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Myrtle Beach Fire Department said no injuries were reported, but part of North Ocean Boulevard is closed for safety reasons.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — No injuries were reported Monday when a crane overturned at a construction site and smashed into an adjacent hotel on N. Ocean Boulevard, according to the Myrtle Beach Fire Department. More News from WRBL Everyone was evacuated from the Boardwalk Beach Resort after the crane tipped over and hit the railing and […]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Last year, the number of school shootings and people killed or hurt during those incidents hit a record high with 132, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit formed in 2013 to track gun violence in the US. WMBF News’ Erica Edwards sat down...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A man was arrested in Horry County Monday afternoon after allegedly stealing rings from a house he was hired to do construction on and selling them at a pawn shop, according to a police report obtained by News13. Lee Allen Lemmon, 41, was arrested and charged with grand larceny of […]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.(WMBF) - A 20-year-old accused of making a bomb threat against Myrtle Beach High School was arrested Thursday. According to the Myrtle Beach Police Department, a written note threatened to “Blow up the School.”. During the investigation, Coty Kennedy, 20, of Myrtle Beach, admitted to writing the...

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Conway police are searching for persons of interest in connection with a shooting Friday night that hurt one person at 810 Bowling off Highway 501, police said in a Facebook post. Police believe the people involved may have been driving the blue Nissan Titan pickup truck. The photos of the persons […]

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Following details provided to neighbors in Carolina Forest roughly a week ago, Horry County staff have published proposals to bring thousands of housing units to the Postal Way corridor. Postal Way was recently extended, but this area would involve building between Carolina Forest Boulevard...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The weather will continue to stay calm for the next several hours. Around midnight, storms will float in from the southwest. Expected gusty winds and even some small hail. The Storm Prediction Center has our viewing area at a slight risk for severe weather until 8 a.m. tomorrow morning then a marginal risk for the remainder of the day. Slight risk is a level 2, marginal is a level 1. Mainly a wind and hail concern, but there is still a small chance of a brief tornado.

One pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on Saturday night. Around 8:25p.m., Horry County Fire Rescue crews responded to calls of a crash in the area of Socastee Boulevard and Weeks Drive. A 2014 Buick Enclave traveling North on Socastee Boulevard struck a man while he was...

Sunday afternoon, a two-alarm fire resulted in four people displaced. Around 2p.m., Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a fire in the 2000 block of Lee’s Landing Circle off Highway 90. The fire was under control by 3:40p.m.. The Conway Fire Department assisted with putting the fire out. No...

Bakeries are an essential part of communities across America. Many families that immigrated to the United States back in the 1800s and early 1900s, like those from Italy, Holland, and Germany, found their way into the American Dream by opening these small independent bakeries.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Three people were arrested after police found a variety of drugs during a recent Myrtle Beach traffic stop. A police report obtained by WMBF News states the stop happened in the area of 3rd Avenue South and Withers Swash Drive on March 23. An officer with the Myrtle Beach Police Department stated they pulled the vehicle over for failing to stop at a stop sign and ‘failing to maintain its lane in the same area.”

Charges have been dropped for an Horry County Schools teacher who was arrested on kidnapping and assault charges in January.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The same stalled front that provided an active end to the weekend will bring another busy day with showers & storms in the forecast. It was a busy overnight, especially for the inland locations who picked up on big time rainfall and strong storms. While that system is now off to our east, we focus on another round of showers and storms. This one mainly targeting the beaches and inland Horry County.

A 53-year-old pedestrian was killed while crossing S.C. 707 in the Socastee area just outside of Myrtle Beach on Saturday evening, according to authorities. A 2014 Buick Enclave was traveling north on S.C. 707 when it struck a pedestrian in the roadway about 8:20 p.m., said Master Trooper Brandon Bolt with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The crash happened about a mile and a half south of Myrtle Beach, he said.

The location, off Highway 17 near North Myrtle Beach, is the brand’s 6th in the country.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - The price of a gallon of gas in Myrtle Beach is up 21 cents from a month ago, but has fallen significantly in the past year. Average gasoline prices in Myrtle Beach rose 9.1 cents in the last week; however, the price has fallen 72.8 cents from a year ago, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 197 stations in Myrtle Beach.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — This week on Pet Patrol, Patsy shares the four Easter hazards for pets. Chocolate According to the ASPCA, the Animal Poison Control Center receives several calls each day regarding pets eating chocolate. Most of those exposures happen around four holidays — Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Easter. The darker the […]

Three people were hospitalized due to injuries from the crash.

HORRY, SC (WPDE) — A former Horry County Police Officer was arrested by state police officers on three charges, at the request of Myrtle Beach Police Chief Amy Prock, according to state officials. On Friday, Chief Prock requested investigators with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) look into...