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1 wanted, 1 in custody after Horry County authorities respond to report of people passed out in vehicles along Highway 707
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person is in custody, and authorities are looking for a second person after an incident late Wednesday morning on Highway 707 in Horry County, authorities said. An Horry County police spokesperson said officers were called to the area after two people were found passed out in vehicles near a […]
Rollover crash near Ocean Lakes Campground disrupts Hwy 17 traffic
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A rollover crash in the Surfside Beach area blocked traffic on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened outside of Ocean Lakes Campground on Highway 17 Business. In photos sent by an ABC15 employee, it appears Surfside Beach Fire Dept. and Horry County Fire Rescue were...
Crews in North Myrtle Beach put out car blaze: ‘Great work’
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A car caught fire in North Myrtle Beach Wednesday night. North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue crews were called to the car fire around 10:30 p.m. on Highway 31 near mile marker four. They arrived and found the car on fire on the shoulder of...
2 teens critically hurt in crash after leading Horry County police on chase in stolen vehicle, report says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Two juveniles who suffered critical injuries after a Conway-area crash on Monday were evading police in a stolen vehicle before they crashed, according to an incident report obtained by News13. Horry County Fire Rescue responded at about 9:15 a.m. on Monday to Highway 905 near Williamson Lake Circle after the […]
Safety at work on the sands of North Myrtle Beach means full-sized vehicles are part of the job
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — News13 is continuing its four-part series looking into the safety of beachgoers in our community following the death of a Myrtle Beach woman who was run over by a full-sized Horry County Police Department pickup truck. Sandra “Sandy” Schutlz, 66, died June 13 after being struck near the Nash […]
Myrtle Beach reevaluates vehicle policies on city beaches after woman’s death
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach officials are re-evaluating vehicle policies on city beaches after 66-year-old Sandra Schultz-Peters was hit and killed by a police truck in Horry County last month. Schultz-Peters was killed by Lance Cpl. Julian “Duke” Brown after he pulled onto the Nash Street Public Beach Access at about 1 p.m. […]
1 critically injured in rollover crash near Longs
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was critically injured Tuesday night in a single-vehicle rollover crash near Longs, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. It happened at about 8:30 a.m. in the area of S. Highway 905 and Pine Oak Lane. No additional information was immediately available. The...
Horry County Schools denies parents’ claims that teacher humiliated, verbally abused special education student
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Lawyers for Horry County Schools have denied allegations that a special education teacher verbally abused a female student between 2021 and 2023. Responding to a lawsuit filed by the parents of Janie Doe, the district’s attorneys last month blamed the student’s parents, saying they failed to “keep a proper look […]
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