Myrtle Beach SC

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County jury on Thursday convicted a Murrells Inlet man on multiple drug charges, according to the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Kevin Maurice Hill, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Alex Hyman after being found guilty of trafficking cocaine 10 to...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Myrtle Beach police officer is being called a hero for his fast thinking that saved a child’s life. On the afternoon of Sept. 27, Sgt. Christopher Bellamy was on routine patrol in the Cherry Grove area when he looked out on the waterway behind a 33rd Ave. […]

Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting that took place at a Conway apartment complex. The incident unfolded around 4pm last Friday at the Crane Creek Apartments along Grainger Road. 25-year-old Malcolm Thwaites reportedly fired a firearm five times, hitting a victim three times. The victim was...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — One of country music’s up-and-coming stars, Tucker Wetmore, is set to hit the Carolina Country Music Festival stage in 2026. Wetmore, a Washington native, comes to the Myrtle Beach shore with more than 1 billion career streams, ACM and CMA Award nominations, and chart-topping hits like...

The Myrtle Beach city council is in favor of a “wind-up ordinance” to cover a nearly $1.5 million deficit in the health insurance fund on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The city’s leaders unanimously approved adjusting the FY26 budget by reallocating $1.5 million from the general fund to the health insurance fund in the first...

Crisp winds whipped through Memorial Park in Surfside Beach as nearly 200 people gathered to observe Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. It was just one of many observances held to honor veterans across the Grand Strand. U.S. Navy veteran Eugene A. “Chip” Woodlief Jr., a Surfside Beach local, addressed...

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Forty-four days ago, Food Banks such as Churches Assisting People (CAP) received word that SNAP benefits for November wouldn’t be going through. CAP Food Pantry Executive Director Donna Bodie said their numbers increased significantly. “Before the shutdown, we were seeing between 50 and 80...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - An Horry County family is searching for answers after their beloved horse, Slick, died from a gunshot wound at their Gilbert Road farm on Sunday. “‘We need to go check on Slick,’ he said, ‘He’s lying down and I’m not sure why,’” Stacy Smith says, recounting the moment on Sunday afternoon she...

One man is facing charges after an assault took place at a Target in Myrtle Beach. The incident unfolded around noon on Tuesday at the retailer located on Seaboard Street. 37-year-old Bruce Dansby reportedly hit a victim while they were entering the store. Dansby then tackled them and continued the assault before...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A plume of thick black smoke visible across parts of the Myrtle Beach area on Thursday was the result of a 150-acre prescribed burn in the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve, state forestry officials said. In a Facebook post, the South Forestry Commission, which is conducting the burn along...