Myrtle Beach International Airport holds full-scale emergency response training
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Emergency personnel are trained to be prepared for any situation they might face, including those that occur at the Myrtle Beach International Airport. MYR has crews on duty ready to respond. However, sometimes this crew needs assistance. “Our five people isn’t going to be enough in the...
Beachgoers return lost cochlear implants to boy
“It was a long shot, just to find the first one," Ashley said. "But when we found the second one, as well -- that was a miracle.”
Crews respond to Horry County apartment building fire
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a reported apartment building fire on Wednesday. The agency said that at 2:10 p.m., crews were called to Leadoff Drive. This incident is under control, and the fire was contained to a dryer area. There is no structural damage.
Unresponsive man pulled from ocean in Surfside Beach, taken to hospital
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A 60-year-old man was taken to a hospital on Thursday after he was pulled from the ocean in Surfside Beach, according to a public safety official. The incident happened in front of the Holiday Inn resort at 1601 N. Ocean Blvd., the official said. The man was found unresponsive, and […]
Horry County police chief speaks out on proposal to dissolve department
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A state house representative from Little River is pushing a bill to dissolve the Horry County Police Department, which would make the Horry County Sheriff’s Office the main law enforcement agency. Horry County is the only county in South Carolina to have both a police department and a...
Pony-Up Fueled Fun For The Whole Family At Mustang Week 2025
Midweek at Mustang Week 2025, presented by CELSIUS and Hardee’s, brought a twist with Pony-Up at the Broadway Grand Prix on Wednesday, September 3. From noon until 5 p.m., the focus shifted from horsepower to family-friendly fun, allowing attendees to enjoy a different pace. The Broadway Grand Prix offers...
Federal, local funding cuts impacting Community Kitchen Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — With the USDA cutting up to 1$ billion in funding for two of its programs aimed at helping schools and food banks provide fresh food, Community Kitchen Myrtle Beach says its Children’s Hunger Initiative Program is taking the hit. While in school, kids are provided with school lunches. Once...
Man set up meet at Myrtle Beach recreation center to buy items on Snapchat,...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — An 18-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly contacting someone about items listed for sale on Snapchat and then robbing them during a meeting at the Pepper Geddings Recreation Center in Myrtle Beach. Emanuel Alexander Campbell and the victim agreed to meet at the center at 3205 N....
Parents complained about CCU professor being drunk in class before DUI arrest
Numerous parents complained to Coastal Carolina University about their child’s professor being intoxicated during class prior to that professor’s recent DUI arrest, a police report shows. Florence Eliza Glaze, 61, was arrested Aug. 21 by campus police . The longtime history professor was seen being led out of Britain...
Complaint leads to major police presence in Horry County neighborhood
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Horry County police lights lit up a neighborhood during the early morning hours as officers swarmed a home. Surveillance video from a next-door neighbor’s home shows vans and police cruisers pulling up to a house right after midnight Wednesday along Old Hickory Drive in the Hillsborough...