4 displaced after lightning strikes Carolina Forest home
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Four people were displaced after their Carolina Forest home was struck by lightning and caught on fire, Horry County Fire Rescue said. Crews responded at about 3:15 p.m. Thursday to the 600 block of Table Rock Court, HCFR said. Lightning struck the house, causing a fire in the attic with […]
HCFR: Critical injuries reported in crash on Highway 707
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Horry County Fire Rescue is on the scene of a single-vehicle crash along Highway 707. Crews were called to the scene at 8:46 p.m. near the area of Big Block Road in the Socastee area. Lanes of traffic are blocked, and critical injuries are being...
Rain chances continue today
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — We have a soggy Thursday coming up for the area. Overnight rain has continued this morning along the Grand Strand. As you move westward into the Pee Dee and Border Belt, rain is more scattered. We are battling some dry air from a high pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast. This […]
Mud, rain & lightning: CCMF bracing for Myrtle Beach weather. Here’s what to expect
Myrtle Beach is bracing for a rainy weekend. Here’s what concert-goers need to know before the Carolina Country Music Festival.
CCMF evacuates twice on day 1: Show us your CCMF photos!
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Carolina Country Music Fest (CCMF) 2025 has officially kicked off! Check out these photos of attendees evacuating for a second time as storms roll over the festival grounds. Submit your own photos HERE.
Jury deliberates in trial of man accused in killing outside Carolina Forest Planet Fitness...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The jury started deliberations Thursday afternoon in the murder trial of a man accused of killing a 20-year-old outside of a Carolina Forest Planet Fitness in 2023. Abdullah Seifullah, 45, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and...
FIRST ALERT: Storms around tonight, stronger storms this weekend
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Showers and storms stick around through the night. We are giving you the First Alert to severe storms around this weekend. Through the rest of the night we will hold on to the chance for showers and storms around. New data continues to come in and as we head into 7 and 8 o’clock another line...
CCU student killed for his vehicle, court determines. What his shooter got for his...
The 20-year-old and his girlfriend went to Planet Fitness, where evidence shows he was shot and killed while in his vehicle.
‘Answer to his maker’: SC death row inmate victim’s son awaits execution
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - An Horry County murder victim’s son is coming forward, with a little more than a week now separating him from the justice he’s been seeking for two decades. “There’s absolutely nothing I can say or do to save his life. He has to...
Carolina Country Music Fest gates reopen after lightning evacuation
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The Carolina Country Music Fest grounds have officially opened after an hourslong evacuation due to lightning and severe weather, officials said on Facebook. The gates were scheduled to open at 3 p.m., but the stormy weather pushed back the opening until about 3:45 p.m. The legendary group...