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911 calls released in slaying of S.C. children

A South Carolina woman who authorities say killed her two young children and seriously injured her husband crashed her pickup into a tree so hard the roots came out of the ground, according to 911 calls released Thursday.
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S.C., Ga. senators voice MOX support to White House

Republican senators from South Carolina and Georgia have called on the Obama administration to continue funding a program to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel, saying that slowing or ending the project would harm international and domestic relationships.
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Friday, May 17 (45 photos)

See who spent time behind bars at J. Reuben Long Detention Center and the North Myrtle Beach Jail. These mug shots are provided by law enforcement agencies and are public information. If charges are expunged or the person found not guilty, The Sun News will remove the mug shot for free. All suspects...
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Myrtle Beach police vehicle caught fire on the beach

No one was hurt Wednesday night when a Myrtle Beach police beach patrol vehicle caught fire while trying to tow another vehicle off the beach, Myrtle Beach Capt. David Knipes said.
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Myrtle Beach man pleads guilty in assault of 19-year-old woman

A 21-year-old Myrtle Beach man pleaded guilty in connection with an assault of a 19-year-old woman and sentenced to 12 months in prison, according to court records.
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Myrtle Beach man charged with felony DUI in fatal crash has traffic citation history

The man charged with felony DUI in a fatal crash on Prestwick Club Drive has a history of traffic-related charges, a records check showed.
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Two men sentenced to 15 years each in prison in fatal Murrells Inlet stabbing

Two men area men received 15-year prison sentences after pleading guilty in the slaying of one of the men’s uncle last year at a home near Murrells Inlet.
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Woman dies in Socastee car crash

A car crash on Prestwick Club Drive resulted in the death of one woman Wednesday, said Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler.
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S.C. slave cabin dismantled for Smithsonian display

As a cool sea breeze wafted across a 17th century South Carolina plantation that once grew prized sea island cotton, workers this week carefully disassembled, measured and numbered wooden planks from a dilapidated antebellum slave cabin.
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Democrats criticize Gov Haley for state plane use

Democrats accused Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday of misusing the state's planes by taking her campaign-paid videographer with her on flights around South Carolina, while her spokesman countered there's nothing illegal about it.