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CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - A Coastal Carolina University student has died from injuries she suffered in a hit-and-run near campus, the coroner’s office says. Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard identified the student as 21-year-old Kalina Trent of Montgomery, New Jersey. Willard said Trent died Saturday night fro

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Horry County Police Department is remembering one of its own one year after his death and celebrating his legacy. The Horry County Police Department lost Sgt. King Hemingway, 48, one year ago, on Aug. 22, 2025. Hemingway served Patrol, Special Victims and Homicide Units,...

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Carolina man pleaded guilty a week before his trial was set to begin for a 2024 home invasion and shooting in the Grand Dunes neighborhood of Myrtle Beach, the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said. Traymon Blitt, 28, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to first-degree burglary and attempted murder

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Smoke inside a commercial building in the Carolina Forest area prompted a fire response Saturday night, and one person was taken to the hospital with injuries, according to Horry County Fire Rescue (HCFR). At 7:01 p.m., HCFR was dispatched to the 2000 block of...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach police are investigating after a ShotSpotter alert Saturday afternoon. Officers responded at about 2:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Cedar Street, according to the Myrtle Beach Police Department. No injuries have been reported. Police said residents and motorists should expect an in

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A residential fire heavily damaged a home on Sandy Side Drive in Little River, displacing three people, according to Horry County Fire Rescue (HCFR). HCFR said it was dispatched at 5:48 p.m. to Sandy Side Drive for a reported residential structure fire. The incident...

(WPDE) — Like Myrtle Beach, Long Island has a vast oceanfront and most weather situations are heavily influenced by the water. Traditionally, the majority of tornadoes across the nation occur inland - areas where maximum heating and lift happens, and where the ocean cannot upset that balance with it's more stable envir

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) – Horry County Fire Rescue responded to two house fires Friday evening, including one officials said was caused by a lightning strike. The first fire was reported at 6:01 p.m. in the 600 block of Albemarle Way in the Carolina Forest area. HCFR said a lightning strike caused a small fire […]

The relentless heat and humidity comes to an end with a bang today as strong to severe storms develop this afternoon.

CONWAY S.C. (WPDE) — All lanes of South Highway 701 near Pottery Landing Drive in Conway are currently blocked following a five-vehicle crash involving an overturned log truck and a box truck. Three people are being transported to the hospital with injuries. Two other people involved in the crash...