Myrtle Beach SC

Local cafe owner Dena Pakitsas remembers when she started working in her dad’s bakery in Samos, Greece. At just 6 years old, she sat on a stool in front of the cashier, checking out customers and helping her dad prep other items. Since then, it’s always been her lifelong dream to open her own place. Decades later, Pakitsas is finally getting to just that...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Another cool and cloudy day ahead, with a few periods of showers through the afternoon and early evening. Rainfall totals between half an inch and one inch and temperatures staying in the upper-50s and low-60s. Tonight, a spotty chance for lingering rain, as we dry up for Sunday. Lows dip […]

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County Police Department’s SWAT vehicle, known as the Bearcat, was involved in a crash near a police scene. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said that the 2022 Ford 550 Bearcat registered to Horry County and a 2026 Tesla were involved in a crash.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A much-needed gloomy forecast continues for the first half of your weekend and we will take every single drop of rain we can get. An area of low pressure just offshore continues to pump in a steady stream of moisture throughout the entire day today.

SOUTH CAROLINA — A large area of light to moderate rain is spreading across South Carolina as of the 9:15 AM radar update on Saturday, May 2, 2026, with coverage expected to expand significantly over the next hour. Radar is showing the most intense returns concentrated across the Florence, Sumter, Manning, Moncks Corner, and Georgetown corridors, with the rain shield pushing northeast toward the...

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WPDE) — Rain may have dampened some plans in Murrells Inlet, but it did not stop Belin Memorial United Methodist Church from continuing a decades-long tradition on Saturday. The church held its annual Blessing of the Inlet celebration, an event that began in 1996 and includes...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - An airport in the Grand Strand has released a statement related to the recent shutdown of a well-known discount airline. Myrtle Beach International Airport said it has been informed that Spirit Airlines has officially ceased operations, marking the conclusion of a nearly 30-year partnership with one of the airport’s longest-serving and most impactful airline partners.

Cinco de Mayo is around the corner, and there's one fiesta on the Grand Strand you won't want to miss. At noon on Tuesday, May 5, Taco Mundo Kitchen y Cantina at Barefoot Landing kicks off the biggest Cinco de Mayo fiesta on the Grand Strand. General Manager Erin Parker said she expects that the celebration, now in its eighth year, will attract between...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic is less than a week away, and nine charities partnering with the tournament are preparing for a big week. Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina uses funds from the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic to send hero boxes filled with snacks, hygiene items, and comforts to deployed service members.

May has arrived and the numbers are in for March and April in terms of rainfall amounts across the Carolinas. As you might expect, they were very low, in fact, so low that we ranked in the top-2 driest March-April stretches in recorded history. Let's go back to March. A...