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Buckle Up South Carolina campaign kicks off

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety hopes to reduce unbelted, nighttime fatalities with this year’s Buckle Up South Carolina campaign, said Beverly Harris with the SCDPS.
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Man sentenced to 40 years in attempted murder in Myrtle Beach

A Murrells Inlet man was convicted by an Horry County jury on charges stemming from a burglary in Myrtle Beach two years ago, said Assistant Solicitor Brad Richardson.
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Former Horry County police officer pleads guilty to misconduct in office, fined $500

A former Horry County police officer, who is facing a domestic violence charge, was released from jail Friday evening, a day after he pleaded guilty to a charge of misconduct in office related to a domestic assault that occurred while he was on duty, according to authorities.
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Myrtle Beach grandparent reports being victim of scam involving alleged jailed grandson

A 40-year-old Myrtle Beach man told police he sent $2,300 to the Dominican Republic and lost it in a scam that tricks people into thinking their grandchild is jailed there, according to a police report.
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Myrtle Beach police investigate late night stabbing

Myrtle Beach police are investigating a report that a man was stabbed Thursday night on Blue Street, according to a police report.
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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.