Myrtle Beach SC

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — An annual back-to-school prayer walk is planned Sunday evening in Myrtle Beach, ahead of Horry County students’ return to classes the following week. The nondenominational walk is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium at 705 33rd Ave. N., according to the city of...

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A total of nine people now face charges connected to the June killing of 16-year-old Trey Wright of Johnsonville, Florence County authorities told News13 Wednesday. Deputies previously released the names of five young Myrtle Beach-area residents allegedly tied to the June 24 shooting....

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The Summer Sands Motel is facing several violations in relation to cleanliness and safety. A July 14 inspection report shows the motel received over 30 violations, with some listed as unfit or unsafe, including issues related to structural risks, electrical hazards, sanitation, and...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — For nearly 50 years, Myrtle Beach’s iconic yellow, white and blue seal has been a fixture on city imagery — a seagull cutting across the sun with palmetto trees in the sand. Since April, city leaders have been working with Florida-based design firm The Zimmerman Agency to develop Myrtle...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Two people were hospitalized, and one man was arrested after a hit-and-run incident in Myrtle Beach Aug. 3, according to reports from the Myrtle Beach Police Department (MBPD). Bryan Thomas, 39, was arrested and charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an...

A man visiting North Myrtle Beach from North Carolina died after being pulled from the ocean, according to the Horry County Coroner’s office. Anthony Rowe, 69, of Conover, North Carolina, was pulled from the ocean on Wednesday and transported to MacLeod Seacoast where he died of asphyxiation due to drowning, Chief...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two deputies shot and injured in a training exercise in South Carolina were wounded by ammunition taken from a plastic bag in a desk drawer and not properly tested to see if they were blanks, a sheriff said Wednesday. Gov. Henry McMaster announced Wednesday that...

One person has been confirmed dead after a motorcycle accident Wednesday in Myrtle Beach. Police responded to the crash in the area of Farrow Parkway between Howard Avenue and Means Circle on Wednesday evening. The road was temporarily closed. Later that evening, Myrtle Beach Police confirmed in a Facebook post that...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Geese have been a big talker in Surfside Beach, after multiple videos spread on social media of a showdown between a goose management company and a goose advocate. “We do not kill geese, we never have and we never will,” said Jack Baldwin, owner of...

Surfside Beach Town Council is in favor of an ordinance to allow golf carts to be driven 24 hours a day. When the state of South Carolina passed the law requiring seatbelts for golf cart passengers under the age of 12 on May 22, the state also granted individual municipalities and counties the authority to create...