Myrtle Beach SC

The sitting mayor and incoming mayor of Myrtle Beach met for coffee on Monday, Dec. 15 and discussed the upcoming transition in leadership. Mayor Brenda Bethune said she reached out to Mayor-elect Mark Kruea to offer her support and facilitate a smooth transition as she leaves office. “I shared some...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - On Wednesday, a dedication ceremony was held for the new Liberty Tree in Warbird Park. The tree was donated by the Sons of the American Revolution and was planted as part of an ongoing initiative to plant 250 trees across the country in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary next year.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The widow of a man who died while detained at J. Reuben Long Detention Center has filed a lawsuit. RELATED COVERAGE: Horry County inmate dies at hospital after ‘not feeling well’, coroner says. Natalia Watts, representing her late husband’s estate, is suing Mediko...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Ripley’s Aquarium is temporarily pausing its penguin parades and encounters as officials monitor a local uptick in avian illness. “This allows our penguins to remain comfortably within their habitat. Guests can still visit and enjoy seeing our penguins in their playhouse, where they remain...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry and Georgetown county’s top prosecutor says a state bill to tackle a form of abuse could have wide-spread impacts. The coercive control bill, pre-filed by Sen. Stephen Goldfinch of Murrells Inlet is the second one he’s filed this year and has been cleaned up since the first one...

After nearly a decade of representing Myrtle Beach as mayor, Brenda Bethune will close the chapter confident she fulfilled her 2017 campaign promises. “I’m really proud of the fact that we did it,” she said. Bethune was elected to represent her hometown as mayor in 2017 and also...

Raising Cane’s could possibly open a location in Myrtle Beach. The city’s Community Appearance Board has is scheduled to review a building permit application for a new 4,570-square-foot restaurant along Jason Boulevard. A Raising Cane’s representative shared that the proposal is in the early stage of process and...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — While no one hit the jackpot in Wednesday night’s billion-dollar Powerball drawing, a winning $50,000 ticket was sold at a Myrtle Beach grocery store, lottery officials said. The DoublePlay ticket purchased at the Food Lion at 7631 N. Kings Highway was one of two $50,000 winners sold in...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer along Kings Highway in the Surfside Beach area, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened along S. Kings Highway near Catherine Avenue, HCFR said. Crews responded at 3:10 p.m. and...

CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - The man serving a 20-year prison sentence for shooting at a Conway officer wants his conviction overturned. Tywrell Alston filed for post-conviction relief in Horry County on Tuesday. Alston said in the filing that he wants all charges dismissed, including attempted murder. Alston claims he had...