A winning Powerball ticket was sold in Myrtle Beach. The ticket worth $50,000 was purchased at the Food Lion located on N. Kings Highway. The winning numbers in the double play drawing were 7-36-40-47-59 and the Powerball was 9. The winning ticket matched four of the first five numbers and the powerball.
The Myrtle Beach Police Department is reactivating the Summer Emergency Vehicle Access Plan. That means the northbound lane of Ocean Boulevard from 9th Avenue N. to 16th Avenue N. will close every Friday and Saturday night from 4pm-2am. During that time, all traffic will flow southbound and the section between 8th and 9th Avenue N. closes both directions. Secondary streets…
A two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer happened in Horry County Thursday night. Shortly before midnight, HCFR crews responded to the area of Highway 501 and Las Palmas Drive. All lanes of traffic were blocked off as extraction operations were conducted due to entrapment. Critical injuries were reported. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is now investigating.
The U.S. has revealed plans to impose port fees on Chinese ships. From mid-October, Chinese ship owners and operators will be charged $50 per ton of cargo with the fees increasing $30 each year over the next three years. Fees on Chinese vessel owners and operators of ships built in China will be based on the weight of their cargo,…
Luigi Mangione has been indicted on four federal charges. The 26-year-old is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on December 4. Mangione’s charges include two counts of stalking, a firearms offense and murder through the use of a firearm. If he’s convicted, the charges would make him eligible for the death penalty. That is what…
A gunman opened fire at Florida State University Thursday. At least six people are being treated for injuries at a hospital and two people have been confirmed dead. The alleged gunman was identified as a student of the school named Phoenix Ikner. He is 20-years old. He reportedly began shooting around lunchtime near the student union building. Ikner was shot…
An arrest has been made in connection to a missing woman whose body was found deceased in Robeson County. 24-year-old Annie Lock of Fayetteville was reported missing in August. Her body was found in a pond on April 13. She was located near NC 71 West and Buie Philadelphus Road in between Pembroke and Red Springs. Investigators don’t have a…
A hockey team is returning to the Florence area. The Federal Prospects Hockey League is an independent league that is heading to the Florence Center. However, the official name of the new team has not been announced. It apparently will be up to the fans to decide. The team is expected to start playing during the league’s next season that…
Two people have been arrested in connection to an incident at a Myrtle Beach Walmart. On March 21, police were called to the store located along Seaboard Street on reports of a possible bomb threat. Upon arrival, officials were informed that a threat was made through a hand-held radio. The store was evacuated and searched, but nothing suspicious was discovered….
Police are asking for the public’s help locating robbery suspects. On Wednesday, officials responded to a residence on Sunnyside Avenue in Murrells Inlet. They were informed by two victims that the suspects stole money, phones and a safe from them. Two of the suspects were allegedly armed. 19-year-old Jamarion Long has since been detained but 21-year-olds Tymarious Holmes and Brodie…
