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Teen booked for attempted murder of elderly woman

Submitted by WMBF Web Staff on Monday, May 20th, 2:16 pm

MULLINS, SC (WMBF) - A teen boy is facing charges for an attempted kidnapping that seems ripped straight from the scripts of a film.

The alleged crime was reported to police on Friday, May 17 from the Red Hill Cemetery in Mullins, not far from Gapway Church. An 80-year-old woman was visiting the final resting place of her deceased husband and got back in her car to find an unexpected visitor.

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Police seize $1 million worth of cocaine after traffic stop

Submitted by WMBF Web Staff on Monday, May 20th, 12:26 pm

Alejandro Valderrabano Contreras, Source: Horry County Police Department

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – Police seized 22 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $1 million, after a traffic stop in Galivants Ferry Friday.

At about 8:20 p.m. Friday, Horry County Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on highway 501, according to a news release from the department. The driver, identified as 31-year-old Alejandro Valderrabano Contreras, told officers he did not have a valid driver's license, and was taken into custody.

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Winners of the 2013 Pee Dee's Best announced

Submitted by WMBF Web Staff on Monday, May 20th, 11:03 am

PEE DEE, SC (WMBF) - The results are IN! WMBF News verified more than 13,000 votes to determine the winners of this year's Pee Dee's Best.

The 43 winners competed with more than 300 nominees to be named the BEST of WMBFNews' Pee Dee's Best. Check out the BEST of WMBFNews' Pee Dee's Best to discover something new.

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Summer-like weather on the way

Submitted by WMBF Web Staff on Wednesday, May 15th, 8:44 am

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Fire damages kitchen of Florence home

Submitted by WMBF Web Staff on Monday, May 13th, 12:10 pm

FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - Fire crews were able to contain the fire that sparked in the kitchen of a Florence area home.

That fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the 1500 block of Scott Drive. the first crews on scene saw smoke pouring from the front of the house.

The blaze was quickly located in the kitchen and put out. Florence Fire spokesman and Fire Marshal Ken Carr says no one was injured and the damage was contained to the kitchen of the home.

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Darlington Police seek car theft suspect

Submitted by WMBF Web Staff on Friday, May 10th, 4:29 pm

Previous photo of Hudson Norris (Source: Darlington Police)

DARLINGTON, SC (WMBF) - A stolen car has been found in Columbia, but police need your help locating the man they think took it from it's owner.

According to Darlington Police spokeswoman Sgt. Nelson, 48-year-old Norris Hudson Jr. of Darlington asked to borrow a friend's car to drive to his sister's home in Florence on April 19.

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Dead, malnourished animals found at Pamplico home

Submitted by WMBF Web Staff on Friday, May 10th, 7:42 am

PAMPLICO, SC (WMBF) - Two Florence County women are facing animal cruelty charges after authorities found dead and malnourished animals on their property.

The incident report from the Florence County Sheriff's Office says deputies assisted Environmental Services when they served arrest warrants for the ill treatment of animals to 65-year-old Lynn Schaeffer and 39-year-old Wendy Sue Desabro at their home on Harden Road.

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