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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A well-known celebrity pro-am golf tournament returned to the Grand Strand after the completion of the 89th Masters Tournament on Sunday. Monday After the Masters is hosted by Hootie & the Blowfish, an American rock band formed in Columbia, South Carolina. The band is a quartet of...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Three men are wanted by the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and the Horry County Police Department following a Murrells Inlet armed robbery on Sunday. Two men were robbed at a home on Sunnyside Avenue in Murrells Inlet Sunday night, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said. The...

The former banker and alleged co-conspirator of disgraced legal scion and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh plead guilty to federal fraud charges.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - South Carolina’s lieutenant governor will be in the Grand Strand to help honor first responders on Monday. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is set to speak at an event at Pelicans Ballpark to highlight those who responded to last month’s wildfire in Carolina Forest. The event begins at 4 p.m.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — State forestry officials are battling a flare-up that sparked in Carolina Forest Monday afternoon near Covington Drive wildfire site. Agency spokesman Doug Wood told News13 just after 5:30 p.m. that the scene is active, and about an acre in size. “Forestry Commission crews, who are already...

MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A former McColl police chief has filed a federal lawsuit against the Town of McColl alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit says Xzavier Williams was employed as the town's police chief from November 2022 through June 2023 when he was terminated "without a legitimate...

LUMBERTON — An inmate that escaped custody while at UNC Southeastern Medical Center while seeking medical treatment has been apprehended

Lightning has struck twice for one lucky North Carolinian. Stephen Smith of Pfafftown took a chance on a $20 Fast Play ticket last Wednesday and walked away with a $415,970 jackpot win. Even more amazing? This is his second big Fast Play jackpot this year.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina law enforcement will be increasing patrols to watch out for speeding now through April 20 for the “Speed A Little, Lose A Lot” campaign. The “Speed A Little, Lose A Lot” campaign, led by the Governors Highway Safety Program (GHSP), emphasizes that...

North Carolina’s passenger trains are on a roll — literally. For the third year in a row, NC By Train set a new ridership record. In 2024, 720,758 people rode the Piedmont and Carolinian, the Amtrak trains connecting Charlotte, Raleigh, and the Triad. That’s a 12% increase over 2023 and a 55% jump from 2019, before...