Myrtle Beach SC

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A woman won $75,000 on a scratch-off ticket in North Myrtle Beach, according to lottery officials. Instead of buying her usual $3 crossword scratch-off, the woman opted for a $3 Cash Lines ticket instead, lottery officials said. She made the change at the Kroger on Main Street. The woman was

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a watercraft incident in the Socastee Community on Thursday evening. HCFR was called at 4:23 p.m. to the area of Folly Road on the Intracoastal Waterway. One person was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, and the South...

A prominent grocery store chain is set to open a new location in Myrtle Beach. Food Lion plans to bring a new store to downtown Myrtle Beach in late 2027 or early 2028. A representative for Little Diversified Architectural Consulting recently presented plans at a Community Appearance Board meeting for the new shop at t

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A Myrtle Beach man was arrested Wednesday after a cyber tip led to an investigation. Horry County Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children arrested Travis Sivertsen, 25, on two charges. Sivertsen was charged with 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and obscene/unlawful dissemin

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Roanoke City Chief of Police Scott Booth paid a visit to Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Tuesday as part of a public meet-and-greet event. Booth is one of four finalists for the Myrtle Beach Chief of Police job, and spoke to residents about his plans for the position, if hired. “I don’t […]

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - One person was taken to a hospital with critical injuries after a Wednesday night crash involving a pedestrian in Horry County. Horry County Fire Rescue responded at 11:33 p.m. to a crash in the area of Dick Pond Road and Socastee Boulevard for the crash.

North Myrtle Beach flew purple flags earlier this week after lifeguards have seen an influx of jellyfish. Between Monday and Tuesday, there were more than 200 incidents of jellyfish stings in North Myrtle Beach, Beach Patrol Supervisor Monty Reed told The Sun News. That number caused lifeguards to put out purple flags

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Events ranging from rodeos, livestock shows, concerts, and county fairs are set to take place as Horry County moves closer to breaking ground on a new rural civic center. The facility will sit on 500 acres along Hardwick Road in Conway, near the intersection of...

CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — A vehicle and a train collided on East Cox Ferry Road in Conway Thursday morning, according to city officials. The collision happened as thousands of students are moving into on-campus housing this week. Conway Fire and Conway Police were dispatched to the collision around 6:20...

Myrtle Beach police arrested a mentally ill woman who had been reported missing in its roundup last weekend of more than a dozen people accused of loitering downtown, the woman’s family says. Police are accused of targeting the city’s homeless population in the weekend arrests. Laura Midkiff, 63, is bipolar and schizop