HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Four families on Friday filed lawsuits against Horry County Schools and the principal and special-education teacher at the center of a child abuse investigation. All four suits, which were filed in Horry County Common Pleas Court, name Horry County Schools, Ocean Bay Elementary School Principal Rebecca Schroyer and Grace McColgan, […]

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A new collective to help Coastal Carolina student-athletes get compensated through name, image, and likeness (NIL) started a partnership. Coastal Sports Collective was established just this year and selected ‘Basepath’ as their software operations provider. Back in November, News 13 reported CCU’s NIL collective for their football program, ‘Teal Collective’ was stopping. […]

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A new collective to help Coastal Carolina student-athletes get compensated through name, image, and likeness (NIL) started a partnership. Coastal Sports Collective was established just this year and selected ‘Basepath’ as their software operations provider. Back in November, News 13 reported CCU’s NIL collective for their football program, ‘Teal Collective’ was stopping. […]

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — It’s time for another edition of First Responder Friday as News13 honors Grand Strand and Pee Dee first responders. This week’s nominee is Cpl. Steven Miller with the Florence Police Department. Martin has been with the department for nine years.  He spent his first seven years on the patrol division and is […]

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Surfside Beach has named an interim police chief after current Chief Kenneth Hofmann at the beginning of the month suddenly announced his plans to resign. Detective Ken Davis will step into the role as interim chief on May 3, which is Hofmann’s final day, the town said in a Friday […]

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A judge overseeing the Horry County murder case of ex-deputy coroner Chris Dontell has agreed to remove himself from the case. Judge Benjamin Culbertson’s decision came after an April 5 hearing on Dontell’s request to have him step down, according to a court document obtained by News13. No reason was […]

MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Marion County Animal Shelter is asking for the community’s help to volunteer, adopt, or foster to help deal with overcrowding at its facility. The shelter took to its Facebook page to address the overcrowding issue. Eighty-four dogs on the property need to be moved. The shelter said they currently […]

DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A South Carolina man is facing charges after allegedly stealing someone’s vehicle and threatening to “take care” of anybody who gave him a problem, the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office said. Andrew Maxwell Deese of Lancaster was charged with armed robbery and grand larceny of more than $2,000 but less than […]

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A North Carolina man is behind bars after shooting and injuring a man after forcing his way into the man’s home early Monday morning, according to arrest warrants obtained by News13. John McCray of Clarendon, North Carolina, 45, allegedly forced his way into the home on Grizzly Road in the […]

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A first-of-its-kind resolution unanimously adopted by Florence County Council formally recognizes telecommunicators who work in Central Dispatch as first responders. Florence is the first county in South Carolina to make such a designation for those who handle critical 911 calls. Officials said the resolution “identifies the critical roles performed, the […]

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WNCT) — The U.S. Marines is reporting the death of a fellow Marine that occurred on Thursday night at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville. The Marine, whose name has not been released pending notification of next of kin, was part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Officials said the death involved a training […]

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Georgetown County School District Superintendent Keith Price is headed to the midlands for the new school year. The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to extend contracts to Price as the superintendent-elect/superintendent of Lexington County School District One for the 2024-25 school year. Price became […]

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florence man is accused of forcing his way into a juvenile’s home in December and raping her, according to arrest warrants obtained by News13. Dewayne McClain, 52, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, burglary, grand larceny of $5,000 or more and possession of a weapon during a violent […]

A bear cub in Asheville, North Carolina, being is now at a rehabilitation center after a group of people pulled it from a tree to take pictures.

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A man who shot and killed a woman’s former boyfriend Wednesday night in Georgetown County will not be charged because the cirumstances of the incident fall under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law, authorities said. Jamar Edward McClary died in the self-defense shooting at the Arbor Place apartments on N. […]

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An 11-year-old boy who was killed in Florence County Wednesday evening was shot in the stomach by a shotgun that went off “for unknown reasons,” according to a Florence County Sheriff’s Office report. Brentlee Crump died in the shooting, which happened at about 8 p.m. Wednesday on Clover Hill Road […]

LAURINBURG, N.C. (WBTW) — The eastbound lanes of Highway 74 in Laurinburg will remain closed into next week after a fiery crash Thursday morning, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. NCDOT’s DriveNC.Gov website said Highway 74 E. is closed because of the crash and that “cleanup, structural and pavement repair continues into the […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will resume seasonal water quality checks along the coast to detect elevated bacteria levels. DHEC will collect water samples frequently at 122 locations along South Carolina’s coast from May 1 to Oct. 30. Water samples will be tested for Enterococci bacteria either […]

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Robeson Community College held a launch party Thursday after it was awarded a grant that will help adults receive higher education. Those who make less than $80,000 per year can apply for the $3,000 scholarships to go toward tuition and expenses. The school said it identified more than 700 people […]

Firefighters say the garage was filled with smoke after their reserve ladder truck caught fire.