Allegiant Air is adding three new routes from the Myrtle Beach International Airport. The new flight options will take travelers to Grand Rapids, Niagara Falls/Buffalo, and Plattsburgh, New York. Each route will run twice a week starting in May. The new options brings Allegiant’s total to 20 destinations from the Myrtle Beach Airport.
Florence city leaders are making changes after an incident regarding a dangerous animal. In September, Jeffrey Leibowitz was bitten by an Inland Taipan, one of the world’s deadliest snakes, that he was keeping as a pet. The animal was one of 14 venomous snakes he owned. All of the animals were seized. Officials attempted to find somewhere for the snakes…
One man was arrested after two victims were stabbed inside a Florence medical office. The incident occurred around 10:45am Monday inside Eastern Carolina Pediatric on McClure Court. 33-year-old Tevin Washington allegedly got into an argument with his child’s mother and her stepfather. Amid high tensions he allegedly stabbed the woman and the stepfather. The woman was holding the child at…
A two-vehicle crash took place in Horry County Tuesday morning. It happened shortly before 7am in the area of Carolina Forest Boulevard and Westhaven Drive. Three people were transported to hospitals with injuries but their current conditions are unknown. All lanes of traffic were blocked off as crews worked on the scene. The crash is now under investigation.
The U.S. Postal Service is partnering with Toys R Us to offer a new digital pipeline for kids to send letters to Santa. The ‘Operation Santa’ program has been around for decades with the postal service handling letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole. Private citizens, companies, community groups and schools then anonymously fill wish lists assisting thousands of…
The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve $100 billion in emergency funding in response to a series of recent disasters. The request includes $40 billion for the federal emergency management agency to provide aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The storms caused catastrophic damage from Florida across states in the southeast in September and October. Additional funding would be…
32 state attorney generals are calling on Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act this year. In a letter sent to leadership offices in the House and Senate, attorneys general expressed concerns regarding the negative impacts internet usage has on children. The letter said many social media platforms target minors, resulting in a national youth mental health catastrophe. It…
President-elect Donald Trump suggested his administration will declare an immigration national emergency. Tom Fitton is the president of “Judicial Watch’, a conservative organization that’s been active in both courts and online regarding numerous culture war issues. Fitton took to Trump’s Truth Social site to announce the administration is prepared to declare a national emergency. He added it will use military…
President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons. The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Moscow even to a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power. The approval of the document demonstrates Putin’s preparedness to tap his nuclear arsenal to force Ukraine to back…
One man is dead following a house fire in Scotland County. The fire broke out shortly after 8am Sunday on Hill Creek Road in the Wagram community. The name of the deceased man has not been publicly released. Officials are looking into whether a heating source might have caused the fire.
