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Coroner identifies man found dead in Horry County home
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Coroner’s Office has identified a 23-year-old man found dead inside his family’s home on Sunday. Wismae Harris’ family found him dead just inside the door of their home on Long Branch Swamp Road in the Green Sea area at about 2 a.m., the coroner’s office said. His […]
Myrtle Beach police execute search warrant at home in troubled Ramsey Acres community
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Police swarmed a Myrtle Beach community early Wednesday morning. Myrtle Beach police Cpl. Chris Starling said they were called to 1028 Poplar Drive in Ramsey Acres to execute a search warrant related to drugs at the home. It’s not clear at this point exactly what officers found.
Injuries reported in Conway-area crash
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - Injuries were reported after a Tuesday evening crash in the Conway area. Horry County Fire Rescue said crews were called to a two-car wreck in the area of Myrtle Ridge Drive and Lakeside Crossing Drive just after 4:45 p.m. As of around 5:20 p.m., drivers are being asked to avoid the area.
Conway residents claim early morning gunfire erupted in neighborhood
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - Several residents said they’re shaken up after they believe a shooting happened on their street early Tuesday. The Conway Police Department still has not confirmed if they responded to a shooting, but did confirm officers responded to the intersection of Cedar Lane and Heritage Road for “property damage.”
Walk-Ons along Highway 501 in Horry County closes
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux along Highway 501 has closed, according to a letter posted on the restaurant’s door. “We are writing to you with a heavy heart to announce that Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux at 61 Rodeo Drive has closed its doors for the last time,” the letter reads. “This decision was […]
Man convicted in 2021 Halloween night armed robbery, kidnapping near Coastal Carolina University wants conviction tossed
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Loris man spending 20 years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping pleaded guilty based on bad advice from his legal team and also wasn’t aware he could appeal the sentence — making his conviction invalid. That’s the argument Mije Basnight, whose sentence began July 27, makes in his […]
Crews ventilate commercial building after reports of gas odor off Hwy 501
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Horry County crews are ventilating a building Wednesday morning after reports of a gas odor. The odor was reported at a commercial building on the 100 block of Waccamaw Pines Drive in Myrtle Beach around 7:53 a.m. Officials say the source of the odor...
Lawsuit accuses Conway Medical Center employees of sharing patient’s ‘extraordinarily personal’ health information
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A former Conway Medical Center nurse is accusing the hospital and two of its employees of sharing her “extraordinarily personal” health information with people who were not authorized to see it, according to a lawsuit obtained by News13. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Horry County Common Pleas Court by […]
Jewish group cites Horry County cross-burning in push for South Carolina hate crime law
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A late 2023 cross-burning outside of Conway points and a rise in antisemitism point to the need for a statewide hate crime bill in South Carolina, the Charleston Jewish Federation said on Wednesday. Citing an Anti-Defamation League audit released Tuesday that found a 93% year-over-year spike in antisemitic incidents across […]
Missing in South Carolina: Police searching for 13-year-old girl who disappeared overnight
CONWAY, S.C. — Above video: Your Tuesday headlines. Police in South Carolina need your help finding a missing 13-year-old girl. Glendy Aracely Antunez-Martinez was last seen Monday around 10 p.m. on Tinkertown Avenue in Conway. She is described as 5 feet and 120 pounds and was last seen wearing...
Purrr-fect: Firefighters rescue kitten from car engine in Conway
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Horry County crews were called out to a home in Conway on Tuesday afternoon when a car engine was purring more than usual--because a kitten had made its way into the engine compartment!. Two firefighters teamed up for the call on Juniper Drive, donning...
1 arrested after chase along Ocean Boulevard reached 100 mph, documents show
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A car blew through a stop sign which led to a high-speed chase along a busy Ocean Boulevard, according to a police report. An incident report states that an officer saw the car drive speed through a stop sign with “a clear disregard for civilian foot traffic” at 17th Avenue South and Ocean Boulevard in the Myrtle Beach area.
Mother searches for answers after 23-year-old son found dead in Green Sea
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Authorities are investigating a death that happened in Green Sea over the weekend. A police report obtained by WMBF News on Monday states officers from the Horry County Police Department responded to Long Branch Swamp Road early Sunday after reports of someone being unresponsive. Wanda...
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