Woman agrees to diversion program, avoids trial in Carolina Forest wildfire
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Alexandra Bialousow, charged with starting a fire that lost control, leading to the Covington Drive wildfire in Carolina Forest, avoided trial by agreeing to a diversion program. The South Carolina Forestry Commission confirmed the agreement as part of a negotiated resolution. Bialousow...
Beautiful fall weekend ahead, Melissa becomes stationary
The weekend will be sunny, with high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. There will be a few more clouds and high pressure from the Ohio Valley controlling. On Monday, there will be a couple of scattered showers with a cold front approaching from the west, which will move offshore on Tuesday. We could see a...
Myrtle Beach Residents Invited to Fall Fling at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium This Saturday
Myrtle Beach will hold its Fifth Annual Fall Fling on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The event will take place at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, 705 33rd Avenue North. The city’s Recreation Division is organizing the event, which will run from 5 to 8 p.m.
‘You Should Be Here’ when this artist takes the stage at CCMF 2026
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Country music star Cole Swindell will perform at the 2026 Carolina Country Music Fest!. Swindell is joining the lineup with three previously announced headliners, Riley Green, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Post Malone, rounding out a spectacular summer weekend in downtown Myrtle Beach....
FIRST ALERT: Pleasant weekend, coastal storm arrives Monday
Cool and pleasant weather will continue through the weekend before a coastal storm delivers wet and gusty weather by early next week.
Arrest made in connection to deadly vehicle fire in Longs
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — An arrest has been made after a man died in a vehicle fire on Saturday, Oct. 4. Jayveon Nylek McCaskill, 20, of Longs was charged with accessory after the fact felony A, B, C or murder, according to booking records. On Oct. 4, McCaskill...
Shark sighting: This 1,000-pound big boy swimming off coast of Myrtle Beach
Webster the shark is paying the Grand Strand a visit. The Great White shark was tracked off the coast of Myrtle Beach on Friday. Webster, a 1,008 pound adult male measuring more than 12 feet long, pinged near the coastal city at 10:46 a.m. Oct. 24, 2025. A ping happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the...
Husband and wife opening new coffee shop in downtown Conway. Here’s when
A popular mobile coffee store is coming off the road and opening its first brick-and-mortar shop in downtown Conway. A Coffee Movement has spent nearly three years operating a van that travels to different areas of Horry County selling hand roasted coffee. Now, the husband and wife team are expanding by opening a...
Police respond to barricade situation in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — The Myrtle Beach Police Department is responding to a barricade situation Friday morning at a home on Highway 15. Officers were called to 1504 Highway 15, Lot 1, around 10:07 a.m. for a disturbance. When officers tried to speak with the alleged suspect, he reportedly barricaded himself inside the...
‘I just don’t make enough’: Horry County parents worry about possible cancellation of SNAP
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The South Carolina Department of Social Services has issued a dire warning to residents receiving SNAP benefits. The release says the agency has been told to hold November’s benefits until further notice. “With the continued federal government shutdown, there may be no SNAP benefits...

















