage surfer missing in choppy waters off North Myrtle Beach.

Police: Man charged after running over ducks

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:26:14 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Myrtle Beach police say a 72-year-old man is charged with mistreatment of animals after running over a mother duck and her ducklings trying to cross the street.

Police release sketch of woman pulled from SC surf

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:02:06 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Authorities have released a sketch of a woman found lifeless in Myrtle Beach over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

5 free things to do in Myrtle Beach, SC

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:02:12 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Myrtle Beach, this year celebrating the 75th anniversary of its incorporation, is the heart of South Carolina's $16.5 billion tourism industry. Myrtle Beach is in the center of a 60-mile (100-kilometer) reach of beaches that attracts more than 14 million visitors a year to dozens of golf courses, hundreds of restaurants and tens of thousands of hotel, motel and other rental units. There's shopping at hundreds of stores and nine live entertainment theaters with almost 12,000 seats. But there's a lot to do for free. Here are five suggestions:

Woman in motorized wheelchair struck and killed

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:32:01 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Authorities say a woman in a motorized wheelchair trying to cross a street in Myrtle Beach has been struck and killed.

SC man pardoned in death now charged in beating

Thu, 30 May 2013 06:52:26 -0400

CONWAY, South Carolina - A man who was pardoned from a life sentence for murder in 2001 has been charged with beating a Conway woman.

People ride jetpacks over ocean at Myrtle Beach

Mon, 27 May 2013 14:44:12 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Local governments along the Grand Strand are trying to figure out how to regulate the beach's newest attraction - jetpacks that let people fly above the ocean.

6 motorcyclists dead in 4 days along Grand Strand

Sun, 26 May 2013 14:35:38 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - At least six people have died in motorcycle crashes in the past four days along the Grand Strand.

SC deputy dies after working security at fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:02:30 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - A South Carolina sheriff's deputy has died after working three nights of security at the scene of a fire that destroyed 26 condominiums near Myrtle Beach in March.