HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A newly passed law, backed by Senator Greg Hembree of Horry County, will allow South Carolina public schools to hire uncertified teachers in hopes of combating the statewide teacher shortage. News13 spoke with parents and education professionals in Horry County and received mixed reactions about the pilot program for the [...]
Sha Reh, the lone survivor of the West Valley murder-suicide has graduated high school, just months after being found alive with a gunshot wound to the head.
MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- One man was charged after he allegedly tried to use a drone to air-drop contraband into a Department of Corrections facility, the Marlboro County Sheriff\'s Office said Wednesday. Deshaunn Waiters was charged with trespassing, introducing contraband into a prison, operating an unmanned aerial vehicle near D.O.C. prisoners/within a certain distance [...]
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- Five people were displaced after a Wednesday night house fire, Horry County Fire Rescue said. Crews responded at 7:48 p.m. to the 10000 block of Freewoods Road where a house sustained significant fire damage. There were no reported injuries. The displaced residents will be offered assistance from the American Red [...]
South Carolina lawmakers passed a $14.7 billion state budget that covers a wide range of priorities, from roads and disaster relief to pay raises for teachers, state employees, and yes, even lawmakers
Today brings us a chance for showers and possible storms. These storms may be strong to severe so we are in a slight risk (level 2/5) for severe weather, with a 15{d563a2ad05ade6cefaf7680a6d6e25089f17797ad5b2fff47bee4f318df5694c} probability to see small hail and damaging winds. A few spin ups to out south are possible. Timing looks to be this afternoon and evening. Highs will reach the mid and upper-80s. Tonight we will see some lingering storm chances with lows dipping into the upper-60s across the Grand Strand and lower-70s along the Pee Dee.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- As tariffs on imports continue to affect Myrtle Beach businesses, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce asked its member businesses on Tuesday if they need more help navigating the changes. The Chamber sent out a survey to its member businesses to see if the Chamber needs to give those [...]
President Trump and Russian officials are engaged in a war of words, a sign of escalating tensions between the two powers as Trump grows increasingly frustrated over the lack of progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump has posted in recent days on social media that Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone “absolutely CRAZY” and [...]
