Myrtle Beach SC

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — An Horry County educator received a national honor on Thursday. Esther Yardumian-Smyth is the 2026 Kelly Education Substitute Teacher of the Year. The 30-year teaching veteran was submitted by her colleagues at the Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology in Carolina Forest. She...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Local businesses are using the Myrtle Beach Classic as an opportunity to reach more customers. Golfers and spectators from across the country are in the Grand Strand for the tournament, and local vendors are hoping to turn hungry golf fans into new customers. With thousands...

The Grand Strand’s first bike rally of the year is almost here as the South Carolina Department of Transportation works to address a notoriously dangerous and difficult intersection. The area where drivers and riders enter or exit U.S. 17 Business near biker favorites like Suck Bang Blow in Murrells Inlet has long been a problem area. Last year, personal injury lawyer Chad Fuller with...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County Fire Rescue was called to a Thursday afternoon crash. According to the agency, the crash happened in the area of East Highway 9 and Highway 31 just before 2:30 p.m. The single-car crash involved a tractor-trailer, and crews said extraction operations were used.

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GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to fraudulently withdraw thousands of dollars from a Pawleys Island-area bank. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office charged Randy Mikels, 54, with identity theft and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Mikels’ charges stem from...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - An incident report details an alleged assault in Horry County involving a motorcycle club. According to the report, the Horry County Police Department was called to a bar off of Waccamaw Boulevard in the Myrtle Beach area in reference to a past assault. Police say...

From a star-studded PGA pro-am to mounting troubles inside the Horry County Police Department, Myrtle Beach made plenty of headlines. Here’s a quick recap of the day’s top stories you may have missed. Celebrity Pro-Am tournament . Kurt Russell, Vanna White, Brooks Koepka, John McEnroe and Formula 1 champion Lando Norris were among the celebrities who teed off Wednesday at the ONEflight...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - We are giving you the First Alert to a cold front moving through and bringing the potential for storms during the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Classic. TODAY. Overnight showers have brought rain to some of you this morning, especially those closer to the...

LAFAYETTE, La. - Coastal Carolina and Louisiana earned wins in the first round of the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship on Wednesday evening at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The No. 10 seed and reigning champions, Coastal Carolina...