CRIME & SAFETY
2 students charged after another bomb threat at Carolina Forest High School
CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — Two students have been charged after a bomb threat at Carolina Forest High School late Thursday evening, Horry County police said Friday. The students were charged with communicating a school threat. They were issued a juvenile summons and taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia. “Their actions created […]
Police investigating shooting at Loris-area gas station
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County police are looking into a shooting that left its marks on a gas station in the Loris area. Police were called out just after 8:20 a.m. on Monday for a shooting at the Sunny Spot in the 1700 block of North Highway 701.
North Carolina man dies weeks after shooting outside Myrtle Beach-area nightclub
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A person who was critically injured in a shooting at a Myrtle Beach-area club earlier this month has been identified. The Horry County Coroner’s Office said Jadis Nelson, 22, of Rockingham, North Carolina, died just after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, where he’d been receiving care […]
Myrtle Beach police investigate aggravated assault
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach police are investigating an aggravated assault on Poplar Drive, the department said Friday on Facebook. Officers responded at about 3:05 p.m. to the 1000 block of Poplar Drive. Last week, five people were arrested after police conducted a search warrant due to numerous “quality of life” concerns at […]
Homeland Security addresses online safety, fraud, human trafficking at Myrtle Beach awareness event
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A representative from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations office spoke Thursday in Myrtle Beach about internet safety, fraud and human trafficking. The Myrtle Beach Police Department and the Horry County Sheriff’s Office hosted the event at the Mary C. Canty Recreation Center. The Homeland Security official said […]
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