Defensible spaces still not part of Horry Co. ordinances 1 year after wildfire
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — If you own a home near a tree line, you might think of it as scenic. Darryl Jones from the South Carolina Forestry Commission has another word for it. "End of the day, I see fuel," Jones, the Forest Protection Chief for SCFC, said....
Fight after fire: Home repairs, costs continue 1 year post Covington Drive wildfire
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — In the middle of the night, Bridgett Scholl and dozens of her Carolina Forest neighbors were forced to leave their homes in the Walkers Woods community as a wildfire burned nearby, sending flames towering over the forest behind her house. Scholl returned to her...
OnStar claims Horry County grandmother never said she was in ‘danger’ before murder
An in-vehicle communications company facing a lawsuit related to the kidnapping and killing of a Horry County grandmother has asked a judge for the case to be dismissed. The family of Mary Ann Elvington filed a lawsuit against OnStar and Dominque Brand, the man convicted in 2023 of killing the 80-year-old. A jury...
Police respond to reported robbery, bomb threat at Aynor post office; suspect in custody
AYNOR, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County authorities responded Monday afternoon to a reported robbery and bomb threat at the Aynor post office. Horry County police spokesman Thomas Bell said a suspect was taken into custody and his vehicle searched after claiming to have a bomb inside it. Bell said the department’s bomb...
S.C. Crawfish Festival – The tail continues
A storied Pawleys Island tradition is set to return this weekend, helped by 1,500 pounds of crawfish. “It was a huge festival. Everybody looked forward to it. There was lots of fun,” said Cindy Bindner, who has spearheaded the effort to revive the S.C. Crawfish Festival, which was a fixture in Pawleys Island for 15...
FIRST ALERT: More clouds, BIG warm up arrives late week
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - More clouds will be around, especially early this week before temperatures climb quickly into the middle and end of the work week. Areas of patchy dense fog are back around this morning. If you’re traveling near the beaches, make sure you give yourself some extra time this morning.
One person injured following vehicle crash in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — One person was taken to the hospital following a crash Monday morning on South Highway 701 in Horry County. According to Horry County Fire Rescue, crews were dispatched around 7:15 a.m. to the area of South Highway 701 and Rabon Road in Loris in response to a reported crash. Officials said one […] ...
Friends, family mourn South Carolina man killed in North Carolina crash
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Friends and family are mourning a young man who was killed in an Interstate 95 crash in North Carolina while on a trip to visit his brother early Saturday morning. Dawson Adams, 19, had stopped his GMC pickup truck along northbound I-95 just north of Fayetteville after a collision with the […]
Florida man stabs victim in torso, armpit after Highway 544 road rage incident, police...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florida man is facing an attempted murder charge following a road rage incident on Highway 544, the Horry County Police Department said. Ryan Alexander Fertel, 49, of Atlantic Beach, Florida is being held in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a $50,000 bond. The incident happened...
Softball Splits Games on First Day of Beach Chicken Brawl
CONWAY, S.C. – The Saint Joseph's softball team was able to get its trip to South Carolina started on Saturday, splitting a pair of games at the Beach Chicken Brawl. The Hawks beat Binghamton 10-7 in their first contest before falling 6-4 to Coastal Carolina in the evening game.
