Myrtle Beach SC

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Temperatures this morning were more than 20 degrees colder than yesterday along the coast, with readings in the low and mid-20s. However, it felt as cold as 12 degrees in Myrtle Beach due to winds over 10 mph. The Pee Dee region was approximately 15 degrees colder, with temperatures...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - District leaders have laid out plans for a replacement school for Saint James Elementary in Horry County, with parts of the current building dating back to the 1950s. The timeline for the new Saint James Elementary replacement school will go through six phases beginning this...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The City of Myrtle Beach is honoring veterans and active-duty service members for the second year. The city, along with the Military Appreciation Committee, will begin accepting applications for its second annual military banner program. Applications open at noon for 125 spots in the program.

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - A portion of Hemingway Chapel Road in the Conway area closes as a stormwater improvement project begins. The contractor closed the road between Raspberry Lane and Augustus Drive. During this closure, only local driveway access will be permitted for residents located beyond Raspberry Lane. Those...

CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — A new measure is in place to prevent wildfires in Carolina Forest, with burn ban notification signs now being distributed to homeowner associations throughout the community. The Carolina Forest Civic Association is leading the initiative alongside South Carolina District 56 Rep. Tim...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County eye doctor took her drugged patient to Las Vegas for a “commitment ceremony” after repeatedly making sexual advances during his clinic visits, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Jonathan Garrick on Friday sued Carla J. Blankenship, an optometrist at Coastal Vision...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Three people were hospitalized with injuries after a car crashed into the porch of a Socastee home, Horry County Fire Rescue said Sunday night. Crews responded just before 7 p.m. to the area of Highway 707 and Jamiso Road, under Highway 544. One of the vehicle involved hit a support […]

AYNOR, SC (WMBF) - An Aynor woman says her knees went weak after winning half a million dollars on a scratch-off ticket. The woman, who does not wish to be identified, told South Carolina Education Lottery officials that she paid $10 for the winning scratch-off ticket at the Tiger Mart at 2841 Highway 501 in Aynor.

A woman is suing a Murrells Inlet restaurant, claiming that the seafood dish she ordered resulted in a shell becoming lodged in her throat. Deborah Hauck said she had ordered mussels in white wine tomato cream sauce at Wahoos Fish House , 3993 U.S. 17 Business, on Oct. 11, 2024. But shortly after beginning to eat her...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF/AP) - On Monday, flight cancellations at the Myrtle Beach International Airport dropped. Earlier in the day, more than 10 arriving and departing flights were canceled, according to the Myrtle Beach International Airport flight tracker. As of 4 p.m., the tracker shows only six cancellations....