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CRIME

N.C. woman charged with indecent exposure in Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach police charged a North Carolina woman with indecent exposure after officers warned her about wearing a thong swimsuit along Ocean Boulevard, according to an arrest report.
CRIME

Third suspect in Myrtle Beach purse snatching arrested

Myrtle Beach police charged a third person late Thursday in connection with two elderly women having their purses taken in April outside a restaurant and an unrelated burglary at a local motel, according to an arrest report.
CRIME

Water ballon thrown from Myrtle Beach hotel balcony destroyed car windshield

A 29-year-old woman told Myrtle Beach police that a red water balloon dropped from a hotel balcony shattered her car windshield, according to a police report.
LOCAL NEWS

See Friday’s weather forecast for the Myrtle Beach area

Sunny, but breezy skies with a chance of a shower are expected today in the Myrtle Beach area with a high temperature of 81 degrees, according to AccuWeather. Clear skies are expected overnight with a low of 50. Saturday’s forecast calls for sun and 74 degrees.
COMMUNITIES

Saturday Wish List for the Myrtle Beach area

Baby Shower: The Friends of Horry County Animal Care Center needs donations of milk replacement formula, kitten nursing bottles, baby blankets, exercise pens, digital postal scales, cardboard scratchers, towels/sheets and pet carriers. Pet-related gift certificates are welcomed donations.
COMMUNITIES

Saturday Swap for the Myrtle Beach area

Trains: Looking for Lionel trains, any condition. Call 399-9276.
NATIONAL

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it came to employment, housing or education, blacks had made no real gains.
NATIONAL

Quotations of the day

"Obama said that there would be more limits on targeted killings, a step in the right direction. But a mere promise that the U.S. will work within established guidelines that remain secret provides little confidence that the U.S. is complying with international law." - Kenneth Roth, executive director...
NATIONAL

Angel Flight crashes in NY, 2 killed, 1 missing

The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said.
WORLD

Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigeria must respect human rights as it cracks down on the Islamist extremists. He's also pledging to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.

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