Man with gun jailed after dispute at Myrtle Beach bar, police report says
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A 23-year-old man remains in jail in Horry County after allegedly showing a handgun while trying to return to a Myrtle Beach bar after being told to leave, according to a police report. Anthony William Sanders was arrested on Jan. 20 after someone...
Murrells Inlet VFW Post faces $200K in building repairs, asks for community help to...
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — A pillar of the local veteran community is asking for help to keep the organization going. VFW Post 10420 in Murrells Inlet says it’s in desperate need of donations or skill sets to renovate and repair parts of the building. It’s known as the...
Spirit Airlines resuming flights to Myrtle Beach at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Spirit Airlines is restarting service from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Myrtle Beach this spring. The airport’s executive director, Gabe Monzo, made the announcement on the Big K Morning Show.
Why this SC town can’t stop aerialists hanging around pier. What’s banned on Horry...
A pair of aerialists have Surfside Beach re-examining its pier ordinances. What local laws say you can and can’t do at Myrtle Beach area piers.
Surfside Beach leaders eying rule changes for pier after aerialists’ performance
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — It’s not illegal yet for aerial artists to hone their skills off the Surfside Beach pier, but it soon could be. Officials on Tuesday said they’re considering rule changes that could prohibit such activities following an early December incident...
‘It can happen to you’: More customers claim they were misled by Myrtle Beach...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Help from police could be on the horizon for dozens of Grand Strand drivers caught up in a mobile mechanic shop mess. On Tuesday, more Mister and Mrs. Mobile Mechanic customers told WMBF News that the Myrtle Beach Police listened to their concerns...
‘It’s devastating’: Family pleads for answers in Hush Lounge shooting
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A Georgetown County family is still pushing for justice just over a year after their loved one was shot and killed at an illegally run bar in the Dunbar community. So far, two people are facing charges in connection to a fight that led to...
Myrtle Beach mayor says DEI office name change part of broader ‘restructuring’
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A city management shakeup is behind the renaming of a Myrtle Beach agency previously focused solely on diversity, inclusion and equity — or DEI, Mayor Brenda Bethune said on Tuesday. “It was not just a name change,” Bethune told reporters Tuesday of...
‘I didn’t mean any hate’: Man pleads guilty in S.C. cross burning
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A man is admitting to his role in a cross-burning in the Conway area that left a Black couple scarred. Worden Butler pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment on Wednesday. The charge stems from the November 2023 cross-burning on Corbett Drive that...
Horry County crash with ejection sends 3 to hospital
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County Fire Rescue is responding to a serious Wednesday morning crash. HCFR was called around 7:15 a.m. to Highway 90 and Christy Way in Little River for a three-vehicle crash with ejection. EMS is taking three people to the hospital for their...