Myrtle Beach SC

While you are soaking up the summer sun, doctors say you can still get sick, including from two new COVID strains that are going around.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry Electric Cooperative customers are concerned with the increase in energy cost during the company’s 3:00-6:00 p.m. summer “peak hours” policy. These high summer temperatures have many locals sweating over the higher utility bills. One Socastee man said that the rates are...

Police in South Carolina have arrested a pastor and former middle school employee on sexual abuse allegations involving a 13-year-old boy, jail records and court documents obtained by local outlets show. Devin Carroll was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway on Saturday, July 5, on one count of...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — On several occasions, Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune has stated that youth violence is a widespread issue that spreads far beyond the borders of her coastal city. “Juvenile violence is on the uptick. And it’s happening here just as it is everywhere. So we are being very proactive. We...

Atlantic Beach is working to remove Beach Vitex, an invasive plant that is damaging local dunes and pushing out native plants. The City of Atlantic Beach is asking residents to help by reporting any sightings of the plant. Beach Vitex is an aggressive plant species spreading quickly along Atlantic Beach,...

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Surfside Beach Town Council has taken a significant step toward regulating vape and cannabis shops within town limits. After a roughly eight-month moratorium that halted the approval of new business licenses for these shops, the council has initially approved new regulations after a...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A 17-year-old man was pronounced dead in Conway after a shooting suspected to have occurred in Longs, Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said. Officers were dispatched to a location on Stallion Court for a recent shooting, according to a report from the Horry County Police Department...

LORIS, S.C. (WPDE) — One person was critically injured in a drive-by shooting at a block party around 2 a.m. Saturday, a witness told Horry County Police Department (HCPD) investigators. HCPD officers responded to Loris Hospital in reference to a reported gunshot wound. According to the HCPD report, when...

I’m all for knowing where your teenagers are at night. I have two. But I don’t think curfews for kids under 18 are a great way to keep the general public safe or any way to curb teenage boredom that so often sets in at night during these hot summer months. So after the Myrtle Beach City Council voted Tuesday to move...

There’s something magical about that first bite of perfectly prepared seafood – when the freshness of the ocean meets culinary expertise and creates a moment of pure bliss. That’s exactly what awaits you at Hook & Barrel in Myrtle Beach, where coastal cuisine transforms from mere sustenance into...