Myrtle Beach SC

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Carolina Bank is warning customers about an active phone scam after two local businesses reported calls from someone impersonating the bank. The scammers are using a technique called spoofing, which allows them to display a real Carolina Bank phone number on the caller ID. While Carolina Bank

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A large power outage is reported in Horry County. Crews have been dispatched to an outage impacting 1300 members near Forestbrook Road served out of the Socastee substation, according to the Horry Electric Cooperative. The outage was reported around 9:46 p.m. and is estimated to...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Myrtle Beach Police Department announced the launch of its new T.I.D.E. Unit, the Traffic Interdiction & Driving Enforcement Team, following one of the unit’s first major enforcement operations across several areas of the city last week. Officials said officers maintained a proactive...

A proposed change downtown could restrict bars and clubs in one of Myrtle Beach’s most popular areas. The city could accept public input before making a decision. An ordinance introduced to Myrtle Beach City Council would enact an overlay zone to limit new bars, nightclubs and other drinking places to 150-person occupa

A North Myrtle Beach barbecue spot is open to customers after the kitchen caught fire Tuesday. The kitchen of Old South BBQ at 1020 Sea Mountain Highway caught fire around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. No one was injured, and the restaurant remained open through the ordeal. “We were cooking the butts, and the pit master, he had a

Owners of a popular breakfast and brunch restaurant are building a fourth location, but this version will be unlike any of the other three. Blueberrys Autograph is a more modern, upscale spin on Blueberry’s Grill, which offers diners Southern comfort food in a quaint atmosphere. It will be located behind Outback Steakh

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Myrtle Beach Police Department sergeant was recognized Tuesday as the 2026 Governor’s Municipal Officer of the Year in South Carolina. Sgt. Sergeant Chris Bellamy received the honor from Gov. Henry McMaster at a ceremony in Columbia. “This prestigious honor is a direct reflection of Sgt.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is warning that straw purchases are helping put guns in the wrong hands. A straw purchase happens when someone buys a firearm for another person who is not legally allowed to own one. The ATF’s assistant...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A long-planned expansion of Horry County’s landfill has been shelved with the adoption of 2026-27 budget that reallocates funding for the project. In a quick vote on Tuesday, councilmembers gave final approval to a $1.01 billion spending plan that diverts $300,000 from the Solid Waste Author

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — More than 1,000 people are expected to attend Monday’s much-anticipated grand opening of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial at Warbird Park in Myrtle Beach, city officials said. Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam War veteran Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, who is retired from the U.S. Marine Co