Myrtle Beach SC

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Authorities found bomb making materials while searching a car that was towed to a nearby towing company following a traffic stop arrest on Monday. The discovery was made around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, when two police officers searched the Scion tC at Quality Towing after the vehicle was brought...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A man is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly assaulted a victim to the point they required surgery due to a brain bleed and a fractured skull, the Myrtle Beach Police Department said. Philip Anthony Matthews, 51, is being held on a $100,464 bond in the J. Reuben […]

A budget airline is introducing flights to and from Atlantic City, New Jersey at Myrtle Beach International Airport in South Carolina. Las Vegas-based airline Allegiant Air will begin offering nonstop service between the two coastal tourist destinations on May 21. For some flights purchased by Feb. 18, one-way fares...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - North Myrtle Beach council members unanimously passed a nuisance party ordinance that gives police enhanced authority to crack down on parties that get out of hand. The ordinance comes after officers have seen an increase in gatherings escalating into excessive noise, underage...

South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace on Tuesday was denied entrance inside a Horry County courtroom where a Stand Your Ground hearing was taking place in the shooting death of Scott Spivey. Mace said she showed up at 2:15 p.m. to attend the hearing but wasn’t allowed in because the courtroom doors had been closed....

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The man accused of the killing of a missing woman in North Myrtle Beach is going to prison. The 15th Solicitor’s Office confirmed that Bornold Eberhart, 44, of Decatur, Georgia, pleaded guilty to murder on Tuesday under an Alford Plea. An Alford Plea...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Residents and Horry County Fire Rescue reflected on a large-scale fire from last year after a smaller wildfire took place this weekend. On Saturday, crews contained an estimated 30-acre wildfire in Carolina Forest by Postal Way. Horry County Fire Rescue received assistance to contain the...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Five Horry County police officers were recently recognized with a Medal of Valor for their actions during an October 2020 kidnapping and armed robbery incident at a Socastee Taco Bell. “Officers Fletcher, Koupash, Treitler, Glazier, and Wydra responded quickly, and prevented four armed...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was hospitalized and two were taken into custody after a reported assault in Myrtle Beach, police said Tuesday. The incident happened just before midnight on Monday, near Camelot by the Sea Resort on the 2000 block of North Ocean Boulevard. Police responded to an assault where...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Power has been restored to more than 3,000 customers in Horry County. According to FindEnergy and Poweroutage.com, 3,337 Santee Cooper customers were experiencing outages across the county on Tuesday morning. Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WMBF. For more free content like...