Myrtle Beach SC

BUCKSPORT, S.C. (WBTV) - A low-magnitude earthquake shook the Myrtle Beach area this past weekend, data showed. Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed that a 1.9-magnitude earthquake hit close to the South Carolina coast around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9. The quake was felt in both...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Georgetown Police Department is identifying the suspect in a Monday morning shooting that turned into a chase. The agency is charging Jahquez LeSane, 19 years old of Myrtle Beach, with receiving stolen goods valued at $10,000 or more, hindering and obstructing a police officer and...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — North Myrtle Beach dedicated a new memorial on Monday, honoring police officers and firefighters who have served the city, including those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. After we lost Sergeant Gordon Best during the early morning hours of...

Tucked away on Oakheart Road in Myrtle Beach sits a treasure trove disguised as an ordinary building with a blue roof – Palmetto Goodwill, where shopping transforms into an exhilarating treasure hunt. Have you ever experienced that heart-skipping moment when you discover a designer jacket with tags still attached...

MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Loris man accused of killing his estranged wife in Marion County in 2021 pleaded guilty last week to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said Monday. Corey Dontray Rowell was sentenced for killing Lasha Bellamy on May 13,...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — New research reveals childhood vaccinations are dropping, while vaccine exemptions have reached a new high. With the beginning of the school year around the corner, doctors urge parents to consider vaccinating their kids. “When we are vaccinated, we build what’s called herd immunity,” Paul...

A Pennsylvania woman has died, a day after being pulled from the ocean in the Myrtle Beach area. GeorgiaAnn McCoy, 56, died of asphyxiation due to drowning after she was pulled from the ocean on Aug. 8, 2025, near Ocean Creek Resort, according to Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard by email. McCoy, who...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Officers are searching for a suspect after a shooting this past weekend in the Galivants Ferry area. The Horry County Police Department responded just after 9 p.m. on Saturday to Childs Road for a 911 hangup. At the scene, the victim told investigators a few...

The new week is here and soon more typical August heat and humidity will return after a week-long break of cooler and cloudier weather took hold. We still have a few days before that happens, however, and rain chances will be elevated for Monday before the shift to more heat by Wednesday.

LITTLE RIVER, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was taken to the hospital early Monday morning after fire damaged three boats in Little River, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. Crews were dispatched at 12:53 a.m. to the 700 block of Highway 17 in Little River, where the fire heavily damaged one boat, caused heat damage […]