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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Several roads in Myrtle Beach are set to be repaved starting in the spring. The city said in a statement Friday that roads owned by the city and the state will be repaved by a contractor. The combined $1.4 million price tag for state-owned roads...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A new look is in the works for the Matt Hughes Skate Park in Myrtle Beach. Friends of the Skateboard Park Foundation recently presented blueprints to Myrtle Beach City Council at their last meeting. Among improvements include a new bowl that is estimated to be...

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Horry County Coroner’s Office confirmed a 39-year-old man died from his injuries after an hours-long barricade situation in Surfside late Sunday night. 39-year-old Hendrix Herschel Washington died from injuries on the scene at The Road Side Inn in Surfside Beach. Washington, originally from Charleston,...

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - State authorities are now taking over an investigation that resulted in a person barricading themselves in the Surfside Beach area. Officers were first in the area Sunday night as someone fired a weapon at some point during the incident before barricading themselves. Police then worked...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a dump truck, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. The agency said lanes are blocked Monday afternoon in the area of South Highway 701 and Lucas Bay Road because of an overturned dump truck.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - An injured owl in North Myrtle Beach got a little bit of help from Good Samaritan in the area. North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue said the bird was brought in Saturday to its Barefoot Resort firehouse in need of care. Crews said the Good Samaritan found the Great Horned Owl on the road.

AYNOR, S.C. (WMBF) - An Aynor woman followed her gut feeling to buy a lottery scratch-off ticket, leading to a $500,000 win. The woman was driving to work when she said something told her to turn into the Aynor Food Mart on Highway 501 East, she went inside and bought a $10 ‘$500,000 Multiplier Money game’ scratch-off ticket.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Seaside Furniture Gallery & Accents is a family owned Home Furniture and Mattresses store located in Little River. You can stop by and see them at the Horry Georgetown Home Show this weekend Feb. 3rd - Feb. 5th. More than 150 Exhibitors will showcase their...

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – A police report is providing more details about why a Horry County Schools teacher was charged with assault and kidnapping. Surfside Beach police arrested Kimberly Bone on Thursday. An incident report shows that Bone was the one who called police to a home along...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A 37-year-old man known to spend time in Myrtle Beach has been reported missing according to Myrtle Beach Police Department. Thomas “Tommy” Bailey was reported missing by his family on Sunday when they had not heard from him in three days, according to police.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) -The Shuckin’ on the Strand Oyster Roast is the Grand Strand’s largest oyster roast, open to the public and serving up oysters, food and fixins. The 14th annual Shuckin’ on the Strand Oyster Roast hosted by the Grand Strand Young Professionals will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, from 12pm-4 p.m. at the Hot Fish Club in Murrells Inlet.

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - One person was hurt after a shooting in the Pee Dee on Saturday. Maj. Mike Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened in the area of Alligator Road and Twin Church Road. Nunn added the victim suffered “what are believed...

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Deputies are looking for the man they say is responsible for two Saturday shootings in Williamsburg County. Shown Lorenzo Cooper, 36, is wanted by the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office in connection to the shootings. Deputies first responded to Birch Creek Road in the Bloomingvale...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - When children learn to read, there are several techniques their parents or teachers may use, but for children with learning disabilities, some techniques may not work as well. One technique, decoding, is a practice of reading phonetically, allowing children to sound out words rather than...

DILLON, S.C. (WMBF) - South Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed a person in Dillon died after a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said the accident happened around 3:10 p.m. when the 66-year-old motorcyclist was driving north on Dothan Road near SC-34. The driver lost control of the 2007 BMW motorcycle and crashed.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Officials released video footage of officers in Memphis beating Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop on Jan. 7 and officials from across South Carolina are reacting to Nichols’ death. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel. “The murder of Tyre Nichols by five...

RED SPRINGS, N.C. (WMBF) - Saturday marked a time to mourn for the small town of Red Springs. Residents gathered at the community basketball court to remember three people killed in a shooting earlier this week. MORE COVERAGE | Sheriff on Robeson County triple homicide victims: ‘We’ve basically taken away...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Get ready for a gloomy and active week of weather. While the rain chances end, temperatures will fall slowly tonight. More clouds around will keep temperatures mild with the upper 40s to lower 50s. Even with clouds around, we will watch out for patchy dense fog for the overnight hours and early Tuesday morning.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Get ready for another active weather pattern this week. A low pressure system will be passing through our area tonight, this will bring widespread showers and heavy rain at times. Showers are going to be starting this evening around 6pm. Widespread showers will continue tonight through tomorrow.