Myrtle Beach gears up for Southern Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Market Common in Myrtle Beach is making final preparations for its biggest event of the year, the Southern Times Square New Year's Eve celebration. "This is our biggest event of the year. Southern Square New Year’s Eve, we’re so excited," Amanda Palmer, marketing...
Crave Italian Oven & Bar expands to South Strand
Crave Italian Oven & Bar is coming to Myrtle Beach’s south strand with its third location opening in the SayeBrook Town Center by the spring of 2027. The Vaugh Spadaccini Hospitality Group of Myrtle Beach operates two other restaurants offering Italian cuisine — Crave Italian Oven & Bar near 76th Avenue North in...
New year, new you: How a local gym is preparing those prioritizing fitness in...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. ( WBTW ) — For many, the new year means new beginnings. At Finish Strong Training, co-0wner Jason Flanagan, said the small gym anticipates to see some new faces in the new year with health and wellness being a new year’s resolution. He said at Finish Strong Resolution, they run group classes […]
‘Not a day passes’: HCSO honors lieutenant 24 years after passing
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — The Horry County Sheriff's Office is remembering Lt. Randy Gerald, as Monday marks 24 years since his death. On his way home from work at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, Lt. Gerald stopped for what appeared to be a motor vehicle accident on Highway 701 North that was actually a domestic...
MB Police honor officer with wreath-laying ceremony 23 years after death
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Myrtle Beach Police Department spent the day honoring the life and sacrifice of PFC Joe McGarry. Officers held a wreath-laying ceremony in his memory as Monday marks 23 years since officer McGarry was killed in the line of duty. McGarry was shot and...
Myrtle Beach carjacking suspect arrested after fleeing from Virginia police
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach man is facing several felony charges after a multi-state crime spree that ended with his Sunday arrest in Virginia. Just before 4 a.m. Sunday, Myrtle Beach police were dispatched to the 800 block of 4th Ave N. after a vehicle was reported stolen following an armed...
Horry County solicitor’s office clears nearly 40 murder cases in record-breaking 2025
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County prosecutors entered 2025 with a daunting case load that included more than 80 pending murders and the most drug-related trials in a generation. By year’s end, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said Monday, almost half of those murder cases had been cleared — many attracting...
Man facing assault charge after barricade in Horry County home
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A man is facing a charge after police say he barricaded himself inside a Horry County home last week. Officers with the Horry County Police Department arrested Eric Melton, 46, on Tuesday. He was charged with first-degree assault and battery. The department responded around 2:30...
Police investigating Horry County disturbance, 1 in custody
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Officers in Horry County say one person was found hurt on Sunday morning. Horry County Police Department said that police were called just after 8:00 a.m. to a parking structure off Seawatch Drive. One individual was found with non-life-threatening injuries, and one is in custody,...
Man shot at ‘close range’ at Myrtle Beach campsite, police report says; 2 women...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A man was wounded in a shooting five days before Christmas in Myrtle Beach when a female suspect fired two shots at him from “close range,” according to a police incident report. It happened at about 11 a.m. on Dec. 20 at a campsite in an area between Seaboard Street […]

















