Chance of storms increasing
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) – A very typical Carolina summer weather pattern has set up across the area. We will continue to see that through the overnight hours. A few more clouds move in overnight, and lasting through the morning. Lows will be very warm and muggy. Lows falling into the mid to upper 70s. […]
Beach Bites: The Peach Cobbler Factory
CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — With its colorful setting, rich desserts, and cheerful atmosphere, this restaurant in Carolina Forest has been serving up sweet treats for the last two years. The Peach Cobbler Factory began as a food truck back in 2013, first opening as a brick-and-mortar location in Tennessee. From...
Horry County’s top prosecutor says ‘family affair’ styled deadly mob beating among his most...
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — One day after multiple family members were handed prison sentences for their role in the violent, deadly beating of a North Carolina man in 2023, Horry County’s top prosecutor weighed in on the case. On Monday, 42-year-old Samantha Watts of Green Sea was sent to prison for 45 years after she […]
Father of 3 who drowned off Pawleys Island had rescued multiple people from rip...
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A Georgia father who died on Pawleys Island over the weekend helped save multiple swimmers in distress from a rip current. Anderson ‘Chase’ Childers, 38, was a husband, father of three, and former police officer. He was vacationing on Pawleys Island, a place he and his family visited...
2 charged from Surfside Beach after child suffers ‘non-accidental head trauma’
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A man and woman were arrested on Monday after a child was injured, according to arrest warrants obtained by ABC 15. Jason William Beach, 25, of Surfside Beach was charged with abuse/to inflict injury upon a child, according to booking records. Courtney Jo Frimml, 25, of Surfside Beach was...
Myrtle Beach man pleads guilty, sentenced for multiple drug crimes
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach man pleaded guilty to multiple drug charges last week and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said Tuesday. Leardio Dante Rice, 48, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute...
Mother, Three Kids Plea in Soles Killing
Samantha Watts will serve 45 years in prison, and one of her sons will serve 35, for the 2023 beating death of Corey Adam Soles of Chadbourn. Samantha Watts, 42 and her son Payton, both of Green Sea, S.C. entered guilty pleas Monday in a Conway courtroom. Both pleaded guilty to murder. Amber Watts, 23, pleaded guilty...
Potential ‘suspicious item’ leads to police investigation in Horry County
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Police are investigating after reports of a suspicious item found in a Carolina Forest community. The Horry County police responded to the area of Bayhill Street for the call on Tuesday evening. HCPD said there is no threat to the community. Details are limited at...
City of Myrtle Beach announces downtown road closures for this week. Here’s where
A section of N Oak Street will be closed down through this Friday due to underground utility installation, according to a social media post by the city. The section of N Oak Street that will be impacted runs between Main Street and Broadway Street downtown, a map by the city shows. “A small portion of Oak Street to...
‘Quality of life’: North Myrtle Beach chamber recycles oyster shells to filter ocean water
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — North Myrtle Beach’s Chamber of Commerce recently took a boat ride with bags full of oyster shells to clean our waters, prevent erosion, and help other sea creatures. The chamber went through 30,000 oysters at its March 1 fundraiser, according to Cheryl Kilday of Destination North...
