WBTW Articles: April 13, 2020

Local non-profits help with virtual learning, relief funds South Carolina’s governor eyes plan to ‘rejuvenate’ state’s economy BusyKid app allows parents to assign chores with a bonus for kids 93-year-old PA woman gets her wish for more beer after viral photo Panthers make McCaffrey highest-paid running back in new deal Weeks after losing son to virus, WWII vet, 97, gets surprise drive-by birthday Myrtle Beach police investigate body found on the beach Relief money is coming – for some. Here’s what to know. New website launched by SC to help find partners to get medical supplies Watch Live: Trump, top officials debate when to reopen the economy Experts warn about online disinformation campaign about China’s role in COVID-19 spread Coronavirus crisis: Lawmakers split on when US should reopen Florence 1 Schools given Best in Music Education honor for 7th straight year Lawmakers support Dr. Fauci after Trump retweets critical post Sunny and mild Tuesday with rain chances returning for Wednesday SC family who quarantined for 726 days offers tips on how to manage your COVID-19 quarantine NC considering early release of 500 inmates based on certain criteria amid coronavirus Walmart customers can now use SNAP benefits with Grocery Pickup Trump claims absolute authority on when to reopen economy Police: SLC man found covered in blood told police he had fought ‘the terminator and killed him’ LIVE Gov. McMaster holds news conference on storm damage and COVID-19 Lawmakers start thinking about the fall, prepare for resurgence of coronavirus Sunny and mild Tuesday with rain chances returning for Wednesday Meals on Wheels of Horry County serves over 16,000 meals a month despite coronavirus lockdown Florence Co. Deputies investigating shooting 127 new cases of COVID-19 in SC, including 13 in Horry County As gun sales surge, lawmakers aim to shore up background checks Grandmother killed in SC after sheltering in back room with two others National Weather Service confirms 3 tornadoes in Georgetown Co. Darlington Co. Sheriff: Woman arrested, boyfriend wanted for ‘viciously’ abusing child North Myrtle Beach furloughs 186 full-time, part-time staff; mostly parks & recreation Data firm: Horry County scores D+, Florence County scores F on social distancing Storm tears through South amid pandemic; at least 30 dead Trump says he’ll decide on easing virus guidelines, not governors 3 arrested after police seize meth, heroin, cocaine, cash in Conway motel rooms Smithfield Foods closes pork plant after nearly 300 workers diagnosed with coronavirus Police: 2 Conway men cited after police find 20+ people at a party HCPD searching for 2 suspects wanted for stealing gravestones City of Myrtle Beach extends COVID-19 emergency order to May 15 Sanders endorses former rival Biden for president Horry County Schools bus driver dies from the coronavirus NASCAR suspends Kyle Larson indefinitely for using racial slur during online event NY death toll passes 10,000, but new hotspots slow to emerge Robeson Co. reports 9th coronavirus case Driver rescued after tractor-trailer cab goes off side of High Rise Bridge in Virginia Warm and breezy with afternoon clearing Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in NC decline, 86 coronavirus-related deaths reported Report: Stockpile of 39 million masks exposed as fake Athletes completing bans get unexpected chance at Olympics Delay costs IOC ‘several hundred million’; Japan pays rest Clemson star Isaiah Simmons a do-it-all talent for the NFL SC deputy, another person die after crash between patrol car, vehicle Tree falls near house in Pawleys Island; no injuries reported Horry Co. Fire Rescue ambulance damaged by downed power lines Georgetown Co. School District cancels meal distribution due to severe weather PHOTOS: 2 tornado paths reported in Marlboro Co.; other damage includes ‘mobile home flipped over’ Over 3,500 Horry Electric Cooperative customers without power Pee Dee Electric Cooperative reports at least 970 customers without power Easter storms sweep across South, killing at least 6 in Mississippi Tornado touches down in SC upstate, 1 killed during storm Citing coronavirus, organizers cancel Burning Man How to report power outages during storms