Florence mother faces charges after being accused of hitting daughter with leather belt
FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — On Tuesday, a Florence mother accused of hitting her teenage daughter multiple times with a leather belt was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. According to investigators, around Jan. 16, following a verbal altercation, Angela Monique Brockington, 42, is alleged to have caused...
2 children, 56 adults die from flu-related illness as virus continues to spread
New data from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) showed that two children and 56 adults died from the flu since last week. The two children who died were in the 5-17 age group, NCDHHS says. The majority of adults who died were in the 65 and up age group. One child was from central North...
Work from home in SC, earn just under $1 million: Highest paying open remote...
You can work remotely in South Carolina and potentially make just under $1 million. That’s what the ad says. Here are the details.
4 more books banned from all SC public school libraries
Four more books have officially been removed from South Carolina public schools after the South Carolina Board of Education voted during their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4. This decision comes less than a month after the state’s Instructional Materials Review Committee recommended in their meeting on Jan. 9 that the...
Charlotte flight to Myrtle Beach returns to airport
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — American Airlines flight 5374 from Charlotte to Myrtle Beach safely returned to the Queen City on Wednesday shortly after takeoff. The flight, which is operated as American Eagle by PSA Airlines, landed safety back at Charlotte Douglas International Airport just 30 minutes after departing the same...
McLeod Health offers tips as flu, COVID cases spike across South Carolina
CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — Flu and COVID-19 cases are surging across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including in South Carolina. The agency says there were more than 10,000 confirmed cases of the flu from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 alone. According to the McLeod Health Center...
New York-style pizza restaurant opens in Myrtle Beach area. It sells pizza by the...
The new restaurant is selling pizza slices, whole pizza pies and other Italian American food. It recently opened in the Socastee area.
Canned tuna sold at 4 NC grocery stores recalled on botulism concerns. Here’s what...
Before opening up the canned tuna in your pantry, check to make sure it’s not one of these recalled products.
New rates and fees for SC electric customers. Will your Myrtle Beach energy bills...
Electricity customers in the Myrtle Beach area could see an increase of $11 a month on their South Carolina energy bills. Here’s what you need to know to keep costs down.
Acquitted teacher files lawsuit against Lexington One, sheriff’s department
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — On Wednesday, a former White Knoll Middle School teacher announced she filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina against Lexington School District One and the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. Brenda Inabinette and her attorney, Tyler...