Juneteenth celebration in Atlantic Beach highlights African American heritage
ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The town of Atlantic Beach, in collaboration with the nonprofit organization UCAN, hosted a Juneteenth celebration that emphasized African American heritage and culture. Sandra Brooks, Executive Director of UCAN, highlighted the event's educational purpose. "We were trying to keep the...
Police: 1 person in custody after Horry County shootings
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A person is in custody following reported shootings and a related car crash in the Goretown community of unincorporated Horry County. The Horry County Police Department says on Saturday, around 11:30 a.m., a shooting reportedly took place between individuals near the 200 block of East...
Myrtle Beach tourist hits $200K jackpot on birthday trip
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A Myrtle Beach tourist won a $200,000 lottery ticket and took the prize home to Georgia. The winner was celebrating her birthday and bought a $10 lottery ticket from the Myrtle Beach Petro on South Kings Highway. She told South Carolina Education Lottery officials...
Motorcycle crashes, catches fire along Highway 31 in Horry County; 2 taken to hospital
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Two people were taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after a motorcycle crashed and caught fire along Highway 31 in Horry County, authorities said. It happened at about 3:10 p.m. in the area along Highway 31 between International Drive and Water Tower Road, Horry County Fire Rescue...
Grand Strand Humane Society thankful for outpouring of community donations
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Hundreds of donations were dropped off at the Grand Strand Humane Society after shelter workers reached out in desperate need of items. Taking care of nearly 400 animals every day, Grand Strand Humane Society’s executive director, Jess Wnuk, said that during the summertime, the shelter...
FIRST ALERT: Hot summer weekend with even hotter weather next week
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Plenty of heat and humidity sticks around this weekend with even more heat on the way for next week. High pressure will continue to provide a dome of seasonably hot weather and sunshine for any weekend plans. Sunny skies will allow temperatures to reach into the upper 80s at the beach and...
Social media users help unravel mystery of ghostly boots at Broadway at the Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Imagine working in an attic space and finding a tied-up pair of boots and note 20 feet above you. That’s exactly what happened to Jason Cooper with Grand Strand Visuals. Jason was working on changing out the lettering for signage last week at...
Fire damages home & car; 3 residents displaced in Horry Co.
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Three residents have been displaced after a fire Saturday morning, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. Crews responded to the fire on Lucy Way at 5:51 a.m. The home sustained heavy fire damage to the garage area, damage to a car in the driveway...
One of worst heatwaves in decades headed to Myrtle Beach soon. Here’s when, how...
Get ready to sweat, Myrtle Beach. A heat wave moving east across the United States is heading for the Atlantic Coast, bringing scorching temperatures and high humidity. “We are going to get blazing hot all week long next week,” said meteorologist Ian Boatman with the National Weather Service’s Wilmington Office. If...
Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, SC Has Changed – But It Hasn’t Fallen
The polished floors still catch the light inside Coastal Grand Mall, even though two decades have passed since it opened its doors in 2004. Shoppers walk under soft lights and between palm-print columns that echo Myrtle Beach brochures with neon swimsuits and smiling kids. Out near the old Sears, the...