Essential oils rise in popularity, health experts emphasize knowledge before use
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The popularity of essential oils is on the rise, but their proper usage isn’t quite as common. That’s according to holistic life coach, Tenesha Vereen and aromatherapist,...
View ArticleDriver behind Trump sign demolition faces numerous charges
WILMINGTON, NC (WBTW) – A video of a North Carolina driver plowing through a Donald Trump campaign sign has made its way across the internet, but has resulted in several charges for the driver,...
View ArticleConway man accused in rape of 8-year-old girl
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – A Conway man is behind bars after police say he’s being investigated for reportedly raping an 8-year-old girl. An incident report from Conway Police states officers were called to a...
View ArticleDeputies arrest man in parking lot stabbing investigation
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – The Florence County Sheriff’s Office charged a 25-year-old man in connection to a convenience store parking lot stabbing Wednesday. According to a department report, deputies...
View ArticleOver 3,000 cars attend annual Run to the Sun car show
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW)- Over 3,000 cars packed the parking lot of the old Myrtle Square Mall today. It’s the Pee Dee Street Rodders’ 28th annual Run to the Sun car show. Spokesperson David...
View ArticleTornado research close to the Carolinas
Tornado researchers are coming to the southeast this spring. The “Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes”, known as VORTEX, made huge strides in our understanding of tornadoes in 1994,...
View ArticleAround Town: LEGO Exhibit at Brookgreen Gardens
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – Calling all LEGO fans young and old, there’s a new LEGO exhibit at Brookgreen Gardens. March 5 – September 5 Brookgreen Gardens hosts 12 larger-than-life LEGO® brick sculpture...
View ArticleCar crashes into Santee Cooper building in Market Common
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Police say no one was hurt after a woman drove her vehicle into the front of a building in The Market Common Friday afternoon. Lt. Joey Crosby with Myrtle Beach Police says...
View ArticleWilson introduces Balkcom as head football coach
FLORENCE – Wilson High School hopes to re-establish itself as a power program in football, and the Tigers believe Thomas Balkcom is the guy to do it. Wilson introduced Balkcom as its new head coach...
View ArticleTop-seeded USC powers past Jacksonville
COLUMBIA (AP) – Alaina Coates had 22 points and 10 rebounds, A’ja Wilson had 15 points and 11 rebounds as No. 1 seed South Carolina ran past first-time NCAA Tournament team Jacksonville 77-41 on Friday...
View ArticleMarines march through SC on 770 mile journey to show support for fallen...
PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (WBTW) – In March of 2015, seven United States Marines and four Army National Guardsmen crew members in a Blackhawk helicopter died in a crash in Florida on a training mission....
View ArticleCity leaders eye performing arts center, amphitheater near convention center
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Arts supporters have fought for a performing art center in Myrtle Beach for more than a decade. Back in 2013, city leaders put the issue to a vote and a majority of residents...
View Article10 jailed in discovery of Robeson County cockfighting ring
RED SPRINGS, NC (WBTW) – Robeson County deputies arrested 10 people, with more arrests expected, for an illegal cockfighting ring in Red Springs Saturday night. Sheriff Ken Sealey says his office...
View ArticleTeacher whose nude pics were sent by student sues district
UNION COUNTY, SC (WSPA) – Leigh Anne Arthur, the former teacher whose nude pictures were taken and sent out by a student, has filed a lawsuit against the Union County School District where she had...
View ArticleJury awards Hulk Hogan $115m in Gawker lawsuit
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (WFLA) – A jury has sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media. The jurors reached the decision Friday evening,...
View ArticleSC police officer killed by 17-year-old gang member
GREENVILLE, SC (WSPA) – Greenville Police say officer Allen Jacobs was shot and killed near the 300 block of Laurens Rd. around 12:30 PM. The police chief says officers approached a self-admitted gang...
View ArticleNew committee works to address violent crime in Horry County
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Horry County Public Safety Committee created a new subcommittee tasked with addressing crime and reducing violence in the area. Community activist Bennie Swans say it’s...
View ArticleEarly morning crash kills one in Darlington
DARLINGTON, SC (WBTW) One person has died after a crash early Saturday morning on Ruby Road in Darlington. According to Corporal Sonny Collins of the South Carolina Highway Patrol the driver was...
View ArticleSocastee home damaged in Saturday afternoon fire
Socastee, S.C. (WBTW)- Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire off Highway 544 in Socastee Saturday afternoon. Crews say the call came in around 1:30pm and they got the fire out around...
View ArticleWater main break causes water outages for Murrells Inlet residents
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW)- Officials with Grand Strand Water and Sewer confirm a water main break on McDowell Shortcut Road Saturday. As of 5:00pm, officials say they have technicians working to...
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