Author: Annelyn Russ

Two Arrested After Short Police Pursuit Amid Fraud Investigation

The Latta Police Department had been conducting a fraud investigation and contacted Marlboro County for assistance.

Two men were arrested after a brief chase in Marlboro County. The Latta Police Department had been conducting a fraud investigation and contacted Marlboro County for assistance. The investigation led to an arrest warrant for 53-year-old Jack Lewis. It was discovered that the suspect was traveling toward the Wallace area with another male. Lewis was riding in the passenger seat…

Florence Police Are Investigating Park Shootout

The suspects inside the vehicle started shooting at the basketball court prompting the people near the court to shoot back.

Florence Police are investigating a shootout that occurred on Sunday night. Police responded to the Northwest Park around 9:30pm. During investigation, officials revealed that a group of people were playing basketball when a dark colored vehicle drove by. The suspects inside the vehicle started shooting at the basketball court prompting the people near the court to shoot back. The vehicle…

Krispy Kreme To Offer Two Deals On National Doughnut Day

Krispy Kreme will be handing out one free donut of choice with no purchase necessary.

National Doughnut Day is coming up and one eatery has a deal for you. Krispy Kreme will be handing out one free donut of choice with no purchase necessary. However, special, or “limited edition” doughnuts are not part of this promotion. Customers could also snag a dozen original glazed donuts for just $2 with the purchase of another full-priced dozen…

Cucumbers Recalled Across 14 States Including North And South Carolina

The FDA will now conduct additional testing to reveal whether it's related to an ongoing outbreak investigation.

Cucumbers have been recalled due to possible contamination with salmonella. The recall was placed by the Florida-based Fresh Start Produce Company. The products were sent to retail distribution centers, wholesalers and food service distributors across 14 states including North and South Carolina. They were shipped from May 17-21. The recall was issued after a sample tested positive for salmonella. The…

Ford Recalls Over 100,000 Lincoln Aviators

The problem can reduce visibility behind the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash.

Ford has issued a recall on over 100,000 vehicles. The recall covers Lincoln Aviators with model dates from 2020 to this year. It was placed after tests revealed that electromagnetic interference from cell phones in use and placed in the console area, could cause the rearview camera image to flicker, jump, shake or scroll. The issue only occurs when the…

Around 500 Million Ticketmaster Customers Affected By Major Data Breach

The data allegedly includes credit card numbers, emails, addresses, phone numbers and ticket purchases.

Ticketmaster has confirmed it is conducting an investigation over a data breach. Parent company, Live Nation, confirmed that it found “unauthorized activity within a third party cloud database environment.” The information of over 500 million customers has been stolen. The data allegedly includes credit card numbers, emails, addresses, phone numbers and ticket purchases. It appears that customers’ passwords were not…

Four Additional Hamas Hostages Confirmed To Be Dead By Israeli Military

There are still believed to be 120 hostages who are still being held and 41 are believed to be dead.

Four hostages kidnapped on October 7th were confirmed to be deceased by the Israeli military Monday night. Each of the men were kidnapped and taken into Gaza still alive and were between the ages of 51 and 84. The circumstances of their deaths in Hamas captivity are still under examination. More than 250 people were taken hostage during the Hamas…

New Habitat For Humanity Restore Location To Open In Horry County

On Wednesday, a ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 9:30am. The new 20,000-square-foot restore facility will open just off of Highway 9 in Longs.

A new Habitat for Humanity Restore location is set to open in Horry County this week. On Wednesday, a ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 9:30am. The new 20,000-square-foot restore facility will open just off of Highway 9 in Longs. Habitat for Humanity of Horry County Restore staff, board members and North Myrtle Beach community leaders will gather to…

Horry Co. Schools Name Their ‘2025 Rookie Teacher Of The Year’

Liz Whaley graduated from Coastal Carolina, and got her first job as a 4th grade teacher at Socastee Elementary.

Horry County Schools has named their ‘2025 Rookie Teacher of the Year.’ This is Liz Whaley’s third year of teaching. She grew up in the Horry County School system and knew from a young age she wanted to be a teacher. During her time in school, Whaley participated in the Teacher Cadet program through Coastal Carolina, which is a course…

Clemson Defeats CCU Advancing To Their First Super Regionals Since 2010

Clemson would tally six runs in the 8th inning to finish off the Chants and advance to their first Super Regionals since 2010.

Coastal Carolina’s baseball season came to an end after losing to Clemson in the upstate Sunday. Clemson would tally six runs in the 8th inning to finish off the Chants and advance to their first Super Regionals since 2010. The final score was 12-5. CCU finished the year 36-25 and the legendary career of Head Coach Gary Gilmore has come…