SeaBasil Thai & Seafood to open in Carolina Forest
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A new restaurant in Carolina Forest celebrates its grand opening this week. SeaBasil Thai & Seafood offers traditional Thai cuisine as well as Thai dishes mixed with Italian, American and Indian flair. The owner is from Thailand. When she would host dinner parties at...
Coroner identifies Georgetown man killed in Horry County crash
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Coroner’s Office has identified a 39-year-old man who died after a crash last week. Ryan Moriarty of Georgetown died Tuesday after the crash, which happened Friday on Big Block Road, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard. No additional information was...
1 person died from injuries after vehicle flips in Horry County crash
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - One person died in a Wednesday afternoon crash in the Loris area. Horry County Fire Rescue was called around 1:50 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash in the area of South Highway 701 near Highway 67. Crews said the vehicle flipped and that heavy cutting tools...
‘He was angry:’ Murrells Inlet drivers describe fiery confrontation on Highway 17
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — Two witnesses who filmed a chaotic car fire in Murrells Inlet this weekend — including one who alerted the driver — are talking about the experience. “We’re just going down to the Inlet, and we’re going over the bridge on 17, and we see the car on fire,” Tyler Weifert said. “So, we […]
Horry County Schools purchases 60 acres along Highway 90
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County Schools purchased 60 acres along Highway 90 near Bear Bluff Road, the district announced yesterday. The purchase cost $6.3 million and marks the third land acquisition for the district in the past year. The district also purchased land in Little River and just outside...
Father charged with DUI in hit-and-run golf crash that seriously injured 6-year-old son
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Surfside Beach man admitted to drinking “throughout the day” when he crashed his golf cart recently and seriously injured his 6-year-old son, according to arrest warrants. Brandon Michael Bawgus, 41, is charged with felony hit-and-run, driving under the influence and child...
Marion, Horry County drivers beg state leaders to improve ‘dangerous’ Highway 378
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Marion and Horry County residents are pleading for change to come for what they call a dangerous, mostly two-lane, Highway 378. On Sunday, a Hwy. 378 head-on collision left one person dead and two others hospitalized, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. News13 spoke with...
County looks to curb use of e-bikes and e-scooters
Cathy Farish told the Horry County Council transportation committee Tuesday afternoon that kids on e-bikes that have been cutting through the yards in her Plantation Lakes neighborhood in Carolina Forest have become a major hazard. “These young folks are not following any rules and somebody is going to get hurt,”...
Pawleys Island rally may impact traffic, deputies say
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD/WBTW) – A rally planned for Monday may impact traffic in the Pawleys Island community, officials said in a Facebook post. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said the rally was scheduled for noon at the Dollar General parking lot on Highway 17, across from McDonald’s. According to the...
No student injuries after Horry Co. school bus crash
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A crash involving a school bus was impacting traffic in Horry County on Tuesday morning. Horry County Fire Rescue (HCFR) was dispatched around 8:35 a.m., saying the school bus and a passenger vehicle were involved in a crash in the area of River Oaks Drive and Village Center Boulevard.

















