Myrtle Beach SC

Crisp winds whipped through Memorial Park in Surfside Beach as nearly 200 people gathered to observe Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. It was just one of many observances held to honor veterans across the Grand Strand. U.S. Navy veteran Eugene A. “Chip” Woodlief Jr., a Surfside Beach local, addressed...

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Forty-four days ago, Food Banks such as Churches Assisting People (CAP) received word that SNAP benefits for November wouldn’t be going through. CAP Food Pantry Executive Director Donna Bodie said their numbers increased significantly. “Before the shutdown, we were seeing between 50 and 80...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - An Horry County family is searching for answers after their beloved horse, Slick, died from a gunshot wound at their Gilbert Road farm on Sunday. “‘We need to go check on Slick,’ he said, ‘He’s lying down and I’m not sure why,’” Stacy Smith says, recounting the moment on Sunday afternoon she...

One man is facing charges after an assault took place at a Target in Myrtle Beach. The incident unfolded around noon on Tuesday at the retailer located on Seaboard Street. 37-year-old Bruce Dansby reportedly hit a victim while they were entering the store. Dansby then tackled them and continued the assault before...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A plume of thick black smoke visible across parts of the Myrtle Beach area on Thursday was the result of a 150-acre prescribed burn in the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve, state forestry officials said. In a Facebook post, the South Forestry Commission, which is conducting the burn along...

SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Scotland County authorities have charged four people in a human-trafficking investigation that led to the arrests of two of the suspects in Myrtle Beach and Nevada. Carl Edward Campbell and Donald Meicht and Wanda Newlin, all of Laurinburg, are in the Scotland County Detention Center....

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Murrells Inlet community is mourning the loss of a 20-year-old man killed in a crash last month. The crash happened Oct. 27 on Highway 17 Business at the intersection of Inlet Square Drive, Murrells Inlet, taking the life of motorcyclist Jacob Krusen. Family, friends...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — J&K Home Furnishings is doubling its presence in the Charleston, S.C., market with its acquisition of Goose Creek’s Infinger Furniture. J&K CEO and owner Chuck Dawson told Furniture Today that the Infinger store is in the last stages of a going-out-of-business sale, led by the Noll Group. After...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Officials say a road closure may not be needed for a controlled burn on International Drive in Horry County. In an update, Horry County Government said that the burn scheduled for Wednesday through Friday did not occur on Wednesday due to the weather. The South...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Two non-profit pet organizations have come together to bring another lost pet scanner station to Horry County. Tidal Paws Animal Rescue has announced that they’ve sponsored a new installation for the Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach’s Microchip Scanner Station program. This new...