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See Sunday’s weather forecast for the Myrtle Beach area

Sunday’s forecast calls for warmer temperatures with mostly cloudy skies and a high of 61 degrees, according to AccuWeather. Sunday night is expected to be breezy and mild, with clouds turning to rain. Monday is expected to be windy with rain...

Sports

Gardner-Webb got a tip-in from center Tyrell Nelson with 2.1 seconds remaining to edge the Coastal Carolina men's basketball team, 66-64, Saturday afternoon at Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, N.C. Sophomore guard Elijah Wilson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer at the other end as the Chanticleers took their fourth loss in the last five games.

Gardner-Webb upends Coastal Carolina on tip-in in final seconds; Cameron sits with suspension

It could have been a momentous evening for the Coastal Carolina men’s basketball team, a pivotal second-half comeback to snap the Chanticleers out of their recent funk and spur them into the back stretch of the conference season.

Business

FILE - In a Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama’s budget will propose an ambitious six-year, $478 billion public works program of highway, bridge and transit upgrades, half of it financed with a one-time mandatory tax on profits that U.S. companies have amassed overseas, White House officials said. Obama will unveil a $4 trillion budget on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015.

APNewsBreak: Obama ties foreign profits tax to public works

President Barack Obama's budget will propose an ambitious six-year, $478 billion public works program of highway, bridge and transit upgrades, half of it financed with a one-time mandatory tax on profits that U.S. companies have amassed overseas, ... 32 minutes ago

Arabic news channel backed by Saudi prince goes on air 37 minutes ago
Regulators prepare rules on payday loans to shield borrowers 1 hour ago
Republican lawmaker brings back GPS tracking bill 3 hours ago
State treasurer pitches college plan to grade school kids

Opinion

Lady Antebellum, Big & Rich, Eric Church and Hunter Hayes will be part of the 35-artist lineup in the Carolina Country Music Fest in Myrtle Beach, Bob Durkin of Full House Productions said on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. The festival will be June 5, 6 and 7 at the old Pavilion site off Ocean Boulevard and 9th Avenue North. Tickets are on sale now and prices range from $159 for a three-day pass to $999 for the three-day pass that includes stage level seating, food and beverages, zip line tickets, a VIP entrance and a private bathroom. Photo by Janet Blackmon Morgan / jblackmon@thesunnews.com

Letter | Country Music fest ticket costs price out Myrtle Beach working class

Once again our fair city has come up with a festival that a lot of local hospitality employees would love to attend. But guess what? We have been “priced-out” again.