Myrtle Beach SC

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - This week, beachgoers in South Carolina have noticed a strange addition to the shorelines. Aquatic snails, commonly known as a ‘sea butterfly,’ have washed ashore on several beaches. The ‘butterfly’ part of the creature’s name comes from two wing-like flaps it uses to...

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A 36-year-old South Carolina man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly stole a Surfside Beach resident’s nearly $15,000 golf cart in early February and then sold it to someone in North Carolina via Facebook Marketplace. Kenneth Blakeley Davis of Simpsonville was charged with...

CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — More than 7,000 Santee Cooper customers are without power in the Carolina Forest area, according to the utility’s outage map. Customers along Carolina Forest Boulevard into the Whetstone Lane area are affected. Officials estimate that services will be restored by 9:15 p.m.

Horry County Schools is preparing for growth in the western part of the district by planning to purchase more land in the Aynor area. At a Board of Education meeting on Monday, Aug. 25, the HCS Board approved plans to purchase a 66.7-acre tract off Enoch Road for roughly $1.4 million.

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Little River bar that came under scrutiny following a deadly 2023 New Year’s Eve shooting is being sued by the mother of a victim. Kaleeza Fox’s 19-year-old son K’Ron was celebrating at the Drinking Class Bar and Grill on Waterway Plaza near Highway 9 and Sea Mountain Highway when he […]

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County authorities have charged a sixth person they say is tied to a combined murder and human-trafficking investigation involving 11-year-old A’kyri Bell. Alexandria Iman Thomas, 20, was arrested Friday and charged with placing a child in her custody or care at risk, as authorities...

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating after deputies found a man shot near a burning home in Tabor City. CCSO states that deputies responded to the area of Pine Circle Road following reports of a structure fire at 12:10 a.m. on Aug. 21.

A report is giving more details behind the arrest of an officer with the Myrtle Beach Police Department. Looks like glass, stings like bee: painful surprise for beachgoers in Grand Strand. Updated: 33 minutes ago. This week, beachgoers across the Grand Strand have noticed a strange addition to the shorelines.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The mother of a 19-year-old killed in a New Year’s Eve shooting at a bar in Little River is filing a lawsuit. K’Ron Fox‘s mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against the Drinking Class Bar and its owners. A gunman...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Charlie's Place, a historic club and hotel on Carver Street, marked the 75th anniversary of a Ku Klux Klan raid on the establishment Tuesday. Originally established in the 1930s, it was one of the few places where Black people could stay by the beach during segregation.