Conway
CRIME & SAFETY
Teens crashed stolen car after chase near Conway, report says
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A police report is giving more details on what led up to a serious Monday morning crash near Conway. A Horry County police officer saw a stolen car around 9 a.m. on Old Reaves Ferry Road. The officer tried to stop the car, but the...
20-year-old driver killed after hitting utility pole, tree in Horry County
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The Horry County Coroner’s Office released the name of an Aynor man who died in a crash early Sunday morning. Jared Marlowe, 20, died at the scene of the crash in the Galivants Ferry area after suffering multiple traumatic injuries, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard.
Horry County deputy police chief says recent shootings are ‘almost all’ drug or gang-related
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County’s deputy police chief on Monday said that three shootings in the Longs area last week and other recent shootings have “almost all” been drug or gang-related. Lance Winburn addressed several incidents, including three Longs shootings that happened within the past week, which left four total people hurt. The […]
Myrtle Beach home at center of drug investigation back open
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A home that’s been called unsafe and was the spot of a drug-related search warrant that led to several arrests in April is back open. Christopher Thompson, the chief building official for the city of Myrtle Beach, tells WMBF News that 1028 Poplar Drive in the Ramsey Acres community is once again open for the owner and tenants.
Arrest made in Myrtle Beach Waffle House attack
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A man accused of attacking a Waffle House employee last month in Myrtle Beach is now in custody. Documents obtained by WMBF News state Myrtle Beach police arrested 25-year-old Michael Petty on Sunday. He’s facing multiple charges including assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Myrtle Beach re-evaluates 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. […]
Man paralyzed after riding wooden rollercoaster in Myrtle Beach, lawsuit claims
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A Myrtle Beach amusement park is being sued for negligence after one of its famous roller coasters allegedly left a man paralyzed. The lawsuit states that in July 2021, a man was visiting Family Kingdom Amusement Park and rode the wooden rollercoaster, Swamp Fox.
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