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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 […]
Read MoreMyrtle Beach Businesses Thrive Amid July 4 Celebrations
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — As hundreds of thousands of visitors head home from their July 4 weekend on the Grand Strand, local businesses say the saw a huge spike in sales. Restaurants and fireworks vendors particularly enjoyed a windfall, and Myrtle Beach International Airport was busy on Sunday as people departed a place that […]
Read MoreMyrtle Beach Police Issue Warrants After Sprinkler Incident at Solid Rock Church Protest
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Myrtle Beach police have issued warrants for a man caught on video last week spraying protestors with a pressurized sprinkler outside of Solid Rock Church. The person’s name is not included on an incident report completed June 30, but a description of the suspect’s shirt matches the incident that was […]
Read MoreEnsuring 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 […]
Read MoreTropical Storm Beryl Weakens but Expected to Strengthen Again
Beryl is at its weakest point in over a week. It weakened due to land interaction as it quickly moved over the Yucatan Peninsula yesterday. It is a tropical storm with 60 mph winds. Beryl has slowed to 12 mph.
Read MoreBeachgoers 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 […]
Read More1 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 […]
Read MoreNew Accessibility Feature Added to Pawleys Island Beach
A beach in Pawleys Island got a new amenity Monday. The South End Beach Access on Pawleys Island now has an accessibility mat. The Adaptive Surf Project funded the new useful tool that is now open to the public. The organization has also expressed interest in donating a beach wheelchair and a wheelchair paddle board but that has not been…
Read MoreAuthorities Seek Public’s Help in Locating Missing Georgetown Man
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 59-year-old Georgetown man was reported missing on Tuesday, authorities said. Ojaeda Acevedo, who lives on Dandelion Court, was last seen walking in the woods behind his home on Saturday, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office. He was reported missing by friends and co-workers. Acevedo is about 5-foot-5 and weighs about […]
Read MoreTracy Conner Appointed Interim President and CEO of Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A longtime leader in the Grand Strand business community has been named the interim head of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Tracy Conner will serve as president and CEO following his appointment by the chamber’s board of directors. He takes over immediately following the resignation of Karen Riordan, […]
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