South Carolina’s Homeowners Insurance Market Is Being Squeezed From Both Sides — and Myrtle...
A new Newsweek analysis of national homeowners insurance data published today maps where insurers are dropping homeowners at record rates — and the Southeast is the second-hardest hit region in the country, with premiums rising 27 percent above inflation since 2018. South Carolina sits squarely in that region, with...
South Carolina Mother Says Husband Destroyed Her Beauty Room and Started a Fire While...
A woman in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, came home to find her beauty room destroyed. She accused her husband of trashing the room while intoxicated and later starting a fire outside their home, prompting a fire department response. @glamgallerymockup. Post Description I came home today to something I never expected...
1 person injured in Horry County fire at shopping plaza
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - One person was injured in a fire at a Carolina Forest shopping plaza Saturday night. Horry County Fire Rescue responded to the fire around 7:01 p.m. at a commercial building at The Shoppes at Forest Square in the 2000 block of Oakheart Road near Postal Way.
CCU student dies from injuries after Highway 544 hit-and-run crash, coroner’s office says
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
‘They’ll remember his kindness’: Horry County police honors officer who died one year ago
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,...
North Carolina man pleads guilty, sentenced for 2024 home invasion, shooting in Myrtle Beach
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
1 injured after commercial building fire on Oakheart Road in Carolina Forest
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...
Increased police presence after ShotSpotter alert in Myrtle Beach
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
Little River house fire heavily damages home, displaces 3; no injuries reported
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...
A look into a rare tornado on Long Island
(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

















