Icy conditions led to a crash in Robeson County Wednesday night. The accident occurred around 10pm along U.S. 74 Business on the overpass bridge that crosses over I-74 outside of Maxton. Ice on the bridge caused a car to rear-end an ambulance. The crew inside were taken to a hospital but each member is expected to be okay. No one…
A two-vehicle crash in Horry County left several people hurt. Around 3pm Wednesday, Horry County Fire Rescue crews responded to the area of Dick Pond Road and North Strand Parkway. Officials were forced to conduct extraction operations due to confinement. Lanes of traffic were blocked as crews worked on the scene. Four people were transported to a hospital for medical…
The identity of a Lumberton shooting victim has been revealed. Around 6pm on Tuesday, 45-year-old Ronald Hunt was shot at a home in the 2900 block of Anne Street. He was taken to a hospital by EMS where he later died. Further details are limited as investigators work to reveal more. Anyone with information is urged to contact Lumberton authorities.
Major League Baseball is set to launch testing of a new system. The Automated Ball-Strike system will be used in spring training games to help decide if it’s ready to be used in the future. Umpires will call balls and strikes on pitches as usual. However, the technology will monitor each pitch location relative to the strike zone for each…
The IRS announced plans to lay off nearly 7,000 workers. The layoffs will impact probationary employees with roughly one year or less of service at the agency and largely includes workers in compliance departments. Compliance work involves ensuring that taxpayers are abiding by the tax code, filing their returns and paying their taxes, among other duties. The layoffs come as…
A mid-air collision involving two small planes occurred in southern Arizona. Each plane had two people on board when they collided at Marana Regional Airport just outside of Tucson. A Cessna 172 unsuccessfully landed while a Lancair 360 MK II hit the ground near a runway and caught fire. Two people aboard one of the aircrafts both died before they…
The U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine is meeting with President Volodmyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday after President Trump falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war with Russia. The president called Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections” and claimed his support among voters was near rock-bottom. “We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial…
A fashion show fundraiser is set to soon be held. ‘Compassion Through Fashion’ raises money for New Directions, which runs four homeless shelters and combats homelessness, poverty and addiction in the myrtle beach community. All the clothing that will be displayed are handcrafted out of recycled materials. The lineup includes a dress made out of grocery bags, boots built with…
The Carolina Country Music Festival announced this year’s Thursday night kick-off lineup. The first night of the 10th annual event will include Rascal Flatts, Tyler Hubbard, Colt Ford, Kashus Culpepper, and Warrick McZeke. Those performers will take the stage on June 5. More than 40 artists across several stages will perform during the four day event that will wrap up…
The Myrtle Beach Classic announced a new co-title sponsor. Denver-based aviation company, OneFlight International will sponsor the 72-hole FedEx-Cup regular season tournament as part of the PGA Tour. The co-title sponsorship is set to last for the next three years. OneFlight CEO said, “This partnership represents an exciting new chapter, and we’re proud to bring our passion for the game…
