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Walmart to pay $50 million for illegally filling opioid prescriptions #usnews
Walmart to pay $50 million for illegally filling opioid prescriptions
Walmart will pay $50 million to settle federal allegations its pharmacies illegally filled thousands of invalid opioid prescriptions and must tighten drug safeguards.
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Mayor says flags should not be lowered for Dolly Parton #usnews
Mayor says flags should not be lowered for Dolly Parton
Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams said flags at half-staff should be reserved for national leaders, military heroes and other extraordinary circumstances.
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Dolly Parton laid to rest next to late husband Carl Dean after private funeral, reports say #usnews
Dolly Parton laid to rest next to late husband Carl Dean after private funeral, reports say
Dolly Parton was laid to rest Friday at a private funeral in Nashville. Her family shared details about the service and her memorial beside Carl Dean.
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Lionel Messi says he’s retiring from playing for Argentina #usnews
Lionel Messi says he’s retiring from playing for Argentina
Lionel Messi has ended his career as a player for the Argentine national team at 39 years old, after nearly two decades representing the national side.
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Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen arrested on drunken driving charges #usnews
Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen arrested on drunken driving charges
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested Sunday on preliminary misdemeanor drunken driving charges, police said.
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Search for missing girl in Pawleys Island area enters day 2 #scnews
Search for missing girl in Pawleys Island area enters day 2
Several agencies have continued the search for a missing 5-year-old near Pawleys Island.
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The Ryzon Refuge Classic Charity Golf Tournament tees off Thursday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. at Litchfield Country Club in Pawleys Island. WMBF Chief Meteorologist Jamie Arnold hosts. Can't make it out to the course? You can still make an impact: https://charitygolftoday.com/donate?e=27704&ce=9f47c6
Meet the ‘Flower Buds’ who give donated flowers a new purpose #usnews
Meet the ‘Flower Buds’ who give donated flowers a new purpose
Volunteers are turning donated flowers from from weddings, funerals, supermarkets and other community events into arrangements for people in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, shelters and the VA.
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Sleepover safety debate leads family to set clear ground rules #usnews
Sleepover safety debate leads family to set clear ground rules
For many families, the decision about whether to let a child go to a sleepover has become a debate centered on safety.
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Karina strengthens into a powerful Category 4 in the Pacific. Here’s what forecasters are saying #usnews
Karina strengthens into a powerful Category 4 in the Pacific. Here’s what forecasters are saying
Forecasters say Hurricane Karina has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean but isn’t threatening land.
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2-year-old girl nearly drowns in pool at her birthday party, police say #usnews
2-year-old girl nearly drowns in pool at her birthday party, police say
Friends and family were celebrating a 2-year-old girl’s birthday when they found her floating in a pool, unconscious.
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29-year-old fatally stabbed while trying to help man having a psychotic episode, loved ones say #usnews
29-year-old fatally stabbed while trying to help man having a psychotic episode, loved ones say
The suspect, who was on probation at the time of the fatal stabbing, has been arrested more than 30 times, according to records.
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FIRST ALERT: Heat builds as we turn the calendar to September #scnews
FIRST ALERT: Heat builds as we turn the calendar to September
We are turning the calendar to September this week, and the summer heat is making a strong comeback.
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Mom says 12-year-old son saved her life by fighting off attack from boyfriend #usnews
Mom says 12-year-old son saved her life by fighting off attack from boyfriend
A 12-year-old is being hailed as a hero for defending his mother when her boyfriend allegedly attacked her.
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Pabst Blue Ribbon gives thieves deadline to return 40,000 pounds of stolen beer #usnews
Pabst Blue Ribbon gives thieves deadline to return 40,000 pounds of stolen beer
The Pabst Brewing Company is asking the public for help after more than 40,000 pounds of beer was stolen.
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Pack of dogs seen tumbling out of U-Haul just before woman mauled in her front yard #usnews
Pack of dogs seen tumbling out of U-Haul just before woman mauled in her front yard
Officials say a pack of dogs attacked a woman in front of her home and several other people nearby, leaving four injured.
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Lottery player marks wedding anniversary with $100,000 win #usnews
Lottery player marks wedding anniversary with $100,000 win
A South Carolina lottery player will not forget the date he won a jackpot, because it was also his wedding anniversary.
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Deputies: Man shoots at workers cutting down trees near his home #usnews
Deputies: Man shoots at workers cutting down trees near his home
A man was arrested after he was accused of shooting at tree workers Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
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Dozens rescued, about 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood #usnews
Dozens rescued, about 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood
About 15 people are unaccounted for after flash flooding tore through the Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon, the National Park Service said.
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‘He was my soul’: Loved ones remember 17-year-old killed in double homicide #usnews
‘He was my soul’: Loved ones remember 17-year-old killed in double homicide
A family is mourning their 17-year-old son who was killed in a double homicide.
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Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users #usnews
Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users
Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States.
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‘Food safety is NOT red tape’: Cattle group pushes back on Trump’s processing proposal #usnews
‘Food safety is NOT red tape’: Cattle group pushes back on Trump’s processing proposal
South Dakota cattle producers are pushing back after President Donald Trump announced plans to make it easier for ranchers to process their own meat.
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FDA approves new use of popular diabetes drug #usnews
FDA approves new use of popular diabetes drug
The FDA is broadening what Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro can be used to treat.
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First Alert | Two tropical systems with development potential #scnews
First Alert | Two tropical systems with development potential
We are monitoring a low pressure system in the northern Gulf of America that could develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm before reaching the Louisiana and Upper Texas coasts by Tuesday or Tuesday night.
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US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks, US official says #usnews
US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks, US official says
U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a U.S. official said Sunday.
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Man faced with animal cruelty charges, officers say #scnews
Man faced with animal cruelty charges, officers say
A man is facing animal cruelty charges The Horry County Police Department 4th Precinct officers said.
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Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided #usnews
Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided
In a race that has centered on whether Ed Markey, 80, is too old for another U.S. Senate term, the Massachusetts Democrat’s answer to a recent debate question was especially striking.
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Mac and cheese powder spills after truck crash #usnews
Mac and cheese powder spills after truck crash
Powdered cheese covers road after truck crash.
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