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Conway empty store fronts nothing more than ‘game of checkers’
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Organizers with Conway Downtown Alive say they’ve recently received phone calls from residents about empty store fronts in the Downtown area. Executive Director Hillary Howard says...
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Tabor City correctional officer resigns after fatal Robeson County hit-and-run
LUMBERTON, NC (WBTW) – A man suspected of hitting and killing a teenager with his car in Robeson County resigned from his position as a correctional officer in Tabor City Wednesday, according to the...
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Jury duty phone scammers target Horry County neighbors
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – The Horry County Sheriff’s Office says they have received several reports of a phone scam where a caller identifies themselves as a supervisor with the Horry County Sheriff’s...
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Laurinburg woman charged in Gibson home break-in
GIBSON, NC (WBTW) – A Laurinburg woman was arrested for breaking into a Gibson, NC home in addition to being served with numerous outstanding warrants, police report. The Scotland County Sheriff’s...
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FMU to host both Clinton, Kasich presidential campaigns this week
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – South Carolina’s presidential primaries are almost here with the republicans on February 20th and the democrats on the 27th. The candidates have already hit the state; however...
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1,000 plus attend Special Needs Rodeo in Florence
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – The 2nd Annual Special Needs Rodeo was held at the Florence Civic Center on Thursday. More than 1,000 special needs kids attended the event from schools across the Pee Dee and...
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CCU’s Women’s Leadership Conference draws hundreds in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) — In what has become a highlight on the Grand Strand professional and social calendar each year, the sixth annual Coastal Carolina University Women’s Leadership Conference, put on...
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Man’s body found inside Murrells Inlet motel
MURRELLS INLET, SC (WBTW) – The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death at a Murrells Inlet motel Thursday. According to Public Information Officer Carrie Cuthbertson,...
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Heroin ‘epidemic’ at center of brewing Senate budget battle
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Millions of Americans are addicted to prescription pills, and switching over to heroin at alarming rates. By midnight, 78 more people will die of overdoses. Now senators...
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Florence Stampede & Pro Rodeo returns this weekend
FLORENCE, SC – The Florence Stampede & Pro Rodeo is returning to the SMG-managed Florence Civic Center on February 12-13. This family-friendly event, presented by the Double Creek Pro Rodeo...
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Conway police search for two suspects in robbery of pizza delivery person
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Conway police are searching for two men wanted for allegedly robbing a Domino’s delivery person in mid-January. Lt. Selena Small with Conway Police Department says officers...
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Ideas & advice: Home show returns to Myrtle Beach this weekend
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The 36th annual Myrtle Beach home show will be this Friday through Sunday at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. To preview the show, Rob Clemons, President of the Horry...
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Surfside Beach man sentenced to 15 years for multiple burglaries
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – The Surfside Beach man who broke into several homes in Surfside Beach and Murrells Inlet in 2015 pleaded guilty in court Tuesday. The Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office say Allen...
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Computer virus requires Horry County Schools pay hacker $8,000
CONWAY, SC (WBTW)- Several of Horry County school district’s servers had to be shut down after a ransom computer virus got into the system. Now schools officials are working with state and...
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Congress votes to permanently ban local internet taxes
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Many Americans will soon no longer pay local or state taxes to access the internet. Congress voted 75-20 in favor of permanently banning taxes on internet access, and now...
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Jeb Bush stops in Florence during campaign trail across South Carolina
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – More than a hundred residents from around the Pee Dee gathered inside Venus restaurant Thursday afternoon for a meet and greet with presidential candidate Jeb Bush. Thursday was...
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News13 Exclusive: Bob Juback sits down with Sen. Ted Cruz
Bob Juback interview with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in Myrtle Beach on February 10, 2016 Juback: You say you’re happy with New Hampshire (third-place finish, with 11.7% of the vote. Donald Trump won with...
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What do men want for Valentine’s Day?
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – As much as men may be sweating about what to give the women in their lives for Valentine’s Day, it may be even tougher for women buying for men. What do men want for Valentine’s...
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Body found in Red Springs home investigated as homicide
RED SPRINGS, NC (WBTW) – Robeson County Deputies are investigating the death of a Red Springs man found deceased Wednesday night. Robeson County Sheriff Ken Sealey says dispatch received a call...
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Ohio Governor John Kasich stops in Florence on SC campaign trail
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – More than three hundred people came through Florence Thursday, grabbed their posters, and showed their support for Ohio Governor John Kasich as they packed an auditorium at...
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