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CRIME & SAFETY
1 Woman Killed and 2 Teens Injured After Being Accidentally Run Over by Beach Patrol Vehicle Within 1 Month
Critics say lifeguards should not be driving around in large trucks where they are sitting high above the ground and could not notice a beachgoer lying on a blanket.
10 vacationers displaced after late-night dryer fire in Forestbrook
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A dryer fire in the Forestbrook area left 10 vacationers displaced on Sunday. Horry County Fire Rescue was called to a multi-unit residential building on Harbour Lights Drive in the Forestbrook community area. An isolated dryer fire was put out once crews arrived. Water damage...
Man faces assault charges after spraying Solid Rock Church protestors
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach police have issued warrants for a man caught on video last week spraying protestors with a pressurized sprinkler outside of Solid Rock Church. The person’s name is not included on an incident report completed June 30, but a description of the suspect’s...
Myrtle Beach police to increase presence, strictly enforce curfew for minors after ‘disturbing’ fireworks incidents
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach police will increase its presence this weekend and strictly enforce a curfew for minors after a series of “disturbing” fireworks incidents, the department said on Facebook. Late Thursday night and into Friday morning, police said people were “intentionally” shooting fireworks at each other, neighbors, homes and cars. The […]
61-year-old Georgia man drowns in Myrtle Beach, coroner says
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A 61-year-old Georgia man drowned in Myrtle Beach on Wednesday, according to the Horry County coroner’s office. Kemal Alic of Duluth, Georgia, was pulled from the ocean Wednesday morning near 18th Avenue S. He was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center from asphyxiation due to […]
News13 on patrol: A look at Grand Strand beach safety after Myrtle Beach woman’s death
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — It’s been nearly a month since 66-year-old nurse Sandra “Sandy” Schultz-Peters was struck and killed by an Horry County Police Department full-sized pickup as she was enjoying an afternoon at the beach. The Myrtle Beach woman’s death quickly led to calls for reform by state lawmakers, and had Grand Strand […]
Police rescue distressed dog & cat from hot car at Broadway at the Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — On Thursday, officials from the Myrtle Beach Police Department responded to a report of a cat and dog that appeared to be in distress in a vehicle at Broadway at the Beach. When officers arrived, the report stated that the animals were locked inside...
Arrest Report for July 7
Editor's Note: The following information is compiled from arrests records from the Laurens Police Department, Clinton Police Department, Laurens County Sheriff's Office and the Johnson Detention Center. This information is presented with no intent of guilt or innocence. Randy McClure - Estill, SC. -Breach of trust with fraudulent intent, value...
Bomb squad, SWAT team among heavy law enforcement presence at Horry County campground
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A heavy law enforcement presence is on scene at Ocean Lakes Family Campground in what Horry County police said Sunday night was an escalating situation. What began as a “weapons incident” grew into a barricaded situation by 8 p.m. A bomb squad, SWAT team, negotiations, drone unit and K-9 officers […]
First Responder Friday: Timothy Munday
MYRTLE BEACH, 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 Officer Timothy Munday with the Myrtle Beach Police Department. Officer Munday is a school resource officer at Myrtle Beach Middle School. He was nominated not only for his […]
1 airlifted, 7 others hospitalized in 2-vehicle Horry County crash
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Eight people were hurt Friday afternoon, including one who was airlifted to a hospital, after a two-vehicle crash in the Nichols area, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened in the area of Highway 917 and Highway 19, HCFR said. All lanes of Highway 917 reopened at about 2:55 p.m. […]
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