North Myrtle Beach To Host Public Information Meeting on South Ocean...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The City of North Myrtle Beach will make improvements to South Ocean Boulevard between 28th Avenue South and 15th Avenue South. Persons who own property near this road may...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach to close streets for “Cyclovia”
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Rich Griffin joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Thursday to talk about the Cyclovia event coming to Myrtle Beach. Watch the full interview and see clips of a similar event in the...
View ArticleFive veterans receive “Quilts of Valor” in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Five veterans received Quilts of Valor in Myrtle Beach on Friday. Quilts of Valor is a national effort to recognize veterans and ensure they are thanked for their service. It...
View ArticleTheft of Aynor High School band equipment halts future performances
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Equipment was stolen from the Aynor High School band Saturday night, and the theft may cause the band members to not be able to perform in upcoming shows. According to...
View ArticlePolice attempt to ID person of interest in Aynor ATM break-in
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – The Aynor Police Department has released a photo of a man they say is a person of interest in an attempted break-in of an Automated Teller Machine on Sunday. Officers are...
View ArticleSC dental offices trading Halloween candy for toys
By Robert Kittle (WBTW – COLUMBIA, SC) The Kool Smiles Dental offices in South Carolina are trading Halloween candy for toys, in an effort to reduce the amount of candy children eat and to help our...
View ArticleGovernor Haley hosts flood relief event for Horry and Georgetown counties
GEORGETOWN, SC (WBTW)- Governor Nikki Haley helped host a “Team South Carolina” event for Horry and Georgetown counties. The event to place at the Beck Recreation Center in Georgetown and brought...
View ArticleTown Administrator: Latta’s rusty water is a ‘conglomerate of issues’
LATTA, SC (WBTW) – Recently, News13 stopped at the home of 82-year-old Dorothy Johnson and her next door neighbor Frank Eaddy to follow-up on the Town of Latta’s water problem. Both were curious about...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach police use new video to attract more job applicants
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)- This week, the Myrtle Beach Police Department posted on its Facebook page that it is seeking to fill immediate openings. Despite hiring 20 new police officers this year,...
View ArticleSurveillance video shows person of interest in Aynor handgun theft
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Aynor Police say a handgun was stolen in mid-October and, after scrolling through surveillance video, officers have identified a person of interest in the larceny. The Aynor...
View ArticleHave You Heard – October 31, 2015
Have You Heard, and you probably have, today (10/31) is Halloween. Today also marks the 74th anniversary of the completion of Mount Rushmore. Construction started in 1927 and the work on the four...
View ArticleOne hospitalized after shooting in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) – Early Saturday morning, officers responded to a shooting incident at 3rd Ave Sports Bar. Police say it happened just before 4am. The preliminary investigation has revealed...
View ArticlePolice release photos of Myrtle Beach bank robber
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Horry County Police Department is investigating a bank robbery Friday afternoon and has released photos of the robber after he was caught on surveillance cameras standing...
View ArticleMan wanted for threatening to blow up Myrtle Beach restaurant
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Myrtle Beach Police are searching for a man they say threatened to blow up a restaurant in the south end of the city last month. According to a Facebook post on the Myrtle...
View ArticleBlitz scoreboard, Oct. 30
Darlington 19 Hartsville 57 (final) West Florence Carolina Forest St. James 16 Lake City 14 (final) Lake View 64 Creek Bridge 14 (final) Socastee 13 South Florence 25 (final) Hannah-Pamplico 21...
View ArticleGeorgetown man sentenced to life for 2012 murder
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – A Georgetown man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after killing another man following a home invasion in 2012. According to the office of Solicitor Jimmy...
View ArticleStudents lead ‘walk-out’ in support of fired SC resource officer
COLUMBIA, SC – Nearly 100 students led a peaceful walk-out Friday morning in support of fired Spring Valley High School resource officer Ben Fields, according to a State newspaper report. Fields was...
View ArticlePedestrian killed on West Darlington St. identified as Florence man
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – A Florence man was killed Friday night after he was hit by an SUV on West Darlington Street. Major Raines with Florence Police says four people were inside an SUV that struck a...
View ArticleHalloween events in Myrtle Beach and along the Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Myrtle Beach will soon be crawling with ghosts, goblins and witches with many Halloween events planned along the Grand Strand. “Fright Nights on the Boardwalk” will continue...
View ArticleTaking steps to stamp out youth homelessness
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) – A Horry County non-profit wants to remind you about homeless teens in our area, volunteers used a 3K walk along the Murrells Inlet marshwalk Saturday morning. The walk is...
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