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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Simon Williams

    Former disaster official says prepare as FEMA, policies face uncertainty (opens the original)

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    SOUTH CAROLINA | NORTH CAROLINA (WPDE) — Para escuchar un episodio completo del podcast sobre este tema en español, haz clic aquí. A former federal disaster recovery official said a quiet hurricane season should not change how families and businesses prepare for a storm. Francisco Sánchez Jr. spent nearly two decades in emergency management in Texas, responding to Hurricanes Katrina, Ike and Harvey. Under the Biden administration, he led the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaste

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Simon Williams

    Myrtle Beach Hispanic Heritage Festival seeks vendors for October event (opens the original)

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    MYRTLE BEACH S.C. (WPDE) — Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí. The fifth annual Hispanic Heritage Festival will bring businesses, vendors and families together in Horry County next month, as Hispanic Heritage Month officially began in the U.S. Tuesday. The free event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 5022 Dick Pond Road. TOP STORIES: Meet the 7 new penguin chicks at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach Organizers said the festival will celebrate Hispani

  3. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Simon Williams

    North Myrtle Beach fundraiser honors September 11 first responders (opens the original)

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    NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WPDE) — A towering U.S. flag and a New York City firetruck served as symbols of remembrance in North Myrtle Beach Saturday. Flynn’s Irish Tavern hosted its second annual fundraiser benefiting the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Retired Fairfax County Fire Captain John Richter organized the event. TOP STORIES: Labor Day crowds surge as city officials, businesses, and lifeguards prepare Richter said he responded to the Pentagon after the September 11, 2001 attacks and lost eig

  4. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Simon Williams

    Five Injured in Three-Vehicle Crash Near River Oaks Drive and Carolina Forest Boulevard (opens the original)

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    HORRY CO, SC (WPDE) — Five people were taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash Friday morning at the intersection of River Oaks Drive and Carolina Forest Boulevard, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. HCFR said crews were dispatched at 6:56 a.m. to the reported crash. Officials said one of the vehicles struck a utility pole, trapping a person inside. NEW: One person killed in 2 car crash in Florence Firefighters conducted extrication operations to free the entrapped person. Official

  5. Article · Jul 10, 2026 · Simon Williams

    Suspension lifted for South Carolina Army National Guard Apache pilots (opens the original)

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    SOUTH CAROLINA (WPDE) — A Pentagon spokesman says the suspension of the South Carolina Army National Guard Apache helicopter pilots involved in this year's Salute From the Shore flyover has been lifted. In a post on X Friday, Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's chief spokesman and senior advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, wrote: "Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted. Carry on Patriots." Parnell's post came shortly after Hegseth posted on X:

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