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Part of SC 161 shut down, affecting traffic on I-77 southbound

ROCK HILL, S.C. (WBTV)- The westbound lanes of SC 161 in York County are closed due to a water line break.

SC DOT said westbound lanes of SC 161 are closed between Mt. Gallant Road and India Hook Road in the Rock Hill area.

This closure will affect evening commuters heading down I-77 southbound.

Commuters are advised to consider an alternate route.

SC DOT said it is not yet known how long it will be before repairs are completed and lanes are reopened.

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Harris Teeter launches donation campaign to support USO, WWP

Harris Teeter launches donation campaign to support USO, WWP

Today Harris Teeter launched a donation card campaign to support both the United Service Organizations (USO) and Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), two organizations committed to supporting our troops and their families.

During the month of May, Harris Teeter customers at every Harris Teeter location will be able to make $1, $3, or $5 donations to Support Our Troops at checkout.  Similar community-based donation card campaigns hosted by Harris Teeter have raised more than $500,000 in a given month; the first annual Support Our Troops campaign raised over $445,000.  Harris Teeter is proud to support both the USO and WWP during this May campaign and is thankful for both the involvement of its associates and its customers as well as the good works of both nonprofit partners.

Duke Energy touts benefits of appliance recycling

Duke Energy touts benefits of appliance recycling

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Many households have them: The 20-year-old freezer in the garage that's seldom used, or that old clunker of a refrigerator collecting dust – and using lots of energy – in the basement.

"The potential to save money and energy – and even earn extra cash – can be found in recycling outdated, secondary refrigerators and freezers that are in working condition located throughout your home," said John Langston, program manager for Duke Energy's appliance recycling program.

Unplugging and properly disposing of these energy-hogging dinosaurs through recycling can save money, reduce energy demand and environmental impact, and possibly delay the need for Duke Energy to build new power plants:

Arc of Time exhibit opens this weekend

Arc of Time exhibit opens this weekend

Arc of Time is an examination of the extended length of the photographic moment as well as the aesthetic possibilities of primitive cameras and chemical processes.

Matthew Allred's original goal was to build a camera that would look beyond the instant and immediate present, accumulating time slowly, like a meditation on its own purpose.

Allred's hand-crafted, pinhole cameras have been designed to continuously capture the landscape until even the sun distorted to trace an arc of time across the sky, shifting focus from a focused, single moment to an exposure lasting great lengths of time.

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State Health Officials: Measles outbreak spreading across state

State Health Officials: Measles outbreak spreading across state

RALEIGH, NC (WBTV)- The measles outbreak reported earlier this month in North Carolina is spreading, according to the latest numbers from state health officials.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services public health officials and staff from local health departments are now investigating 19 cases of measles in Stokes, Orange and Polk counties as part of an outbreak that was first reported in mid-April, according to a news release from the NC Department of Health and Human Services. 

Since the outbreak began, state and local public health authorities have notified more than 1,000 people in Stokes, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Polk and Chatham counties who may have been exposed to the disease. 

Online dating, affairs service picks Mark Sanford as poster boy

A website connecting users looking for casual, and often extramarital, affairs is making Mark Sanford the face of their new marketing campaign, and it could not come at a worst time for the former governor.

Sanford is hitting the campaign trail hard following a Monday night debate with Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, part of their battle for the 1st Congressional District seat left vacant by now-Senator Tim Scott.

Meanwhile, in Columbia, AshleyMadison.com unveiled a billboard on Interstate 26 which shows a younger Mark Sanford smiling, next to the words, "Next time use....AshleyMadison.com to find your 'running mate'."

The sign refers to Sanford's extramarital affiar with Maria Belen Chapur, who shocked many by appearing at Sanford's primary victory party earlier this year.  It was the first public appearance Chapur made alongside Sanford, who was surprised himself to see her arrive.

Free concerts highlight 2013 South Carolina Strawberry Festival

Free concerts highlight 2013 South Carolina Strawberry Festival

The Town of Fort Mill is holding its 4th Annual South Carolina Strawberry Festival this weekend.

The Strawberry Jam highlights the Festival with a full schedule of free concerts.

Friday's concerts include those by Plair, Sol Fusion, and The Marshall Tucker Band, set on the Founders Stage.