CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lowcountry residents are encouraged to join hundreds of thousands across the nation in taking a 30-minute walk on Wednesday to improve heart health.

Wednesday, April 3 is National Walking Day, and The American Heart Association, MUSC Health, and The InterTech Group is getting in on the action. They are asking the public to take 30 minutes of their day to take a brisk walk.

Experts say adults need at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, but less than 50-percent of adults hit that number.

Wet weather will be on the way out this afternoon with a few dry and slightly cooler days ahead before another rain maker moves into the Lowcountry late this week.

Today look for only a few showers thru lunchtime then drier weather this afternoon with some peaks of sun as temps warm nicely into the mid 70s.  It will be cooler tonight in the low 50s with clearing skies.

Tuesday looks great with sunshine and temps near normal around 70.

Happy April and have a great Monday!

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- Sheriff's deputies in Georgetown County say they were forced to shoot and kill a pit bull Wednesday after non-lethal attempts to stop the animal from attacking another dog were unsuccessful.

According to a release, sheriff's deputies responded to Apple Street in the Andrews Community around 5:30 p.m. to find two pit bulls fighting in the road. A crowd of approximately 10 children and two adults were standing around the fighting dogs.

The owners of one of the pit bulls told deputies they were walking their dog when the second pit bull ran towards them and attacked their dog. The two pit bulls were fighting for about 30 minutes before deputies were called.

After verbal attempts failed to get the two dogs to stop fighting, deputies used a Taser. The Taser stopped one of the dogs, but did not affect the second dog, who continued to attack.