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SC roads plan stalled again by Senate filibuster
By Robert Kittle (COLUMBIA, SC) South Carolina state Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, is once again filibustering to block a plan to fix state roads. The Senate ended the year last June with Sen. Davis...
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University of Massachusetts students warned of gunman on campus
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Students at UMass Amherst have been alerted of an “armed person” on campus, Thursday night, and are being asked to shelter in place. A UMass Police Dispatcher told 22News that a...
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High school hoops playoff scores, Feb 18th
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – A roundup of girls’ high school basketball playoff scores from Thursday night: Class AAA Myrtle Beach 52, R.B. Stall 34 Class A Latta 71, Bethune-Bowman 27 Timmonsville 59, Cross 22
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NC man catfished by friend, beaten by 2 men at hotel
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. – A man who thought he was meeting a female at a Fuquay-Varina hotel after chatting with on her on Facebook says he was assaulted by two men at the meet-up location. Documents show...
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Warrant: NC State professor gave embezzled money to student for Prius, trailer
RALEIGH, N.C. – An N.C. State University associate professor charged with embezzling money from student organizations was sending money to a former PhD student to help pay for a Toyota Prius, a...
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Texas mom, boyfriend accused of waterboarding 13-year-old boy
KAUFMAN, Texas – A North Texas woman and her boyfriend are accused of tying a rope around her 13-year-old son’s genitals and subjecting him to waterboarding as a punishment. Kaufman County spokesman...
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SC Medicaid agency exposed data to cyber theft risk, report says
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A federal report says South Carolina’s Medicaid agency exposed roughly 1 million residents’ personal health information to risk of cyber theft because of poor safeguards and a...
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Lumberton Police looking for woman using stolen credit card
LUMBERTON (WBTW) — Lumberton Police are looking for a woman they say was shown on surveillance video using a credit card not long after it was stolen. In a picture posted on the department’s Facebook...
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Police looking for Lumberton woman wanted for crime
LUMBERTON (WBTW) — Lumberton Police are looking for a woman they say is wanted in connection to a crime. According to the department’s Facebook page, Stephanie Romano Sassman may be driving a white...
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NASCAR Notebook, Daytona
News13 Sports Director Conan Gasque and Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile preview the upcoming Daytona 500 and take a look ahead at the 2016 NASCAR season. You’ll find out who Chip picks to win...
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State will not seek death penalty for mom of girl found dead in freezer
BRADENTON, FL — The state announced Thursday that they will not seek the death penalty for Keishanna Thomas, the Bradenton woman charged with killing her 11-year-old daughter and storing her body in a...
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Robeson County residents ask for more coverage when it comes to fire safety
LUMBERTON, NC (WBTW) – Saddletree residents in Robeson County are asking for more coverage when it comes to fire safety. Thursday night, residents came together to talk about the possibility of...
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Marlboro County man dies in crash Thursday
BENNETTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – The driver involved in a single-car wreck Thursday died after being ejected from the SUV when the vehicle ran off the road. Cpl. Sonny Collins with South Carolina Highway...
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Body discovered in Pawleys Island marsh
PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (WBTW) – Georgetown County officials say a body has been discovered off of Bannockburn Drive in Pawleys Island Thursday evening. Carrie Weaver, Public Information Officer for...
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Ride III Commission chooses $590 million worth of road improvement
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Thursday the Ride III Commission made the final selection on how it wants to spend $590 million on road improvements. County leaders say it will take $2 billion dollars to get all...
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SC Primary Eve: Where are the candidates today?
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – There’s less than 24 hours before the polls open in the 2016 South Carolina Republican Primary and the candidates are moving around the state today trying to gain more support...
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NC health officials report first case of travel-related Zika
RALEGH, N.C. (AP) – State health officials say the first case of the Zika virus infection has been reported in North Carolina in a person who had traveled to a country where an outbreak of the virus is...
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Harper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author, has died at 89
NEW YORK (AP) — Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child’s-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” became standard reading for millions of young people and...
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Agents arrest 4 in Georgetown County drug raid
GEORGETOWN, SC (WBTW) – Agents with the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit arrested four people in connection with heroin and pill distribution in Georgetown County. Public Information Officer Carrie...
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SCDOT to permanently close Shetland Drive, 17 Bypass intersection
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) maintenance forces will be removing the median crossover to improve safety on the 17 Bypass at Shetland Drive in Horry County...
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