On Tuesday May 14 students spotted a black bear on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. By the next morning social media was a buzz with pictures and short videos of the bear. After seeing the videosMore>>
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating the carjacking and robbery of a Capital Cab driver. According to the incident report, the 51-year-old cab driver picked upMore>>
RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police have arrested and charged three people in the murder of 30-year-old Melissa Huggins-Jones, according to officials. Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23, Sarah Rene Redden, 18, andMore>>
A massive tornado ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma, just South of Oklahoma City. The tornado was huge about half a mile wide, destroying everything in its path. And it was about as strong asMore>>
State officials say as the tornado hit Oklahoma, the SC National Guard was in the middle of one of the largest disaster training drills in the nation.More>>
LITTLE RIVER, SC (WBTW) - Horry County police detectives arrested a North Myrtle Beach man after a deadly shooting Tuesday morning. According to a press release, Charles Eddie Smith, 66, was placed intoMore>>
A Wake County high school coach has been suspended after being charged with sexual offense with a student. Police charged 42-year-old Jamie Ayers with three counts of sex offense with a female student.More>>
A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chaseMore>>
A Hartsville mother charged in connection with the deaths of her 4 young children in a house fire was in court Tuesday morning. The judge said bond is under advisement and a decision will be made nextMore>>
The City of Myrtle Beach estimates an almost $160 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, part of that, funds the city jail. The Myrtle Beach Police Department runs is and has almost $20More>>
CHARLESTON, SC (WCBD) - No charges will be filed in the death of 80 year old Carlton Freeman, the double amputee killed after being mauled by dogs in St. George on May 8th. This decision comes after anMore>>
More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent nationalMore>>
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer. Troopers sayMore>>
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy attacked an 80-year-old woman after she visited her husband's grave in Mullins. Marion County deputies said the boy was hiding in the woman's back seat on Friday andMore>>
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - A Myrtle Beach man was arrested over the weekend after police said he assaulted three people, including two children. According to an Horry County police report, James Brannon,More>>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:14 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:14:58 GMT
If Horry County council gets it way, some changes will come to the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation. During Tuesday's executive session, council members proposed the $1.8 million
If Horry County council gets it way, some changes will come to the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation. During Tuesday's executive session, council members proposed the $1.8 million
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:12 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:12:51 GMT
On Tuesday May 14 students spotted a black bear on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. By the next morning social media was a buzz with pictures and short videos of the bear. After seeing the videos
On Tuesday May 14 students spotted a black bear on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. By the next morning social media was a buzz with pictures and short videos of the bear. After seeing the videos
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:05 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:05:16 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating the carjacking and robbery of a Capital Cab driver. According to the incident report, the 51-year-old cab driver picked up
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating the carjacking and robbery of a Capital Cab driver. According to the incident report, the 51-year-old cab driver picked up
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:21 AM EDT2013-05-22 10:21:14 GMT
A massive tornado ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma, just South of Oklahoma City. The tornado was huge about half a mile wide, destroying everything in its path. And it was about as strong as
A massive tornado ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma, just South of Oklahoma City. The tornado was huge about half a mile wide, destroying everything in its path. And it was about as strong as
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:36 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:36:17 GMT
In Atlantic Beach, the Memorial Day Bike Fest has begun. For the next few days, US 17 will be packed with extra motorcyclists who are in town for the event. Horry County spokesperson, Lisa Bourcier,
In Atlantic Beach, the Memorial Day Bike Fest has begun. For the next few days, US 17 will be packed with extra motorcyclists who are in town for the event. Horry County spokesperson, Lisa Bourcier,
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:49 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:49:28 GMT
LITTLE RIVER, SC (WBTW) - Horry County police detectives arrested a North Myrtle Beach man after a deadly shooting Tuesday morning. According to a press release, Charles Eddie Smith, 66, was placed into
LITTLE RIVER, SC (WBTW) - Horry County police detectives arrested a North Myrtle Beach man after a deadly shooting Tuesday morning. According to a press release, Charles Eddie Smith, 66, was placed into
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:42 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:42:12 GMT
Florence, SC- Its a natural disaster that took lives, shook a community, and immediately grabbed the country's attention. The powerful tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma caused an estimated 25 percent of
Florence, SC- Its a natural disaster that took lives, shook a community, and immediately grabbed the country's attention. The powerful tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma caused an estimated 25 percent of
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:12 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:12:12 GMT
Florence County police say an accident happened on Pamplico Highway near Greenwood Elementary School that killed one person. The victim's ID has not yet been released.
Florence County police say an accident happened on Pamplico Highway near Greenwood Elementary School that killed one person.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 05:18:44 GMT
LUMBERTON, N.C.--Over a hundred parents of students in Robeson county were at Tanglewood elementary on Tuesday evening, and they weren't happy. They were there to discuss the School Board's decision to
LUMBERTON, N.C.--Over a hundred parents of students in Robeson county were at Tanglewood elementary on Tuesday evening, and they weren't happy. They were there to discuss the School Board's decision to
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:38:05 GMT
Trisha Caulder, Chair of The School Foundation's Grants Committee (TSF) announced the Foundation will distribute a total of $99,440.79 in grant awards to schools in Florence School District One (FSD1)
Trisha Caulder, Chair of The School Foundation's Grants Committee (TSF) announced the Foundation will distribute a total of $99,440.79 in grant awards to schools in Florence School District One (FSD1)
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:32 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:32:40 GMT
Benjamin Chastain has been selected as the first director of the Duke Energy Center for Innovation in Hartsville, a business incubator which will provide resources, guidance and business space for technology-oriented
Benjamin Chastain has been selected as the first director of the Duke Energy Center for Innovation in Hartsville, a business incubator which will provide resources, guidance and business space for technology-oriented
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:59 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:59:33 GMT
Some high school students will get a free college education at Francis Marion University. It's a part of the "Heart of the Pee Dee" scholarship. The scholarship guarantee that the student, after completing
Some high school students will get a free college education at Francis Marion University. It's a part of the "Heart of the Pee Dee" scholarship. The scholarship guarantee that the student, after completing
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:53 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:53:27 GMT
RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police have arrested and charged three people in the murder of 30-year-old Melissa Huggins-Jones, according to officials. Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23, Sarah Rene Redden, 18, and
RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police have arrested and charged three people in the murder of 30-year-old Melissa Huggins-Jones, according to officials. Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23, Sarah Rene Redden, 18, and
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:19 AM EDT2013-05-22 10:19:55 GMT
Ardent Sentry exercise
By Robert Kittle The devastation of the Oklahoma tornado made South Carolina deputy adjutant general Les Eisner immediately wonder whether the South Carolina National Guard could handle a similar disaster
State officials say as the tornado hit Oklahoma, the SC National Guard was in the middle of one of the largest disaster training drills in the nation.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 05:18:44 GMT
LUMBERTON, N.C.--Over a hundred parents of students in Robeson county were at Tanglewood elementary on Tuesday evening, and they weren't happy. They were there to discuss the School Board's decision to
LUMBERTON, N.C.--Over a hundred parents of students in Robeson county were at Tanglewood elementary on Tuesday evening, and they weren't happy. They were there to discuss the School Board's decision to
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:47 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:47:20 GMT
Greenville Police say an East Carolina University student was killed in an crash Monday afternoon. The fatal crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Arlington Blvd during heavy rain. Police say a truck hydroplaned
Greenville Police say an East Carolina University student was killed in an crash Monday afternoon. The fatal crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Arlington Blvd during heavy rain. Police say a truck hydroplaned
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:41 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:41:48 GMT
Theresa Payton on her iPhone (Robert Kittle/WBTW)
By Robert Kittle Cell phones have quickly evolved from mobile phone-calling devices to mini-super computers that we carry around. And while we're careful to protect our personal computers, with passwords
Former White House Chief Information Officer offers tips to keep your personal information safe if your phone is lost or stolen.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:19 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:19:56 GMT
A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chase
A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chase
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on openly gay boys in the scouting movement.
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer...
The FBI says a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation.
A man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said Wednesday.
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted...
City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:59:04 GMT
The former Levister School building in Aynor sits empty and will soon be torn down. From 1953-74, it was the all-black school in Aynor.
AYNOR (WBTW) - The old Levister School now sits empty, windowless, and dark at the corner of Gum Street and 11th Avenue, and soon it will be a pile of dust. The town of Aynor will tear down the former
AYNOR (WBTW) - The old Levister School now sits empty, windowless, and dark at the corner of Gum Street and 11th Avenue, and soon it will be a pile of dust. The town of Aynor will tear down the former
Monday, May 20 2013 11:57 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:57:18 GMT
Carolina Forest High School sophomore Hollie Roy practices oboe in the school's auditorium on Monday.
CONWAY (WBTW) - If you say "oboe," it may not mean much to many people, even casual music lovers. The slender woodwind instrument plays sweet melodies in many symphonies and is not the first instrument
CONWAY (WBTW) - If you say "oboe," it may not mean much to many people, even casual music lovers. The slender woodwind instrument plays sweet melodies in many symphonies and is not the first instrument
Wednesday, May 15 2013 12:56 PM EDT2013-05-15 16:56:45 GMT
Burgess Elementary School second grade teacher Jennifer Crawford reads to her class on Wednesday.
CONWAY (WBTW) The sign outside Jennifer Crawford's second grade classroom at Burgess Elementary School lets all visitors know: you're about to enter a class that has character. Every lesson, every conversation,
CONWAY (WBTW) The sign outside Jennifer Crawford's second grade classroom at Burgess Elementary School lets all visitors know: you're about to enter a class that has character. Every lesson, every conversation,
Tuesday, May 14 2013 12:58 PM EDT2013-05-14 16:58:26 GMT
On Saturday, CCU will sell items that students left behind after moving out for the spring semester
CONWAY (WBTW) - If the saying is true-one man's trash is another man's treasure-than treasure seekers will have plenty to sort through Saturday morning at the Coastal Carolina University Salvage Sale. "(The
CONWAY (WBTW) - If the saying is true-one man's trash is another man's treasure-than treasure seekers will have plenty to sort through Saturday morning at the Coastal Carolina University Salvage Sale. "(The
Monday, May 13 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:18:51 GMT
Pat Santaniello (pink sweater) works with two students at the Horry County Literacy Council on Monday.
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - Pat Santaniello works with children and adults every day who have difficulty reading, mainly due to dyslexia. "We have students from seven to 84 (years old)," said Santaniello, program
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - Pat Santaniello works with children and adults every day who have difficulty reading, mainly due to dyslexia. "We have students from seven to 84 (years old)," said Santaniello, program
Thursday, May 9 2013 12:07 PM EDT2013-05-09 16:07:27 GMT
Associates from Keller Williams Realty in Murrells Inlet pack snack bags for area students at Help 4 Kids on Thursday morning.
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - Grand Strand-area realtors from Keller Williams joined some 70,000 worldwide employees for a day of community service on Thursday, as part of the company's fifth annual RED Day, which
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - Grand Strand-area realtors from Keller Williams joined some 70,000 worldwide employees for a day of community service on Thursday, as part of the company's fifth annual RED Day, which
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park...
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:03 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:03:05 GMT
More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national
More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:12 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:12:12 GMT
Florence County police say an accident happened on Pamplico Highway near Greenwood Elementary School that killed one person. The victim's ID has not yet been released.
Florence County police say an accident happened on Pamplico Highway near Greenwood Elementary School that killed one person.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:53 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:53:27 GMT
RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police have arrested and charged three people in the murder of 30-year-old Melissa Huggins-Jones, according to officials. Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23, Sarah Rene Redden, 18, and
RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police have arrested and charged three people in the murder of 30-year-old Melissa Huggins-Jones, according to officials. Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23, Sarah Rene Redden, 18, and
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:14:40 GMT
Authorities say that 7 dead children have already been recovered after two elementary schools in an Oklahoma City suburb took hits from a mile-wide, 200 mph tornado
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:26 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:26:52 GMT
A Hartsville mother charged in connection with the deaths of her 4 young children in a house fire was in court Tuesday morning. The judge said bond is under advisement and a decision will be made next
A Hartsville mother charged in connection with the deaths of her 4 young children in a house fire was in court Tuesday morning. The judge said bond is under advisement and a decision will be made next
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:12 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:12:51 GMT
On Tuesday May 14 students spotted a black bear on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. By the next morning social media was a buzz with pictures and short videos of the bear. After seeing the videos
On Tuesday May 14 students spotted a black bear on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. By the next morning social media was a buzz with pictures and short videos of the bear. After seeing the videos
More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service in Myrtle Beach on Tuesday afternoon, joining demonstrations in dozens of other cities.
More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service in Myrtle Beach on Tuesday afternoon, joining demonstrations in dozens of other cities.
A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday.
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday.
The famous presidential yacht, Honey Fitz, is docked right along River Street. The yacht served Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
The famous presidential yacht, Honey Fitz, is docked right along River Street. The yacht served Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
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Ardent Sentry exercise
Gayna Ruth Coffee
Tobacco Free USC sign (Robert Kittle/WBTW)
