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A 3-year-old girl in South Carolina who was found naked in a car told authorities that she cut off her clothes as she was hot after her grandmother left her in a car alone, according to police. The child's grandmother, Pamela Lawson, a resident of Myrtle Beach, is now charged...

A selfless West Virginia man was found dead after he picked up a stranger while vacationing in South Carolina, his widow has revealed. Josh Wilson, 40, was driving to his hotel room in Myrtle Beach last month with his family when they stopped at a gas station, where a stranger asked him for a ride, The Sun News reported. Wilson — who was visiting from Parkersburg, West Virginia — agreed to give the unknown man a lift after dropping his family off, according to the outlet. “I didn’t think anything of it because he does it all the time,” his wife, Staci, told the newspaper. But...

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Every year, Myrtle Beach visitors encounter wildlife they never expected to find on vacation to the Grand Strand. Here are some of the most notable animal sightings on the South Carolina beaches.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A helicopter from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division joined Myrtle Beach police Tuesday afternoon in an ongoing drug investigation. Officers served a warrant in the area of Orange and Blue streets, according to police. Road were temporarily closed, but have since reopened. Several people have been arrested and guns […]

This Sunday, August 14, does not seem like any unique date on the calendar. And for most intents and purposes, it is not. North Central West Virginia Airport Director Rick Rock wishes that was the case in his eyes. Rock is aware that this coming Sunday’s Myrtle Beach flight is the last flight from Bridgeport for the 2022 calendar year.

LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. (WECT) - Saturday, June 4th was all but an ordinary day at the lake for one father and daughter. Walt Williamson and his 8-year-old daughter Jean Aubrey were going for a day of jet skiing on the water at Lake Waccamaw, something they do frequently on summer days, and as they were beginning to go to their boat dock, they saw something troubling in the water.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - The Myrtle Beach City Council approved spending $120,000 on a dog park and splash pad at area parks. Director of Parks, Recreation, and Sports Tourism, Dustin Jordan, said this is something he’s been working towards for some time now. “Specifically for Futrell Park, the...

The morning news updates from the WPDE newsroom: Two people are dead including a Florence County Paramedic after a car struck first responders responding to a crash on Pamplico Highway in Florence. The former leader of the Grand Strand Boys and Girls Club has plead guilty to embezzlement charges. Myrtle Beach City Council approved a $37,000 grant for ballistic shields for police officers and a $120,000 grant for the city's first splash pad. Click on the photo above for the latest.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - An ongoing investigation into drug sales has led to a massive law enforcement response in Myrtle Beach. WMBF News saw police activity in the area of Blue Street and Orange Avenue, which is just off Mr. Joe White Avenue. MBPD spokesperson Master Cpl. Tom Vest...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Storm chances will increase through Thursday and Friday as a cold front moves into the region. Much lower humidity arrives just in time for the weekend. THURSDAY. Summertime heat and humidity will continue on Thursday as temperatures return to the lower 90s and the heat...

LORIS (WBTW) – Dillon and Aynor have ruled Region 7-3A in recent years, but the Loris Lions feel like they can compete with the big dogs in 2022. Greg Mance is back for his 35th year of coaching and 3rd at Loris and returns 13 starters with 8 of those on defense.

The Horry County Animal Care Center isn’t accepting any intakes after more than 130 mistreated animals were recovered in two separate Horry County police investigations in the last week. The center is now caring for 270 animals, beyond the facility’s capacity. Police and animal care center staff on...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach police have charged a 29-year-old man with attempted murder and other crimes after a shooting Sunday at a motel on South Ocean Boulevard. Stephen Drayton-Thomling allegedly shot into an occupied room at the Summer Sands Motel, located in the 1400 block of South Ocean Boulevard. According to arrest […]

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — At Hamburger Joe’s in North Myrtle Beach, doing it right means doing it with family and just a few ingredients. For more than 30 years, this Grand Strand staple keeps it simple — and it works. “We’ve just become, maybe not a household name but a family tradition when […]

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A settlement has been reached in a discrimination lawsuit filed against the city of North Myrtle Beach by a former employee, according to an order Monday in U.S. District Court in Florence. The terms of the settlement were not available. Carolina Garcia filed the lawsuit in April 2021, saying […]

Two people from Horry County are facing charges in connection to a robbery that happened in July. 29 year old Demetrius Bellamy and 24 year old Henry Taylor are both behind bars on a $100,000 bond. Taylor is accused of stealing a purse and cell phone from a woman on December 6th at a Dollar General, he then turned in the phone at a Walmart on January 8th. On July 19th Bellamy and Taylor robbed two people at gunpoint in Conway taking an undisclosed amount of jewelry and money along with more than $2,000 worth of cell phones. The victims reported they did not know Bellamy or Taylor. Bellamy is also facing additional charges of failure to appear.