Myrtle Beach SC

emperatures are about 15 degrees warmer than yesterday morning, ranging from the low-40s along the borderbelt to mid-50s at the coast. Showers will pick up this afternoon with widespread rain continuing overnight. There could be one or two isolated storms as well.

A smashburger doesn’t tease with its name. Simply put, it’s a thin hamburger patty that has been pressed flat onto a hot griddle or skillet and cooked until the outside is crispy and the inside remains juicy. And it’s having a moment in restaurants across the country, including the Myrtle Beach area. While the making...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) – Hundreds of seniors across Horry and Georgetown County are getting a special knock at the door this week for Christmas, thanks to meals on wheels’ Adopt a Grandparent program. This year, the organization is delivering multiple gifts to 668 grandparents across the area. Inside the...

The sitting mayor and incoming mayor of Myrtle Beach met for coffee on Monday, Dec. 15 and discussed the upcoming transition in leadership. Mayor Brenda Bethune said she reached out to Mayor-elect Mark Kruea to offer her support and facilitate a smooth transition as she leaves office. “I shared some...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - On Wednesday, a dedication ceremony was held for the new Liberty Tree in Warbird Park. The tree was donated by the Sons of the American Revolution and was planted as part of an ongoing initiative to plant 250 trees across the country in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary next year.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The widow of a man who died while detained at J. Reuben Long Detention Center has filed a lawsuit. RELATED COVERAGE: Horry County inmate dies at hospital after ‘not feeling well’, coroner says. Natalia Watts, representing her late husband’s estate, is suing Mediko...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Ripley’s Aquarium is temporarily pausing its penguin parades and encounters as officials monitor a local uptick in avian illness. “This allows our penguins to remain comfortably within their habitat. Guests can still visit and enjoy seeing our penguins in their playhouse, where they remain...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry and Georgetown county’s top prosecutor says a state bill to tackle a form of abuse could have wide-spread impacts. The coercive control bill, pre-filed by Sen. Stephen Goldfinch of Murrells Inlet is the second one he’s filed this year and has been cleaned up since the first one...

After nearly a decade of representing Myrtle Beach as mayor, Brenda Bethune will close the chapter confident she fulfilled her 2017 campaign promises. “I’m really proud of the fact that we did it,” she said. Bethune was elected to represent her hometown as mayor in 2017 and also...

Raising Cane’s could possibly open a location in Myrtle Beach. The city’s Community Appearance Board has is scheduled to review a building permit application for a new 4,570-square-foot restaurant along Jason Boulevard. A Raising Cane’s representative shared that the proposal is in the early stage of process and...