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GA teacher arrested, resigns after knocking over child
UPDATE: TIFTON, Ga. (AP) – Police have arrested a Georgia teacher after surveillance video appears to show her knocking a special needs student to the floor in a school hallway. Local media sources...
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North Myrtle Beach business license suspended for suspected child molester
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – North Myrtle Beach City Council will meet to decide whether the business licenses for a convicted sex offender and suspect in an Horry County child sex crime case should...
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Human remains found by Hemingway hunter in December identified
HEMINGWAY, SC (WBTW) – The Hemingway Police Department says the coroner’s office has identified the human remains discovered in December 2015 by a hunter in a wooded area off of Atlantic Avenue....
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Mom delays cancer care to protect baby she says saved her
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — For Kim Vaillancourt, pregnant while staving off aggressive brain cancer, it comes down to this: “The baby saved me. Now it’s my turn to save him.” Vaillancourt was diagnosed...
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Longs man jailed after beating teen with cable cord, police say
LONGS, SC (WBTW) – A Longs man was jailed after reportedly beating his teenage daughter with a belt buckle, cable cord and a rod, leaving the girl swollen and bruised, according to police. An incident...
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Men rescued from dumpster as trash was being compacted
ASHEVILLE, NC (WSPA) – Fire officials in Asheville, North Carolina say two men are in the hospital after being stuck in a dumpster while the garbage truck picked it up to compact the trash. It happened...
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Body of Myrtle Beach man found in Intracoastal Waterway near Wilmington
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Deputies in New Hanover County say the body of a man found in the Intracoastal Waterway nearly one week ago near Wilmington has been identified as a Myrtle Beach man. The body...
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Spring Greening: Local landscaping professional provides planting tips
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Spring is has sprung, and the sun and warmer temperatures have some people thinking about updating their lawn. Matt Freedman, President of Beach Landscaping, joined News 13...
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Trump campaign faces backlash as Cruz wins key endorsement
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is rushing to defend one of its own after police in Florida charged a staffer with misdemeanor battery. Corey Lewandowski is facing one...
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Actress Patty Duke has died at age 69
NEW YORK (AP) – Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for “The Miracle Worker” and maintained a long and successful career throughout her life, has died at the age of 69. Duke’s agent, Mitchell...
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Kingstree duo jailed after reportedly kidnapping man over drug debt
SALTERS, SC (WBTW) – Williamsburg County deputies arrested two people on kidnapping charges after they reportedly held a man against his will because of a drug debt owed to one of the suspects,...
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One SC grants aid volunteers with flood recovery
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – South Carolinians who saw their homes destroyed by October’s devastating floods are getting some much needed help. A grant from the One SC Flood Relief Fund promises over...
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New database hopes to curb over-prescribing addictive drugs in SC
By Diane Lee (WSPA) (SPARTANBURG, SC) A new database to curb the over-prescribing and addiction of pharmaceuticals can prevent people from getting hooked on controlled substances, according to the SC...
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Socastee baseball falls to R-S Central
SOCASTEE – Jace Crowe hit a two-run home run to lift R-S Central past Socastee 2-1 in the Mingo Bay Classic Tuesday. Crowe’s blast broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning. Socastee’s only run came...
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Thousands gather to pay last respects to Florence City Councilman Ed Robinson
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Thousands gathered Tuesday to pay their final respects to longtime Florence City Councilman Ed Robinson. Florence area leaders and others from across South Carolina attended his...
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Hemingway man wins $250,000 playing the lottery
COLUMBIA, SC – On his week off, a Hemingway man won the Lottery. His staycation started with a $250,000 win on the Lady Luck scratch-off. “It’s not going to change me,” he said of the...
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Horry and Georgetown counties will have a bad mosquito season
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)-It’s been five months since the October floods and many people are still feeling the effects. Some people lost their homes and many of our roads were damaged in the floods....
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Proposed Broadway Entertainment District part of Myrtle Beach’s push to be...
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Visitors to downtown Myrtle Beach could soon be greeted by new electronic billboards and signs. City leaders want to turn more than 400 acres into a new Broadway...
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Short police chase in Hartsville lands suspected car thief in jail
HARTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – A brief police chase ensued after a man reported his car stolen in Hartsville Monday and deputies discovered a suspected car thief driving the vehicle shortly after the...
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Teen once reported dead after Myrtle Beach crash talks about road to recovery
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – When you ask those closest to Grayson Hucks to describe her in one word, it would be determined. She’s a determined young woman who strives to be the best student, daughter, and...
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