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Miami holds on to beat Villanova for 1st trip to Elite 8

Maddy Siegrist celebrating after a made basket during the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2023 NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament held at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 24, 2023 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via ((Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images))GREENVILLE, S.C. - Jasmyne Roberts scored a career-high 26 points — including a stickback for the go-ahead, three-point play with 38.8 seconds left — to help Miami overcome blowing a 21-point lead and beat Villanova 70-65 on Friday for the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight.The ninth-seeded Hurricanes (22-12) hung on down the stretch after Villanova made its push back in the game behind the latest big-scoring effort from All-American Maddy Siegrist.When it was over, longtime coach Katie Meier turned and started jumping to hug her staff, while players and cheerleaders sprinted to midcourt to celebrate.

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North Carolina man says he'll buy his mom a house after lottery win: 'She’s very happy'

FILE - US currency is photographed on June 23, 2022.(Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) A man in North Carolina said he plans to buy his mother a home after winning more than $500,000 in the lottery. Randy Williams, of Greenville, woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday to check his Cash 5 numbers and found that he had won a $518,774 jackpot prize, according to the NC Lottery. "I’m going to buy my mom a house," Williams, 48, told lottery officials. "She’s very happy."Williams said he couldn’t contain his excitement when he saw the amount he won."I just ran through the house hollering," he recalled.

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Hear the mysterious boom that rattled South Carolina on Tuesday

South Carolina were treated to a surprise Tuesday morning as a loud boom made its presence felt and heard throughout the state.A Nest Doorbell camera outside a home in Mount Pleasant captured the loud event on video just after 8:40 a.m.The South Carolina Emergency Management Division received reports from Greenville, Columbia and Charleston regarding the loud noise and reached out to several agencies to figure out what was responsible."Getting several questions about a large boom/rumble in the Charleston area earlier this morning," emergency management officials posted on Twitter. "We have no reports of any earthquakes at this time.

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South Carolina store allows teenage shoplifters to work instead of pressing charges

Palmetto Moon store. (Credit: Palmetto Moon) Two South Carolina teenagers stole from a store at a mall in Greenville, but the business elected to turn the incident into a learning opportunity and a chance to give back to the community instead of pressing charges against the shoplifters.The teenage boys were caught by Greenville Police on surveillance video on March 13 stealing from Palmetto Moon in Haywood Mall.But Palmetto Moon president Amber Dube said that when the clothing store learned the shoplifters were teenagers, they wanted to work with the families on resolving the issue without pressing charges.

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Villanova All-American Maddy Siegrist declares for WNBA draft

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 24: Maddy Siegrist #20 of the Villanova Wildcats shoots the ball against Destiny Harden #3 of the Miami Hurricanes during the second half in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament at Bon Secours VILLANOVA, Pa. - Villanova star and AP All-American Maddy Siegrist will not return for a fifth season and has declared for the WNBA draft.Siegrist led Villanova to a 30-7 overall record and the Sweet 16 for the second time ever this season. She led the country in scoring at 29.2 points per game and averaged 9.2 rebounds.

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Survey reveals what people would give up to improve their health

FILE - A person sits in a sauna in Greenville, Maine. (Credit: Getty Images) From cryotherapy to infrared saunas, more companies are offering proactive ways to "biohack" the body for improved health — and their customers are likely willing to slow down their social lives to pay for it. One of those companies, called Restore, enlisted the help of Wakefield Research to better understand this evolving category of care, which it refers to as "hyper wellness." It surveyed 2,000 U.S.

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South Carolina teen charged with murder in 4-year-old half-sister's mysterious killing

Greenville authorities have arrested and charged William Micah Hester with murder in the killing of his 4-year-old half-sister, Joanna Lockaby. (Greenville County Sheriff's Office) A South Carolina 17-year-old has been arrested and charged in the murder of his 4-year-old half-sister, according to authorities.Joanna Lockaby was initially reported missing on Tuesday around 2:30 p.m., and Greenville County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) deputies dispatched to the area located the victim's body in a plastic bin in a wooded area behind her family's residence at 112 Chevy Chase Blvd.Investigators believe William Micah Hester, who lived with Joanna at the Chevy Chase Blvd.

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Biden issuing Earth Day order to protect old-growth forests from wildfire

SEATTLE - President Joe Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to sign an executive order protecting some of the nation’s largest and oldest trees.Old-growth trees are key buffers against climate change and provide crucial carbon sinks that absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.Biden's order directs federal land managers to define and inventory mature and old-growth forests nationwide within a year. The order requires the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service to identify threats to older trees, such as wildfire and climate change, and develop policies to safeguard them.The order does not ban logging of mature or old-growth trees, the White House said.FILE IMAGE - Burned-out equipment sits by a river on Nov.

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Biden remembers wife Neilia, daughter Naomi on 49th anniversary of their death

GREENVILLE, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday commemorated the 49th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and infant daughter, visiting their graves at the Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church.Their deaths occurred just after Delaware voters elected Biden to the Senate in 1972 and the fatal car crash became a defining moment that has shaped his persona and career.His sons Beau and Hunter, ages 4 and 3 at the time, were seriously injured but survived the crash.

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Dixie Fire destroys fire station while volunteer crews battle blaze

GREENVILLE, Calif. - A fire station was burned down by the Dixie Fire while the volunteer firefighters were trying to save homes in the Greenville area in California's Sierra Nevada. "We were out so busy taking care of other people’s houses and structures that we didn’t have time to get Engine 26 out,"President Will Meyers told KTXL. "You are your own first responder.

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Towns burn to ashes, others unaccounted for as Dixie Fire rages through Sierra Nevada

GREENVILLE, Calif. - Eva Gorman says the little California mountain town of Greenville was a place of community and strong character, the kind of place where neighbors volunteered to move furniture, colorful baskets of flowers brightened Main Street, and writers, musicians, mechanics and chicken farmers mingled.Now, it’s ashes.As hot, bone-dry, gusty weather hit California, the state’s largest current wildfire raged through the Gold Rush-era Sierra Nevada community of about 1,000, incinerating much of the downtown that included wooden buildings more than a century old.The winds were expected to calm and change direction heading into the weekend but that good news came too late for Gorman."It’s just completely devastating.

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Kamala Harris visits SC as part of US COVID-19 vaccine push

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in South Carolina on Monday as part of the Biden administration’s effort to promote its ongoing coronavirus vaccination campaign across several Southern states. Harris landed in Greenville and will give remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization event at the Phillis Wheatley Community Center. She will later visit a pop-up vaccine clinic. The visit marks the launch of a national vaccination tour, part of the White House’s "national month of action" aimed at encouraging more Americans to get vaccinated before the Fourth of July. President Joe Biden has set a goal for 70% of U.S.

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Plane intercepted after flying into restricted airspace while Biden was in Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del. - The U.S. Secret Service confirmed Monday that a plane entered restricted airspace over the weekend while President Joe Biden was in town in Greenville, Delaware."On May 16, at approximately 1:09 p.m., a small aircraft violated the restricted airspace in Wilmington, DE.

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Trump to speak at North Carolina GOP convention on June 5

RALEIGH, N.C. – Former President Donald Trump will speak at North Carolina’s annual state Republican Party convention next month, party officials announced Monday.

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Woman threatened teens with knife before driving into them as they played basketball, sheriff says

Daina Renee Forrest mug shot. (Pitt County Sheriff's Office)GREENVILLE, N.C. - A white North Carolina woman was charged with driving her car into a yard where three Black teenagers were playing basketball, injuring one of them.A Pitt County Sheriff's Office news release said deputies responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a child intentionally hit by a car in Greenville.The news release said that Daina Renee Forrest, 35, of Greenville, had been driving around and threatening the three teens by waving a knife and cursing.

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No. 7 Gamecocks win SEC Tourney 67-62 over No. 16 Georgia

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Aliyah Boston had 27 points and 10 rebounds as No. 7 South Carolina pulled away in the third quarter to beat No. 16 Georgia 67-62 and win its second straight SEC Tournament title — and sixth in the past seven years.

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111-year-old SC woman says secret to long life is wine, beer and getting the COVID-19 vaccine

GREENVILLE, S.C. - One extraordinary South Carolina woman has managed to live through two pandemics in her lifetime: Meet 111-year-old Maria Aulenbacher.Aulenbacher is the oldest living resident in Greenville, and recently made local news headlines after she received her first COVID-19 vaccine dose, along with her 77-year-old daughter, Birgit Dickerson, and son-in-law.The centenarian has not only lived long enough to see the world consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic — she also lived through the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people throughout 1918 and 1919."I’m just happy to have this opportunity to help keep healthy and keep everyone around me healthy," Aulenbacher told Prisma Health, which administered her

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Gardner, East Carolina upset No. 5 Houston 82-73

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Jayden Gardner had 21 points and 15 rebounds to help East Carolina stun fifth-ranked Houston 82-73 on Wednesday night, securing the Pirates' first win against a ranked opponent in nearly two decades.

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Joe and Jill Biden fixtures in the Greenville community

GREENVILLE, Del. - In the Greenville, Delaware community, President-elect Joe Biden is treated more like the guy next door. The future president and future first lady are fixtures in their community."When living in Delaware you always have a Joe story.

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‘I swear I heard her’: Man says wife’s voice helped bring him back from brink of COVID-19 death

Don and Lacy Gillmer. GREENVILLE, S.C. - A South Carolina man who spent 63 days in the hospital after contracting COVID-19 credits his wife’s voice for pulling him out of a potentially fatal coma.Don Gillmer, 43, is a musician at heart and had been playing drums since he was 10 years old.

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YouTube sensation MrBeast's new virtual burger joint skyrockets to the number one app download

YouTube megastar MrBeast (AKA Jimmy Donaldson) has launched a virtual restaurant and - no surprise - it's an instant hit.The internet sensation, who boasts over 48 million subscribers on YouTube, recently partnered with Virtual Dining Concepts to bring his delivery-only burger joint to the masses.Shortly after it was launched, the MrBeast Burger app was the most downloaded on iTunes and Google Play and became one of the top five most popular Google searches.

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Greenville teen remotely learning killed when vehicle crashes into house

GREENVILLE, Texas - A North Texas teenager was reportedly at home learning virtually when she was killed when a vehicle crashed into her room.The crash happened Monday afternoon at a Greenville home in Hunt County, reported the Greenville Herald Banner.Greenville ISD identified the student as 17-year-old Aramis Mora, who attended the district her entire life.

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Gabriel, No. 13 UCF beat East Carolina 51-28 in AAC opener

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Dillon Gabriel threw for 408 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 13 Central Florida beat East Carolina 51-28 on Saturday to open its American Athletic Conference schedule.Jaylon Robinson and Marlon Williams each had huge games as Gabriel's top targets for the Knights (2-0, 1-0).

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National Weather Service confirms EF1 tornado in New Castle County, Del.

Greenville, Delaware tornado damage WILMINGTON, Del. - The National Weather Service confirms and EF1 tornado struck in New Castle County, Delaware during severe weather Friday, August 7.According to officials, the NWS states a tornado touchdown occurred Friday about 5:40 p.m. and was on the ground approximately 11 minutes.The tornado touched down east of the intersection of Brackenville Road and Barley Mill Road.

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Justice Department takes church's side in 1st Amendment suit

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department took the rare step on Tuesday of weighing in on the side of a Mississippi Christian church where local officials had tried to stop Holy Week services broadcast to congregants sitting in their cars in the parking lot.

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