Lumbee Tribe spring powwow scheduled for May 6-8
PEMBROKE – The Lumbee Tribe will hold its annual spring powwow on May 6-8 at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center at 638 Terry Sanford Rd. in the Red Banks community near Pembroke. The “Dance of the Spring...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing NC teen girl found alive and well
UPDATE: Per Sunset Beach Police Department – At 1:20 PM today, Brooke Erin Keegan was found to be alive and well at her home in Sunset Beach. SUNSET BEACH (WBTW) – Police in Sunset Beach ask for help...
View ArticleConway man dies after shooting, police seek public’s help
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – The Conway Police Department is asking for the public’s help in a shooting death investigation. According to a press release, Jahalil Drayton, 21, died from his injuries after a...
View ArticleSenate Republicans divided over Supreme Court nominee hearings
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – When it comes to Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court nomination, Republican Sen. Susan Collins confidently states, “The next step, in my view, should be public hearings before...
View ArticleLIVE: Firefighters battle huge SC church fire
Church Fire at Change Your Mind Ministries CHERRYDALE, SC- The fire happened at Changing Your Mind Ministries church at Cherrydale located on State Park Road near Beth Drive in Greenville Co. Piedmont...
View ArticleBarefoot Landing prepares to roll out new springtime festival
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Barefoot landing is hosting a new spring event this year called SpringFest!. Kim Kelley, Marketing Director with Barefoot Landing came was on News 13 Now Thursday to talk...
View ArticleFormer SC trooper arrested after claiming vehicle stolen
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – A former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was arrested Wednesday for insurance fraud. According to arrest warrants, Christopher F. Costa reported his 1997 Mitsubishi stolen to...
View ArticleToddler befriends a cop with French fries
CLANTON, Ala. (WIAT) – It’s a lunch meeting that has captured national…and even international attention, but it’s not what you might be thinking. What started as a routine traffic stop in Clanton has...
View Article12-year-old body-slammed by police officer, video goes viral
SAN ANTONIO, TX (WFLA) – A school police officer is on paid leave this morning after video captures him body-slamming a 12-year-old girl to the ground. The incident happened last Tuesday at Rhodes...
View ArticleMan wanted for theft of thermostat from Southport Lowe’s
SOUTHPORT, NC (WBTW) – Detectives with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the community’s help in identifying a man suspected of larceny in Southport. The theft occurred on December...
View ArticlePit bull euthanized after biting 4-year-old in Lumberton
LUMBERTON, NC (WBTW) – A pit bull that bit a four-year-old Robeson County boy last month was put down Wednesday. Bill Smith, the Robeson County Health Director, tells News 13 the dog got sick during a...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach Girl Scout uses “H.U.G.S.” to help homeless women and teens
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)- 18-year-old Amelia McKnight is a Girl Scout Senior Ambassador with Troop 95 in Myrtle Beach. She’s currently working on her Gold Award and is using the project to help...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach wins season opener against Frederick 5-2
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Frederick Keys 5-2 in their season opener on Thursday night at TicketReturn.com Field. Starting pitcher Jonathan Martinez earned the win...
View ArticleOwner of Market Common’s oldest business reflects on development in last decade
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – This week marks ten years since construction of The Market Common area began. The old air force base has grown into what some consider a small town where people work, live,...
View ArticleMedical marijuana voted down by SC Senate Committee
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – State senators voted 7-4 Thursday against a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana in South Carolina. The bill would have allowed patients suffering from debilitating...
View ArticlePETA offers $5K reward in case of duct taped dog, ‘Aurora’
DARLINGTON, SC (WBTW) – PETA is now offering a $5,000 reward for help finding the person responsible for duct taping the mouth and eyes of a dog and abandoning her on a Darlington County street. The...
View ArticleFamily, friends remember Nichols man killed during home invasion
MARION COUNTY (WBTW) – A passing car is about as busy as things get on Pee Dee Island Road. Cleveland Paige has lived in the Nichols community his entire life. He says blood or not, he counts everyone...
View ArticlePolice arrest one, search for two more men in Gwen Drive murder
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – After a body was discovered in the back bedroom of a home in Myrtle Beach on March 27, Horry County Police have executed a search warrant, made one arrest and continue to...
View ArticleHorry County man convicted in wife’s murder gets new trial
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – An Horry County man who admitted to his wife’s stabbing death and was sentenced to serve 30 years in jail by a judge in 2010, will now get a new trial. Court documents show...
View ArticleConway police search for woman and her 14-month-old daughter
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – The Conway Police Department is asking the community for help in finding a mother and her 14-month-old child. Sergeant Darren Alston of the Conway Police Department says officers...
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