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Good afternoon on Friday, Aug. 11.
Here’s today’s top news:
1. More rain! It’s already showered a bit in Bluffton this afternoon, and the National Weather Service says we should expect more rain with possible isolated-to-scattered severe thunderstorms and brutal heat. Check out the weekend outlook here.
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The story above deals with the immediate, but what about looking a little longer into the future? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers a forecast for the upcoming fall, which officially starts Sept. 23. If you like warmer temperatures and rainy weather, it will be good news. (Still better than snow, right? How’s that for looking at the bright side?)
2. A DNA match has led investigators to identify the remains found in a burned car Saturday as those of 49-year-old Clifford Lamont Jenkins, who had been missing since July. The Sheriff’s Office has ruled his death a homicide. Reporter Sebastian Lee shares this update.
3. A Yemassee man was killed in Jasper County after his truck struck a tree Thursday night, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
4. Whether you are a longtime resident or a curious vacationer, you might have a question or two about the Lowcountry, its history or wildlife or festivals or businesses. Reporter Sarah Claire McDonald has set up a way for you to ask these questions, and she’ll answer as many as she can. Find the form here.
A few statewide headlines to note:
Photo finish
Don Cooper of the Riverbend neighborhood of Sun City shared this photo of a tree frog seeking some relief from the heat in a flower. (At least, that’s what we imagine it is doing.)
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