An early morning house fire claimed the life of one person and left another injured. The flames broke out around 4:30am Tuesday at a residence in the 1200 block of Lexi Lane near Pridgen Road in Myrtle Beach. It took city fire crews around 90 minutes to get the blaze under control. Officials are now investigating to reveal the cause…
You have the chance to experience a ‘back in the day Christmas’ on the farm. The era will be 1900-1955 at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm. You can visit the farm to see how the family would have prepared for the Christmas season. The farmhouse will display seasonal activities including cooking on the wood burning stove and decorating the…
A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Myrtle Beach. The double play ticket was purchased at the Food Lion located at 7631 North Kings Highway. The winning numbers from Wednesday’s drawing were 25,33,53,62 and 66 with a Powerball of 17. The winning double-play numbers were 24,43,65,66 and 68 with a Powerball of 3. Players have 180 days from the…
One man is facing charges following an incident in Horry County. The situation unfolded on December 13 when an argument between two people broke out in Conway. 62-year-old John Howard is accused of cutting a victim on the neck and clavicle area, causing severe lacerations. Their current condition is unknown. Howard was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempted murder…
A man is now facing charges after reportedly exposing himself to two minors. On Sunday, 35-year-old Jeffery Kelly was witnessed on surveillance video entering the backyard of a home on Mimosa Drive through a closed gate. He then walked toward the house while exposing and touching himself. The children ages 4 and 5 saw Kelly through a window. When he…
Police are searching for a second suspect in the murder of a 19-year-old pregnant woman. On December 1, Zynaija Thomas and her boyfriend were sitting in a vehicle on Roberts Street in Florence when another vehicle pulled up and fired shots. Thomas was struck and transported to a hospital where she later died. It was discovered she was pregnant. Previously…
President Trump signed an order declaring Christmas Eve and post Christmas Day federal holidays this year. Christmas Day is already on the federal holiday. Now, federal agencies will be closed on December 24 and 26 as well. Employees are excused from duty. However, Trump noted that agency heads “may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts…
TikTok has signed a deal to form a new U.S. unit with investors. The agreement was made with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. It forms a joint venture that allows popular social video platform to continue U.S. operations. Each of the investors will hold a 15% share while 19.9% of the app will be held by ByteDance. Another 30.1% will…
President Trump signed an executive order to expedite the rescheduling of the marijuana classification. The plan is to reclassify the drug from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with the goal of expanding cannabis research. “I want to emphasize that the order I am about to sign is not the legalization or it doesn’t legalize marijuana in any…
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday. The business jet crashed while attempting to return to the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina shortly after take-off. The Cessna aircraft caught fire when it hit the ground. Aboard the plane were Biffle, his wife Cristina, and their two children…
