Hartsville Fire Department offers drop box for proper U.S. flag retirements
HARTSVILLE, SC – Hartsville residents looking for a way to appropriately dispose of weathered or damaged United States flags can now use a drop box at the Hartsville Fire Department to ensure the...
View ArticleInvesting in 2016 – what the markets are already indicating
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Financial planner Scott Pyle joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to talk about investing and what’s going on in the markets in 2016 already. The conversation covered...
View ArticleVIDEO PLAYLIST: Super Bowl Commercials 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A rundown of what makes the Super Bowl so special: THE COMMERCIALS Super Bowl commercials have become a part of the show, luring in non-sports fans who might not otherwise watch...
View ArticlePrincipal pushed students to safety before dying in crash
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A beloved school principal died and two children were seriously injured when a school bus jumped a curb at Amy Beverland Elementary School on the far northeast side of...
View ArticleThieves targeting Horry County neighborhoods in recent car break-ins
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C (WBTW)- The Horry County Police Department posted to Facebook that officers have been responding to a significant number of break-ins to cars and thefts from cars in residential...
View ArticleFlooded neighborhood has a history of drainage problems
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW)- Horry County officials say the Belle Grove area of Carolina Forest was one of the worst-hit areas during the October floods. News 13 dug through a series of inspections...
View ArticleFlorence School District Four at high risk of losing accreditation
TIMMONSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – The South Carolina Department of Education says Florence District Four is really at stake and the district could lose its accreditation if some long standing problems aren’t...
View ArticleHartsville break-in suspects arrested
HARTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) Chadwick Johnson (Photo: Darlington Co. Sheriff’s Office) Lauren Johnson (Photo: Darlington Co. Sheriff’s Office) William Johnson (Photo: Darlington Co. Sheriff’s Office) – The...
View ArticleBill to register, track Syrian refugees passes SC Senate committee
By Robert Kittle (COLUMBIA, SC) A state Senate committee passed a bill Wednesday that would require Syrian refugees who come to South Carolina to register with the state, allowing the State Law...
View ArticleTroopers search for driver who fled Hwy 501 crash
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Highway 501 is now open after a crash closed it overnight, and South Carolina Highway Patrol officials continue their search for the driver of a Ford Mustang who fled the...
View ArticleArrest made after loaded gun found in carry-on bag at MYR
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Myrtle Beach International Airport checkpoint Tuesday evening. According to TSA Regional...
View ArticleCops: Neglect led to death of woman in chair for 6 months
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two relatives of an 82-year-old woman who authorities say died after she sat in the same chair for six months have been charged with neglect. Warrants obtained Wednesday by The...
View ArticleHiring event to fill 96 North Myrtle Beach Walmart positions
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Palmetto Goodwill will host a hiring event to fill 96 store associate positions at the Walmart Supercenter in North Myrtle Beach. The event, titled Hire Me!, will be...
View ArticleOne killed in officer-involved Latta shooting
LATTA, SC (WBTW) – The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office confirms the fatal shooting in Latta is an officer-involved shooting, according to Captain Cliff Arnette. Captain Arnette reports one person has...
View ArticleSalters man killed while trying to cross Hwy 501
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 501 Wednesday night. Lance Cpl. Judd Jones, with the SCHP, says the driver of a 2008 Dodge...
View ArticleLatta man ID’d as victim in Dillon County hit-and-run
DILLON, SC (WBTW) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is searching for a person involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Dillon County. According to Cpl. Sonny Collins, a vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian...
View Article‘Love,’ ‘sad’ among options soon to join ‘like’ on Facebook
ASSOCIATED PRESS – It won’t be long before Facebook’s 1.6 billion users have more ways to quickly express their feelings on the world’s largest social network. After four months of testing outside the...
View ArticleShagging competition to draw a crowd in North Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Barry Thigpen joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Thursday to talk about the 33rd annual Shag Dance National Championships. The event includes two nights of separate competitions...
View Article200 new homes to be built on former Wicked Stick golf course
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The former Wicked Stick golf course will soon be the site of over 200 homes. The new neighborhood named Belle Mer is being marketed as a natural gas community. Developer Bill...
View ArticleCCU program works to recruit and keep teachers locally
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW)- According to the results from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement’s (CERRA) Fall 2015 Supply and Demand Survey, the gap between teacher supply and...
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