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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 […]
'Running around the streets' Water pellet gun craze causing ruckus in Loris
The downtown master plan, an animal protection ordinance and a shooting war in the streets of Loris were topics at Loris City Council's monthly meeting on Monday, July 1. The Orbeez water pellet gun craze has arrived in the city, and it’s causing a ruckus. Council heard from several...
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 […]
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 […]
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 p.m. in the area of S. Highway 905 and Pine Oak Lane. No additional information was immediately available. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety […]
Aynor man killed in 1-car crash Sunday morning
A motorist died in a single-vehicle crash in the Aynor area early Sunday morning, June 30. Jared Marlowe, 20, of Aynor died at the scene from multiple traumatic injuries, Horry County Assistant Coroner Tamara Willard reported. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Marlowe was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer...
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. […]
34-year-old man reported missing in Conway
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Conway police are asking for help finding a missing 34-year-old man, the department said on social media. Casey Lee Graham was last seen Tuesday at about 7 p.m. wearing a white t-shirt and blue sweatpants, police said. He is 6-foot 2-inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. He has long, brown […]
Local agencies find creative ways around issues installing license plate readers
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Roadblocks are keeping some crime-fighting technology from being installed, but law enforcement agencies are finding creative ways around the issue. Nearly every agency in the Grand Strand and Pee Dee has special license plate reader cameras created by a company called FLOCK to help track...
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 […]
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 […]
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