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The Horry County Animal Care Center has created a new short-term program to help its animals during the holiday season.
Today's highlights
A boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Georgetown rescued three men on Nov. 27 after their 38-foot boat capsized near the entrance of Winyah Bay.
Myrtle Beach International Airport has implemented programs over the years to make the experience of flying smoother for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Starbucks continues to expand inside the Grand Strand market, this time with a spot in a growing section of Little River.
sports
Coastal Carolina released its 2023 baseball schedule on Nov. 28 and it includes eight teams that made the 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Tournament last season as well as both home and road games against Clemson.
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Starbucks continues to expand inside the Grand Strand market, this time with a spot in a growing section of Little River. Read moreStarbucks building Little River location; Surfside Beach pier admission update
Coastal Carolina released its 2023 baseball schedule on Nov. 28 and it includes eight teams that made the 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Tournament last season as well as both home and road games against Clemson. Read moreCoastal Carolina's 2023 baseball schedule includes 8 NCAA tournament teams
The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex marriages. It's an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide. The bill approved Tuesday would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in federal law. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation is “a long time coming” and part of America’s “difficult but inexorable march towards greater equality.” Senate Democrats are moving quickly to send the bill to the House and President Joe Biden’s desk. Read moreLandmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
President Joe Biden is asking Congress to intervene to avert a potentially crippling freight rail strike before Christmas, even if it means handing a defeat to Democratic allies in the labor movement. The legislation urged by Biden and being voted on Wednesday by the House would impose a compromise labor agreement brokered by his administration that was ultimately voted down by four of the 12 unions that represent about 115,000 employees at the freight railroads. At issue is paid sick leave. Biden's deal would leave out provisions on that while preventing a rail stoppage that would cost the economy $2 billion a day. But forcing the deal could also cost him his good standing among unions. Read moreEXPLAINER: What to know on Congress' bid to bar rail strike
"When you see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know someone put it there," U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said in questioning about the state's congressional map drawings. "This is not an accident. This is not a coincidence." Read moreFederal judge zeroes in on SC congressional lines and whether they racially discriminate
The South Carolina Supreme Court says former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must testify before a special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. Read moreSC Supreme Court says Trump aide Meadows must testify in election probe
