Author: Annelyn Russ

Arrest
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Man Arrested In Connection To Laundromat Shooting

The victim was treated at the scene before being transported to a hospital. His condition is considered to be serious.
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We now have an update on a shooting incident that occurred on Monday. 35-year-old Adius Bathelemy was found suffering from a gunshot wound outside of Wash House Laundromat on East Second Street in Lumberton. Bathelemy was treated at the scene before being transported to a hospital. His condition is considered to be serious. Police identified the suspect as 32-year-old Desmond…

Meta
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Meta Platforms Went Down For Thousands Of Users

Meta has yet to comment on what caused the outage, but did apologize for the inconvenience.
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Several of Meta’s platforms went down for thousands of users Tuesday. Over 550,000 Facebook users reported issues logging in or accessing the site. Meanwhile, around 92,000 outage reports were issued regarding Instagram and another 10,000 for Facebook Messenger. The disruptions began around 10am and the platforms were back up after an over two hour outage. The White House National Security…

Target
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Target Launches Paid Membership Program

Subscribers get free same-day delivery from Target and its retail partners on orders over $35, with delivery speeds as fast as an hour.
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Target is launching a new paid membership program. The retailer is expanding its existing free Target Circle program which allows shoppers to access deals and other rewards. The new Target Circle 360 membership is set to launch on April 7. Subscribers get free same-day delivery from Target and its retail partners on orders over $35, with delivery speeds as fast…

Covid
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Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Program To End

Ordering free COVID-19 tests is set to end on Friday. All orders placed before then will still be delivered.
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The federal government is suspending a program for now. Ahead of respiratory viral season, the Biden administration brought back the free at-home COVID-19 test program. Households could order a free pack of four at-home COVID tests. Now ordering free COVID-19 tests is set to end on Friday. All orders placed before then will still be delivered. The program may be…

Lousiana
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Louisiana Becomes Fourth State To Approve Nitrogen Gas As Execution Method

The new legislation will expand execution methods in the state to include nitrogen gas and electrocution.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a new bill into law. The new legislation will expand execution methods in the state to include nitrogen gas and electrocution. The two new death penalty options are an addition to lethal injection. The bill is part of a bigger package focused on crime. The legislation package also eliminates parole for nearly all people…

Haley
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Nikki Haley Suspends Her Presidential Campaign

Nikki Haley's decision to end her campaign now puts Trump on an even more promising path to becoming the official GOP nomination.
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Nikki Haley has officially suspended her presidential campaign. The former S.C. governor dropped out after losing every state but Vermont in Tuesday’s primary contest. Haley was the last standing Republican competitor. Her decision to end her campaign now puts Trump on an even more promising path to becoming the official GOP nomination. Haley will not be endorsing Trump. Instead she…

Tuesday
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Unofficial Election Results From Super Tuesday

A Republican candidate needs 1,215 delegates and a Democrat candidate needs 1,968 delegates to secure official party nomination.
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Many states participated in Super Tuesday casting ballots inching closer to official party nominations. Donald Trump swept nearly all of this year’s Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses. 854 GOP delegates were at stake across 15 states. A candidate needs 1,215 delegates to clinch the 2024 Republican nomination. As of this morning, the former president has secured 995 delegates. His rival Nikki…

Robeson
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Public Schools Of Robeson Co. Granted $12M Check To Help Fund New Facility

The 110,000 square foot facility will have CTE courses, a new state-of-the-art culinary arts program as well as a drone technology program.
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The public schools of Robeson County was presented with a $12 million check. The funding was awarded from the needs-based public school capital fund. The check will be used to build a new Robeson Career and Technical Education Center. The 110,000 square foot facility will have CTE courses, a new state-of-the-art culinary arts program as well as a drone technology…

Parking
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North Myrtle Beach City Council Approves Parking Fee Increase

Parking rates will be enforced from 9am-5pm everyday through October 31.
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The North Myrtle Beach city council approved an hourly parking fee increase. Starting Tuesday, rates will increase from $3 to $4. The fee increase applies to city-owned parking lots or public right of ways. Parking rates will be enforced from 9am-5pm everyday through October 31. The price increase will reportedly help off-set operational costs and remain competitive.

Darlington
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Stands Cleared After Shots Fired Near Darlington Baseball Game

The game between Wilson High School and Darlington was stopped when gunshots were fired near the Darlington fields.
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Stands were cleared at a baseball game in Darlington Monday. The game between Wilson High School and Darlington was stopped when gunshots were fired near the Darlington fields. An investigation revealed the shots came from Plum Street, which is in Darlington County and not under the city’s jurisdiction. No one was hurt but the stands were cleared out of precaution….

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