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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Carolina diver found a fireman’s gold necklace after he lost it in Myrtle Beach. Fireman Marshall Marler and his wife, Shannon, were on their annual trip to Ocean Lakes Family Campground earlier in April. Marshall took off his necklace to put on some sunscreen, but he forgot to […]

Horry County is considering merging its sheriff’s office with the police department, which has been mired in corruption and controversies in recent years. The potential change is in the discussion phase, but the topic appeared as public input matter at Tuesday’s Horry County Council meeting. “This a topic that’s been something that’s been kicked about a little bit, and we’re getting into it,” said...

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HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A man admitted to drug dealing in Horry County. William Bellamy, 32, of Conway, pleaded guilty Monday to first-offense trafficking in fentanyl, second-offense trafficking in cocaine, unlawful neglect of a child and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime before his trial started, according to Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Horry County Sheriff’s Office highlighted a program that is seeing success beyond the jail walls. The Second Chance Program brought together leaders and former inmates on Tuesday during a special luncheon at J. Reuben Long Detention Center. Participants shared how the Next Steps...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County leaders re-ignited their concerns over a massive landfill expansion plan that would disrupt 100 acres of wetlands — instead embracing an ambitious idea that would send tons of waste somewhere else. “If we’re going to take the approach that we’re going to start filling in 100+ acres of […]

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County’s dual law enforcement agencies are a contrast in leadership: One remains loyal to itself while the other is responsive, transparent and accountable. That was the message delivered Tuesday night by Scott Spivey’s sister Jennifer, a former Horry County police officer and grandson of the man whose name is […]

Horry County Fire Rescue is responding to an approximately seven-acre woods fire in front of Breakers Point Apartments near International Drive on Tuesday, April 21. Planes have been deployed to dump water on the fire site. Crews gather water from the Intracoastal Waterway and fly directly to the site of the fire, and complete that process in cycles.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A wildfire is being reported in the Carolina Forest area. The South Carolina Forestry Commission is reporting the wildfire off Redwolf Trace in the Black River area. Horry County Fire Rescue responded around 2:37 p.m. Tuesday and said this was a woods fire about seven...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A man is facing charges after police say a February fight in Myrtle Beach ended with a victim knocked unconscious and hospitalized with a brain bleed. Officers with the Myrtle Beach Police Department arrested Alfred Grooms III last week. He was charged with assault and...