2 Surfside Beach pier businesses nearing completion
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Workers are putting the finishing touches on two new businesses on the Surfside Beach pier. The Whistling Duck, a wine & charcuterie bar, and the Surf Diner, which operated on the town’s previous pier, are both getting closer to opening, according to the agenda released ahead of...
Brittanee Drexel’s mother files new lawsuit to get $700M from daughter’s killer
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The mother of Brittanee Drexel has filed a new lawsuit in an attempt to get the $700 million she’s owed. Dawn Conley filed a real property lawsuit on Aug. 13 against Raymond Moody and his girlfriend, Angel Vause, in Georgetown County courts. Conley...
Santee Cooper restored power for over 7,500 in Horry County
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Santee Cooper crews fully restored power in Horry County after a power outage left customers in the dark. According to Santee Cooper, 7569 customers were without power in the Avalon area of Horry County Monday night. Crews responded, and all the customers were restored in...
North Myrtle Beach breaks ground on new fire station, police substation
‘Difference between life and death’: Schools in Horry County receive CPR training kits. The American Heart Association is giving students in Horry County life-saving training equipment. Warrants detail ‘deplorable’ conditions officers found in Horry Co. dog cruelty case. Updated: 3 hours ago. Documents are shedding...
Cameras caught suspects in Myrtle Beach break-in turned shooting, warrants say
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Arrest documents show the evidence police say they have against the suspects in a 2024 break-in turned shooting. Officers with the Myrtle Beach Police Department responded on April 8, 2024, around 11:20 a.m. to a shooting at the 1500 block of Pachino Drive near Highway 31.
Myrtle Beach Police officer arrested. He has been placed on leave
A Myrtle Beach Police officer has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested on Monday. Aaron Allston, 38, was charged by Horry County Police with second-degree domestic violence. Myrtle Beach Police posted on its Facebook that the department is aware of Allston’s arrest and that he has been placed on...
One killed when car struck tree, mailbox in Little River. Victim named by coroner
One person died over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in Horry County. Bradley Gore II, 29, of Little River, died in the hospital as a result of injuries sustained during the acciden that took place on Highway 57 near Frank Gore Road early Sunday morning, according to an email from the Horry County coroner’s...
Man Shot, Home Burned on Pine Circle
One man was transported to an area hospital and a home was burned after an incident Thursday. Jacquavius Gerald, 26, was found in the yard at 496 Pine Circle Drive minutes after midnight, according to sheriff’s reports. Deputies responding to a call about a structure fire found Gerald in the front yard with a gunshot...
MUSC hoping for majority control of Tidelands Health system to guide financial turnaround
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — Facing a $50 million deficit, Tidelands Health is closing in on a deal with the Medical University of South Carolina to help with its financial turnaround. MUSC Health CEO Patrick Cawley told state lawmakers last week that both sides have been in talks for months on a plan that would give […]
42nd Myrtle Beach World Amateur Golf Tournament tees off across the Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The 42nd annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Tournament teed off Monday morning at several golf courses along the Grand Strand. The annual tournament attracts thousands of amateur golfers from all over the country and even internationally to compete across several of the area’s top...