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Weekend showers on the way throughout the Lowcountry

Weekend showers on the way throughout the Lowcountry

Live 5 Meteorologist Chad Watson has your Friday forecast:

Today look for a good deal of sunshine early in the day on Friday with increasing clouds during the afternoon.  A very isolated storm will fire up well inland along the sea breeze during the late afternoon.  Temps today will top the upper 80s inland and near 80 along the coast.

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Two men sentenced in Murrells Inlet stabbing death

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - Two men have been sentenced to prison for their guilty pleas in the stabbing death of the uncle of 1 of the men in Murrells Inlet.

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported that 26-year-old Joshua Cody Wilson of Murrells Inlet and 25-year-old Dustin Clifford Autry of Garden City Beach pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter earlier this week.

Circuit Judge Edward Cottingham sentenced each man to 15 years in prison.

Forty-4-year-old Christopher Nance was found dead outside his home Sept. 4.

Wilson and Autry were roommates who lived next door to Nance at the time.

Horry County Police Sgt. Robert Kegler said investigators determine the men had dumped the weapon in the ocean.

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Thursday highs to reach upper 80s with humidity on the rise

Thursday highs to reach upper 80s with humidity on the rise

Live 5 Meteorologist Chad Watson has your Thursday forecast:

Expect mostly sunny skies with just a few more afternoon clouds around for our Thursday. It will also be a bit more on the humid side. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s. A few backyards may even make it over the 90° mark. Friday and into the weekend, not much change, but there is a little better chance for afternoon showers and storms.

Sporting Clays on the rise as U.S. Open comes to Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCSC) – Back Woods Quail Club in Georgetown, SC is the site of the 2013 Sporting Clays U.S. Open Championship May 13-19.

The event is the second biggest Sporting Clays event, only behind the Nationals which is held every year in San Antonio, TX.

Competitors and organizers at the U.S. Open believe the sport is on the rise because almost everyone is physically capable of doing it, kind of like golf or bowling.

“It’s really starting to turn into a family game,” said Robert Crow, Director of the National Sporting Clays Association. “We’ve got over 600 clubs nation-wide currently and we see that number increasing each year.”

“Probably has something to do with the fact that baby boomers are retiring at a rate of about 10,000 a day, and it is right up their ally,” said Rollins Brown, a competitor from Vero Beach, FL. “It’s very similar to golf but its probably a little more exciting.”

Wednesday temps to reach mid 80s as sunshine continues

Wednesday temps to reach mid 80s as sunshine continues

Live 5 Meteorologist Chad Watson has your Wednesday forecast:

Enjoy the sunshine and warm temperatures for Wednesday. High pressure overhead will keep us dry and mild and the UV index way up in the high levels. Temps will top out today around the mid to upper 80s with a mild southwest wind.

Georgetown deputies release photos of robbery suspect

Robbery suspect. (Source: GCSO)

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- Georgetown County deputies have released photos of a man who they say grabbed money out of a Waverley Place Shopping Center business cash register on May 10 after asking for change.

According to a release, the incident occurred Friday around 1:20 p.m. at a business located at 10517 Ocean Highway. The address is for the Waverley Place Shopping Center.

Deputies say the suspect asked a store clerk for change. When the clerk opened the register, the suspect grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash and ran out of the store.

No weapons were used and the clerk was never threatened with force, the release states.

Deputies say the suspect was a black male who was wearing a grey and red stripped shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a grey hat.

If you have any information regarding this incident call CRIME STOPPERS at 843-554-1111.

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Sunshine and cool temps continue Tuesday

Sunshine and cool temps continue Tuesday

Live 5 Meteorologist Chad Watson says it will be another sunny day in the Lowcountry, with temps topping out in the upper 70s:

The sunshine continues today across the Lowcountry as high pressure remains in control of our sky. There were just a few thin clouds around the beaches at sunrise and as the afternoon approaches temps will head up from the 50s and 60s. Highs later today will make it into the upper 70s with a light southeast breeze.