WBTW Articles: April 24, 2020

April 24
34-year-old from Conway area identified as victim in deadly wreck 19-year-old Maxton man charged with murder in missing persons case Conway product Bryan Edwards drafted by Las Vegas Raiders in 3rd round Florence Co. organization serves food to 3,000 people Disney shares ‘virtual viewing’ of ‘Happily Ever After’ nighttime spectacular Kansas farmer gives Governor Cuomo N95 mask to protect front-line healthcare worker Michigan senator explains wearing questionable mask believed to be Confederate flag Carolina Panthers plan to build upfront with Derrick Brown Georgia’s Senate candidates split over state reopening As states race to reopen, U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 50,000 HCPD and HCFR have birthday parade for 3-year-old Fairly quiet weather heading into the weekend as temperatures warm up Lawmakers want US to rely less on China for medical supplies Conway HS seniors “adopted” and celebrated Mostly sunny and warm weather this weekend Florence branch of NAACP receives complaints from F1S employees about ‘horrific’ violations of COVID-19 guidelines The US economy’s long road to recovery after the pandemic ‘Collateral damage of Covid’: Fewer South Carolinians going to the hospital for heart attacks, strokes Magnolia Mall to reopen in Florence this weekend with a recovery plan Coronavirus cases surpass 5,000 in SC; Florence Co. now has more cases than Horry Co. Warm weather continues through the weekend As Georgia reopens economy, parties split on how their states should follow FDA chief lays out plan to increase COVID-19 testing during White House briefing Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan Democrats call for more oversight of coronavirus spending Dems call for unified reopening economy, create ‘road map’ of how to do it properly Myrtle Beach leaders recommend reopening beaches in a week Pennsylvania senator issues his own plan to re-open the state economy Myrtle Beach Pelicans launch t-shirt fundraiser to give back during pandemic North Carolina schools to remain closed for rest of school year, governor says Air National Guard to fly over Myrtle Beach, Pee Dee areas Monday morning 2 men charged with 4 counts of attempted murder in Florence County Guns, display items stolen from wildlife education center in Marion Co., reward offered Burned body found in Maxton home Deputies: Darlington man arrested after investigation into selling meth from home; guns seized US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000 as some states ease restrictions Robeson County reports 10 more cases of COVID-19, total now at 95 Gov. McMaster expected to extend ‘State of Emergency’ order on Monday CORONAVIRUS: Which ZIP codes near us have the most cases PHOTOS: Best and worst places to be quarantined amid COVID-19 Gov. Kemp issues guidelines for restaurants reopening in Georgia Trump signs $484 billion measure to aid employers, hospitals WATCH: Mobile protest against McMaster’s executive order closing non-essential businesses Coronavirus cases in NC top 8,000 Newsfeed Now Coronavirus: ‘Facts Not Fear’ morning update – April 24, 2020 Gradually clearing this afternoon as temperatures warm up Eagle Scout builds beds for dogs at North Myrtle Beach shelter Myrtle Beach woman, volunteers retrofit nearly 3,000 N95 masks SC reports largest number of orioles wintering in the U.S. for 6th straight year 18-month-old among 2 killed after crash in SC; 3 others injured Bullets fired into Conway woman’s home traveled through walls into bedroom Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea Canada mass shooting erupted from argument, official says Brothers who hoarded 17,000 bottles of hand sanitizer reach agreement with Tennessee ‘Republicans are nervous’: Some in GOP eye protests warily Woman, baby injured in Garner stabbing, police say Man charged with animal cruelty in blunt force trauma death of 5-month-old puppy NC family stranded in Africa after trying to bring home their adopted daughters Sunshine returns today and temps remain warm through the weekend