Myrtle Beach Police on scene to relocate black bear from tree after public calls
The small black bear was reported to be running around the area before climbing into a nearby tree on Sunday morning.
Officials: Plane took off from Spartanburg before crashing in NC
Two people were killed Saturday when a plane originating from Spartanburg crashed into a wooded area in North Carolina.
PopStroke in Myrtle Beach: Mini Golf Gets a Major Glow-Up
PopStroke brings a fresh spin to Myrtle Beach's legendary mini golf scene. Backed by golf icon Tiger Woods and powered by TaylorMade design, this isn't your typical themed mini golf course — it's a modern marvel unlike anything on The Beach. Located at Broadway at the Beach, it's the...
Stephen Stanko executed 20 years after murders shocked Myrtle Beach area
Stephen Stanko’s last moments alive resembled a medical procedure, an IV protruding from his arm as he peacefully drifted out of consciousness. It was an easier death than Stanko granted his two victims in 2005. As Laura Ling laid dying on her bedroom floor — bound, beaten and strangled...
Large police presence spotted at Crazy Sister Marina Friday night
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — Several law enforcement and fire agencies responded to an incident at Crazy Sister Marina in Murrells Inlet Friday night. Officials from the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office, Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire Department and Midway Fire Department were among those on hand. A News13...
‘It was so exciting’: Grand Strand woman’s favorite ticket nets big lottery win
PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (WMBF) - Staying with a familiar favorite was a good strategy for one South Carolina lottery winner. The Grand Strand woman knew which ticket she was going to grab when walking into the Pawleys Express on Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island. She recently had some luck playing...
Stanko is executed after clemency is denied
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. He was executed for shooting a friend and...
Former Horry County deputy coroner testifies in love triangle murder case
The man at the center of a love triangle that turned deadly testified against his co-defendant in her murder trial at the Horry County Government and Justice Center on Thursday, June 12. Christopher Allen Dontell, a former Horry County deputy coroner, told a 10-woman, two-man jury how his girlfriend Meagan...
Woman pleads guilty to felony DUI in Horry County crash that killed 23-year-old
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A woman pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in a crash that killed a 23-year-old near Aynor in 2023, the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said. Vianey Martinez, 45, of Galivants Ferry, pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony DUI resulting in death in the May 2023 crash that killed...
Horry County sheriff’s lieutenant testifies about anonymous texts in Meagan Jackson murder trial
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County sheriff’s office lieutenant testified Friday morning in the murder trial of Meagan Jackson, who’s accused of killing 46-year-old Gregory Rice in 2020. Rice, the father of Jackson’s four children, was reported missing by Jackson on Oct. 5, 2020. His body was found on Nov. 8, 2020,...