Escalating Incident at Ocean Lakes Family Campground Leads to Heavy Police Presence

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A heavy law enforcement presence is on scene at Ocean Lakes Family Campground in what Horry County police said Sunday night was an escalating situation. What began as a “weapons incident” grew into a barricaded situation by 8 p.m. A bomb squad, SWAT team, negotiations, drone unit and K-9 officers […]

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Ensuring Beach Safety After a Tragic Accident

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — It’s been nearly a month since 66-year-old nurse Sandra “Sandy” Schultz-Peters was struck and killed by an Horry County Police Department full-sized pickup as she was enjoying an afternoon at the beach. The Myrtle Beach woman’s death quickly led to calls for reform by state lawmakers, and had Grand Strand […]

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Beachgoers Relieved by Fewer Trucks on Horry County Beaches

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — News13 is continuing its four-part series looking into the vehicles used by different Grand Strand law enforcement agencies on the beach after a Myrtle Beach woman’s death last month. Sandra “Sandy” Schultz-Peters, 66, was hit and killed on June 13 by an Horry County police pickup truck near the Nash […]

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1 arrested, 1 wanted after Horry County authorities respond to report of people passed out in car along Highway 707

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person is in custody, and authorities are looking for a second person after an incident late Wednesday morning on Highway 707 in Horry County, authorities said. An Horry County police spokesperson said officers were called to the area after two people were found passed out in a vehicle near […]

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