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NOAA forecasters expect above normal Atlantic Hurricane Season

NOAA forecasters expect above normal Atlantic Hurricane Season

Forecasters with NOAA issued their predictions for the 2013 hurricane season Thursday. Once again, a busy year is expected in the tropical Atlantic. NOAA expects 13-20 named storms to form. Of those 7-11 could be hurricanes, and 3-6 of those could be major hurricanes with winds of at least 111 mph.

Forecasters look at several factors including sea surface temperatures, the likelihood of an El Nino event in the Pacific and long-range computer models to assist in their predictions.

Drs. Phil Klotzbach and William Gray, forecasters at Colorado State University, are also anticipating an above-average season. They expect 18 named storms to develop. Of those, they anticipate nine hurricanes.

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Kings Mountain man buys $300,000 lottery ticket in Clover

Kings Mountain man buys $300,000 lottery ticket in Clover

A Kings Mountain man won $300,000 playing the South Carolina Education Lottery, and survived the shock, according to a release from the SCEL.

“I didn’t have a heart attack,” he said.

But, sources said, his heart skipped a beat when his Palmetto Cash 5 ticket matched all five numbers drawn - 10, 12, 15, 19, and 27 - on May 9.

RHPD Announces 2012 Officer and Civilian Employee of the Year Awards

RHPD Announces 2012 Officer and Civilian Employee of the Year Awards

This week, Rock Hill Police Chief Chris Watts announced the 2012 Officer and Civilian Employee of the Year Award Winners.

The Officer of the Year is Police Officer II Adam Nemtuda, a seven-year veteran in the Department. He currently serves in the Patrol Division and is a K-9 Handler. 

The civilian Employee of the year is Records Clerk Cindy Moore. She has been with the office for three years and is the first person citizens meet when they come to the Police Department in the evenings.

The Department also recognized the following employees as finalists in each category:  Officer of Year – Sarah Blair and Ben Glynn. Employee of the Year – David Shelton and Jan Futrelle.

Child Protective Services employee arrested for indecent exposure

YORK COUNTY, SC (WBTV)- York County parents are demanding that a local child protection services worker lose his job, after he was arrested for Indecent Exposure and DWI outside a local middle school.

Derrick Hensley, 44, was arrested and charged Monday afternoon, after police found him in his vehicle in the parking lot of York Intermediate School. Several witnesses told police that Hensley urinated in front of the school, exposing himself.

According to a police report, officers found two cans of Bud Light and a can of Four Loko inside Hensley's car. The report also stated that Hensley "swayed" back and forth in front of officers.

Hensley has been employed with the Gaston County Department of Social Services (DSS) since 1998 and he's currently a social worker with Child Protection Services.

"He works with children everyday trying to keep them safe and I can't believe he's not fired," said York parent Kristen Stevens.

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Group of NC coworkers wins $2 million Powerball in SC

A group of 24 co-workers at a retail store in North Carolina is sharing a $2 million Powerball® prize won in Saturday night's record-setting $590 million drawing.

After taxes, that's about $56,000 each.

The group pooled their money and bought a total of 80 Powerball® tickets from the K Won Mart on Hwy. 160 W. in Fort Mill. Why did they play in South Carolina?

"We thought there wasn't a tax in South Carolina," laughed one of the winner's realizing their mistake.

The clerk talked the group's buyer into spending the extra $1 for PowerPlay®. They are thankful she complied. Spending the extra $1 increased their would be $1 million prize to $2 million.

Report: Confederate flags removed from cemetery without permission

CLOVER, SC (WBTV)- Investigators in York County say someone removed nearly 100 Confederate Flags from a cemetery in Clover.

The incident was reported on May 20th at the cemetery beside the Bethany Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church on Highway 161, according to the report from the York County Sheriff's Office.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans told deputies they held a memorial service at the cemetery on May 9th and placed 88 Confederate flags along graves.

The service was held to honor the veterans of the Civil War but also all the veterans of all of America's wars, the group says.

By Friday, May 17th, the flags were missing and found some of them thrown in the woods behind the cemetery, according to the report. The flags were valued at $160.

Updating your summer wardrobe

Updating your summer wardrobe

When the seasons change, your wardrobe changes too.

"Fashion has changed so much," said Ann Taylor store manager Luca Grenaway.

"It just gives you an opportunity to express yourself."

Whether you'd like to change it up on a vacation, buy a few new shirts, or completely remake yourself; you have one month to spruce up your look, so it's time to get started!

One of the major challenges the fashion-forward face, however, is cost.

If you are trying to stay fresh for less, experts say start taking inventory.

"Think about what you have in your closet," said Grenaway.

"Keep it in mind when you're shopping. A lot of times you might find a great piece that might match something you haven't worn in 10 years."

Grenaway recommends deciding what kind of clothing you're interested in buying before you hit the mall.

After you've figured out your style, it's time to pick out your clothes and go shopping.