Coroner’s office confirms pedestrian died in Highway 501 crash
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Horry County Coroner’s Office is releasing an update on a major crash on Highway 501. Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard confirmed the Thursday morning crash on Highway 501 between West Perry Road and Legends Drive was deadly. Willard added that the pedestrian was...
Myrtle Beach man pleads guilty, sentenced for 2 drug crimes
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with a 2023 drug trafficking case, the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said. Timothy Dewayne Pearl, 46, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a second offense of trafficking cocaine in more than 28 grams and a third...
Golfer Dustin Johnson just threw shade at this SC university & Myrtle Beach
An interview of professional golfer Dustin Johnson shading Coastal Carolina University is going viral on TikTok. Here’s what he said about the SC school and Myrtle Beach.
Proposed Conway workforce housing project runs into criticism, questions
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Carolina-based developer on Monday was accused of “misleading” Conway officials over income guidelines for its planned workforce housing project. Taft Mills Group hopes to put 80 1,2 and 3-bedroom units on 8 acres fronting Highway 701 just minutes from the city’s downtown. Since publicly...
Possible severe storms approach Friday as cold front rolls into Carolinas
(WPDE) — The Weather Authority Team is watching for strong to severe storms on Friday. A strong cold front will approach the Carolinas late Thursday into Friday. This front will carry a batch of storms likely to move through the Pee Dee and Grand Strand Friday morning into the afternoon.
Report reveals more details about Loris house fire
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - New details are revealed after WMBF News obtained documents about a Monday night house fire in Loris. Critical injuries were reported, and the Armview Road home was destroyed after the fire. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: HCFR: Critical injuries reported in Loris house fire. Documents show that the...
From murder to manslaughter: Myrtle Beach shooting case raises questions on legal outcome
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The wife of a man shot and killed while on vacation in Myrtle Beach is speaking out on the sentencing of the man charged in her husband's death. Quentin Jean was sentenced to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter in the death of Joshua Wilson, when he was originally charged with murder.
Myrtle Beach timeshare infested with bed bugs, suit says. Renters claim vacation ruined
Vacationers from Virginia claim in a lawsuit that a Myrtle Beach hotel room was infested with bed bugs.
Man pleads guilty to drug charges after chase in Horry County
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A North Carolina man is heading to prison on drug charges. The 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said that Ryan Davenport, 41, of Tabor City, N.C., pleaded guilty on Monday to second offense possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, second offense possession with intent to distribute...
‘Too close to home’: Neighbors jump in to help child hurt in Horry County...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Horry County police cited a man after a shooting left a child hurt Tuesday night. Jail records show HCPD booked 79-year-old Jesse Causey into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a count of discharge of firearms. The charge resulted in a ticket, police said.