Group calls on SC town to remove religious image from water treatment plant
SENECA, SC – Seneca City Council could soon decide whether to remove a cross from the site of its water treatment plant. Officials at the plant signed off on the memorial to honor Chuck Keeler, 54, an...
View ArticleWoman in coma after alleged Craigslist roommate attack
MIAMI — A South Florida woman is hospitalized in a coma after she was allegedly attacked by a roommate she recently found on Craigslist. Court records show 35-year-old Byron Mitchell has been charged...
View Article‘Blue Lives Matter’ note left by woman who paid SC police officer’s bill
INMAN, SC – A note left for a group of police officers in place of their bill is going viral. A group of 12 people, including 6 officers, were eating at Los Cabos Bar and Grill in Inman on Saturday,...
View ArticleHorry County Board of Education discusses ransomware
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Monday, behind closed doors the Board of Education discussed an update regarding its network security plan after a virus held the district’s servers for ransom. The hack occurred...
View ArticleSC police officer watched porn, fondled self on duty, SLED says
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a former Camden police officer has been arrested after he watched pornography and fondled himself while in his patrol car at a park. The State Law Enforcement...
View ArticleMom of 4 found dead at SC boat landing after being shot in head
PICKENS, S.C. — A woman’s body was found near a public boat ramp at the Saluda River in Pickens County Sunday morning. The Pickens County Coroner has identified the woman as 35-year-old Farah Reza Khan...
View ArticleWoman who hit 4 bicyclists in NC was on probation for drug charges
ANGIER, N.C. – The woman who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit four bicyclists in Johnston County Saturday was on probation for felony drug charges, records show. Donnie Marie Williams was...
View ArticleMom who threw autistic son from bridge sentenced to life in prison
NEWPORT, Ore. — The Oregon mother who killed her 6-year-old son by tossing him off a bridge on the Oregon coast has been sentenced to life in prison and will be eligible for parole after 25 years....
View ArticleAt least 3 dead as storms, tornadoes rip through southern states
KENNER, La. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe weather ripped through the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, mangling trailers at an RV park, ripping off roofs from buildings and killing at least three people in...
View ArticleSevere weather threat prompts Conway shelter opening
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – In response to the severe weather that is expected, the City of Conway will open a shelter at the Collins Park Building (1001 16th Avenue) on Wednesday. The shelter will open at...
View ArticleConway Police search for credit card thief
CONWAY (WBTW) — Conway Police are looking for a man they say used a stolen credit card at a store this week. Officers say he used it to purchase more than $500 worth of items at Lowe’s Home Improvement...
View ArticleImprovements could come to the Five Points area
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)-The efforts to improve the Five Points area of Myrtle Beach continue and a lot of it is just talk at this point. One business owner told News13 Five Points gets a bad rap for...
View ArticleDarlington County school bus involved in crash
DARLINGTON (WBTW) — No students were hurt in a crash involving a school bus Wednesday morning in Darlington. According to school district officials, a car hit the bus on Dovesville Highway. The bus was...
View Article18,000 additional Horry County properties now in flood zones
BUCKSPORT, S.C. (AP) – Thousands of property owners in Horry County are being told they will be required to buy flood insurance. Local media outlets report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
View ArticleTonight’s COAST RTA public meeting rescheduled
CONWAY, SC – Due to the threat of inclement weather, the public meeting scheduled for 6 PM TONIGHT at the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire Station 76 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 2 at 6...
View ArticleMixer event kicks off Rumba on the Lumber
LUMBERTON, NC – A “Fit Tuesday Chamber Mixer” on Tuesday night kicked off a series of Rumba on the Lumber events in Lumberton. The event at Crossfit QFE on 24th Street hosted by Southeastern Health...
View ArticleStarting a successful business with family may rely on a paper foundation
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Troy Hazard – a self-described serial entrepreneur and founder/owner of 12 businesses in the last 25 years – joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Hazard is also the...
View ArticleTennessee designates ‘sniper rifle’ as its state rifle
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have designated a sniper rifle made in their state and used by militaries around the world as the official state rifle. The .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifle...
View ArticleHartsville police officers step into new community engagement roles
Hartsville, SC (WBTW) – For Hartsville police officers, opportunities to connect with the residents they serve may come through many paths. Some have unfolded over many years, like public safety...
View ArticleAccident seriously injures school bus driver in Marlboro Co.
MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – South Carolina state troopers arrested a man who they say caused an accident involving a school bus Wednesday afternoon. Cpl. Sonny Collins, spokesman for the South...
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