Starbucks customer gets ‘Diabetes, here I come’ message on cup
A Starbucks customer in Florida says he got a side order of rudeness with his coffee drink. He says someone wrote “Diabetes, here I come” on his grande cup of white mocha. Starbucks said in a statement...
View ArticleSupporters, opponents of NC transgender bathroom rule set to hold dueling...
RALEIGH, N.C. — The division over the new law known as House Bill 2 continues Monday as dueling rallies are scheduled to take place in Raleigh. The rallies are set to take place around noon. Religious...
View Article3 people hurt, 5 dogs die in huge NC apartment fire sparked by cigarette butt
RALEIGH, N.C. – A discarded cigarette butt is believed to be the cause of the massive fire that destroyed a 12-unit building at The Pinnacle Apartments in Raleigh Saturday afternoon, Assistant Chief...
View ArticleTeen dies after coming home drunk from SC island house party, 2 more teens...
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Authorities say a teenager died several hours after coming home drunk from a house party on an South Carolina island, and the adults who provided the alcohol could be charged with a...
View ArticleMissing kayaker located off SC, search continues for second
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) – The Coast Guard has found a kayaker reported missing along the South Carolina coast during the weekend while the search for a second continues. Officials say that 22-year-old...
View ArticleHouse of Hope expects to open Courtney McGinnis Graham Community Shelter by...
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – The South Carolina Coalition for the Homeless reports a quarter of the state’s homeless population that lives in the Pee Dee. To help tackle that problem the House of Hope of the...
View ArticleSC wife pours gasoline on husband; sets him on fire, deputies say
UNION, SC – A woman is under arrest for attempted murder in Union after deputies say she poured gasoline on her husband and set him on fire. Lashawn Stevens Hardy, 44, faces that charge from the Union...
View ArticleDillon deputies investigating two men shot Sunday night
DILLON, SC (WBTW) – The Dillon County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a double-shooting that sent two men to the hospital. According to Captain Cliff Arnette, a man showed up at the hospital...
View ArticleMilitary support group requesting Grand Strand volunteers
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Diane Rumley joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Monday to talk about her organization’s need for volunteers in the Grand Strand this week. Rumley and her husband Dr. Steve Rumley...
View ArticleSC woman gets 30 years for beating her toddler to death
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC (WSPA) – An Enoree woman will spend three decades in jail after a jury convicted her of being involved in the beating death of her 3-year-old son. In 2014, Theia McArdle, 22,...
View ArticlePrank tricks Burger King workers into smashing windows
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) – A prank caller tricked workers at a Minnesota Burger King into smashing the windows of the restaurant to keep it from exploding, police said Saturday, mirroring similar...
View ArticleMarket Common residents say proposed changes don’t align with plan they...
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Tuesday Myrtle Beach city leaders will talk about amending the Market Common master plan. Myrtle Beach City Council will have the first reading on a proposal from developers...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach Mayor suggests closing Ocean Boulevard at night to bring more...
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW)- Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes wants to try something new downtown. At a recent meeting with the Oceanfront Merchants Association, the Mayor suggested closing a stretch of...
View ArticleDarius Rucker won’t sign Clemson hat
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH – For autograph seekers, there are few better places to hang out than Monday After the Masters. Hootie and the Blowfish’s annual charity tournament at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Course...
View ArticlePro golfers enjoy laid-back atmosphere of Monday After the Masters
Pro golfers Davis Love III, Zack Byrd and Tom Gills talk about playing in Monday After the Masters.
View ArticlePelicans beat Winston-Salem 5-4
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – Ian Happ ripped a two-run double to the warning track in right-center field to give the Pelicans a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Winston-Salem Dash Monday night. The Pelicans...
View ArticleSenator vows to block SC transgender bathroom bill
COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – South Carolina state senators will begin the debate Wednesday morning on a bill similar to North Carolina’s transgender bathroom law. A Senate subcommittee will hear public...
View ArticleNC officials seek victims of rape suspect who impersonated officer
BOLIVIA, NC (WBTW) – Detectives with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office are asking for anyone who may have come into contact with or been a victim of a Carolina Beach man accused of impersonating an...
View ArticleMan steals woman’s purse, is chased by witness, Florence Police say
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Florence Police are looking for a purse thief and have released surveillance photos of the man running with the handbag in his arms. Major Carlos Raines with the Florence Police...
View ArticleFormer shelter dog nominated for Hero Dog of the Year
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Issac, an 8-year-old Golden Retriever, was adopted from the Grand Strand Humane Society in 2008 to participate in a Canines for Veterans program facilitated by Marines at Camp...
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