Author: Annelyn Russ

Costco
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Costco Testing Scanners Upon Entry Into Stores

Costco said the test is to match members to their cards at the door prior to shopping for an improved member experience.
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Costco is testing a new way to keep non-members out of their stores. The retailer is now having greeters, at limited locations, scan customer’s cards at the entrance. Costco said the test is to match members to their cards at the door prior to shopping for an improved member experience. Before the scanner experiment, members only had to flash their…

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Passengers Are Suing Alaska Airlines And Boeing For Experience After Door Flew Off

The lawsuit alleges that Boeing delivered a plane with a faulty door plug and that Alaska management deemed unsafe to fly over the ocean but continued to fly it over land.
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Four passengers are suing Alaska Airlines and Boeing for the experience they encountered after an incident earlier this month. Alaska Airlines flight 1282 was forced to make an emergency landing just minutes after taking off. The plug of an unused exit door flew off causing it to detach from the Boeing 737 Max 9 leaving a large hole, depressurizing the…

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The Biden Administration Must Soon Decide On Proposed Menthol Ban

The FDA is behind the proposed ban and said it needs a year for full implementation.
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Saturday is a key date for the Biden administration to decide on plans to ban menthol. The FDA is behind the proposed ban and said it needs a year for full implementation. A decision this week would make a menthol ban effective by next inauguration day. However, advocates believe that if the White House does not get the ball rolling…

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U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian-Made Weapons Intended For Houthis In Yemen

The seizure comes amid intense tensions between the U.S. and Iranian proxies in the region as Houthis continue targeting ships traveling through the Red Sea.
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The U.S. Navy seized Iranian-made ballistic and cruise missile components that were intended to be sent to Houthis in Yemen. The weapons were discovered on a vessel off the coast of Somalia last week. The seizure comes amid intense tensions between the U.S. and Iranian proxies in the region as Houthis continue targeting ships traveling through the Red Sea. Last…

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Burning Ridge Golf Club’s Upcoming Charity Tournament

The event costs $90 per person and includes breakfast, lunch, a door prize raffle ticket and a mulligan.
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Burning Ridge Golf Club in Horry County is set to host a charity tournament next month. The tournament will benefit Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry and the IFOC Carolina Coastal Chaplains 39th Corps. The tournament is restricted to 144 golfers on 36 teams of four people and the deadline to register is January 30th. The event costs $90 per person…

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Habitat For Humanity Of Georgetown Builds Shipping Container Homes

The organization recently received permits for shipping container homes and have now started building the first one.
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Habitat for Humanity of Georgetown County has found a solution to the affordable housing crisis. The organization recently received permits for shipping container homes and have now started building the first one. The structures are set to be 300 sq. ft. and available for those making as little as $16,000 a year. Each home will be 8 x 40 ft….

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One Suspect Arrested After Shooting Near Coastal Carolina University’s Campus

No one was hurt in the shooting at the off-campus housing complex, which is leased and operated by the university.
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A shooting occurred near Coastal Carolina University campus Monday. An alert was sent out to students shortly after 5am informing the shooting happened in the parking lot of The Cove apartments along Highway 544. No one was hurt in the shooting at the off-campus housing complex, which is leased and operated by the university. One person has been taken into…

Crash
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A Two-Vehicle Crash Resulted In The Death Of One Person

29-year-old Antonio Mendez was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger pickup when he ran through a stop sign while traveling east on Adrian Highway.
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One person has died in result of a crash in Horry County. The two-vehicle collision occurred in the area of Highway 19 and Adrian Highway near Loris around 10:15am Monday. 29-year-old Antonio Mendez was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger pickup when he ran through a stop sign while traveling east on Adrian Highway. The Ford was then struck by a…

Shooting
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One Person Injured After A Shooting Incident In Florence County

One person was wounded in the leg, but is expected to make a full recovery.
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An investigation is underway after a shooting occurred in Florence. The incident happened Monday along the 600 block of South Sundance Street. One person was wounded in the leg, but is expected to make a full recovery. Details are limited at this time but anyone who could provide any information is urged to contact the Florence County Sheriff’s Office.

America
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2024 Miss America Crowned

Madison Marsh is a 2023 alum of the Air Force Academy with a degree in physics and a graduate student at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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This year’s Miss America was crowned on Sunday. Miss Colorado Madison Marsh was crowned during the ceremony in Orlando. Marsh is a 2023 alum of the Air Force Academy with a degree in physics and a graduate student at the Harvard Kennedy School. During the pageant, Marsh spoke about her mother’s death from cancer, which inspired her to raise over…

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