Myrtle Beach officials consider allowing guns discharged within limits to...
MYRTLE BEAC, SC (WBTW) – The City of Myrtle Beach is considering changing its laws to allow guns to be discharged within city limits when dealing with nuisance animals. South Carolina State law says...
View ArticleClemson upsets No.9 Duke 68-63
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Clemson has nearly beaten a Final Four of national champions in the past eight days. Tigers forward Jaron Blossomgame doesn’t see why that can’t continue. Blossomgame scored 17...
View ArticleClemson’s Dabo Swinney wins Bear Bryant Award
HOUSTON (AP) – Clemson’s Dabo Swinney has won the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year award. Swinney on Wednesday night became the first ACC coach to be honored with the trophy named for the late...
View ArticleSC sheriff asks for public’s help after woman found covered in blood, shot in...
Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright is asking for the community’s help of any information that can help them solve the shooting of a woman in her driveway on Reidville Road. Deputies say that the...
View ArticleOlympic gold medalist Picabo Street pushes dad down stairs, police say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Olympic gold-medalist skier Picabo Street has been charged with assault and domestic violence after authorities say she pushed her father down the stairs in a Utah home in...
View ArticleWoman accused in string of southern jewelry store thefts due in court
ATLANTA (AP) – A 24-year-old woman accused of robbing jewelry stores across the South is due in court for a bond hearing. CLICK TO VIEW 20 PHOTOS OF KEMP Abigail Lee Kemp is scheduled to appear...
View ArticleHomeless Florida couple to get $20,000 wedding
TAMPA, Fla – Off Manhattan Avenue in South Tampa, just a few hundred yards back into the woods, there’s an area where homeless people live. Evelyn Adams and her boyfriend of 22 years, David Barlett,...
View ArticleGOP hopefuls gather in SC for pre-primary debates
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Republican presidential hopefuls are gathered in North Charleston to debate before voters in this early primary state go to the polls. On Thursday, GOP candidates are...
View ArticleHarry Potter star Alan Rickman dead at 69
LONDON (AP) – British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company to the “Harry Potter” films, has died. He was 69. Rickman’s family said Thursday that the actor...
View ArticleFire officials warn residents of carbon monoxide dangers
LAKE CITY, SC (WBTW) – It is commonly known as the “Silent Killer.” Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless and could be inside your home. “You’re going to go to sleep and unless somebody walks in and...
View ArticleSC high school basketball player found dead in home, coroner says
GREER, SC – The Spartanburg County Coroner and Sheriff’s offices are investigating the death of a Greer High School basketball player. They say 18-year-old Nathan Tyler Moore died Tuesday. Coroner...
View ArticleHartsville man charged after stabbing hospital guard, police say
HARTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – Darlington County law enforcement is investigating a stabbing at a local hospital that put a security guard in the Intensive Care Unit. According to Sheriff Wayne Byrd, the...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach included in Orkin’s list of worst cities for bed bugs in 2015
ATLANTA — The Myrtle Beach-Florence area is included in Orkin’s most recent list of Top 50 Bed Bug Cities for the second year in a row. Chicago topped the pest control company’s list for the fourth...
View ArticleGroup discusses ways to make Myrtle Beach more family friendly
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment corporation met Wednesday to discuss ways to grow the city’s brand, as a family friendly beach resort. Executive Director David Sebok...
View Article$1.6 billion Powerball jackpot goes to 3 winners in 3 states
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6 billion became a national fascination will be split three ways. The winners’ identities remain a mystery, but...
View ArticleHow the Iowa caucuses work
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – A small group of people will soon settle themselves in a church basement or school cafeteria, away from the political coverage, data-driven online ads and candidates, to...
View Article3 months after historic rains, more flooding in Socastee
SOCASTEE, SC (WBTW) — Residents in Socastee have had enough. Three months after historic rains in South Carolina, some areas in the Horry County community are flooding again. Chief Meteorologist Frank...
View Article16 SC Powerball players win at least $50K
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – There was no Powerball jackpot win in South Carolina Wednesday night, but players still need to check their tickets. A record number of winning tickets, more than 366,000, were...
View ArticleVideo released of 2013 Chicago police shooting of black teen
CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a 17-year-old black carjacking suspect shot dead by a white Chicago police officer three years ago released surveillance video of the killing on Thursday. A...
View ArticleRené Angélil, husband of Celine Dion, dies after battling throat cancer
LAS VEGAS (WCMH) – Celine Dion confirmed this afternoon that her husband, 73-year-old René Angélil, died after a long battle with cancer. The former singer and manager was 73. In August, Dion told USA...
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