Myrtle Beach SC

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Meet Ponzu, the loggerhead sea turtle found floating near Apache Pier in Myrtle Beach, according to the South Carolina Aquarium. The aquarium said Ponzu was struggling to take breaths and was seen floating consistently for a few hours. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources...

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Conway man sentenced to 10 years in prison after an armed robbery in Myrtle Beach. Eric Deery, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery on Friday before his trial scheduled to start on Monday, the assistant solicitors from the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said. The...

How did the shop transition from a trailer to a brick-and-mortar store?. There's a new dirty soda shop in Conway. Southern Fizz Dirty Soda Company is celebrating its grand opening today. Dirty soda mixes flavors with soda pop. The "dirty" part is the cream mixed into the concoction. Some of...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A fentanyl investigation led to the arrest of a man and woman in Horry County. The Horry County Police Department announced that on Thursday, the department’s violent crime apprehension team, U.S Marshal Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Divisio

LORIS, S.C. (WBTW)– A 12-year-old girl was identified as the pedestrian fatality in Wednesday’s night car crash, according to Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard. Willard states that Kantori Chestnut was struck in the parking lot of Cedar Branch Missionary Baptist Church. She was hit after a funeral at aro

(WPDE) — After a dry, comfortable week, the heat and humidity returns to the Carolinas. Friday sees highs in the upper 80s on the coast to mid 90s inland. Most of the day is dry, but later in the day sees a slight chance of a thunderstorm across inland areas.

CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — Rising diesel prices are forcing farmers to rethink how they work their fields, and one Horry County grower says the added costs are already changing day-to-day decisions on the farm. Jimmy Hammond, who runs Lynn’s Strawberries in Conway, said diesel prices have jumped by more...

HORRY COUNTY , SC (WMBF) - Horry County Fire Rescue is making residents aware of a brush fire causing visible smoke. The agency said crews were called just after 1:30 a.m. to the area of Waccamaw Boulevard for the estimated less than an acre fire. HCFR said that an hour...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH S.C.(WPDE) — Wine lovers will have a chance to step into a bucket of grapes this weekend at the 50th annual Duplin Winery Grape Stomp in North Myrtle Beach. The event is part of Barefoot Landing’s 10th Annual SeptemberFest and is scheduled for this Saturday from...

MYRTLE BEACH S.C. (WPDE) — Myrtle Beach’s incoming police chief, Frederick Chambers, is set to start work with the city Friday, Sept. 18, ahead of a series of swearing-in events and public appearances later this month and in early October. Chambers will participate in a brief administrative swearing-in...