Human remains that were found in Georgetown County earlier this month have been identified. The body was discovered in a submerged vehicle on August 5 near Browns Ferry Landing. The victim was identified as Daniel Riggs of Mount Pleasant. He was reported missing in 2015. A dive team out of columbia was searching for answers in Riggs’ disappearance. They used…
A federal judge has now blocked the launch of a new sports streaming service. ‘Venu Sports’ by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, will not be allowed to make its debut at this time after a judge granted ‘FuboTV’s’ motion for a preliminary injunction against the platform. Fubo filed a lawsuit two weeks after the companies announced their plan to…
Around 167,000 pounds of Perdue Foods chicken has been recalled. The recall covers the company’s frozen chicken nuggets and tenders including ‘Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders,’ ‘Butcher Box Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets,’ and ‘Perdue Simply Smart Organics Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets.’ It was said the products may contain foreign material after receiving and unspecified number of customer complaints. The company determined…
A hacking group claims it has stolen personal information of nearly three billion people. The alleged data breach occurred when a background check company doing business as national public data, owned by Jerico Pictures Inc., failed to properly safeguard information it scraped in April. A hacker group called ‘USDoD’ appears to have stolen around three billion of the company’s records….
House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Biden. The impeachment investigation accuses the president of abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter and family associates. The nearly year-long inquiry stops short of alleging any criminal wrongdoing by the president. Instead, the around 300-page report covers familiar ground, asserting…
The Democratic National Convention officially kicks off Monday in Chicago. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to formally accept her party’s nomination to become the next commander-in-chief. President Biden is expected to pass the torch off to Harris during a speech later this evening in front of thousands of delegates and party members. The president is expected to use his…
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the new BJ’s Wholesale Club location in Horry County. The retailer will be located along Las Palmas Drive in Myrtle Beach. It is expected to bring over 100 jobs to the Carolina Forest area. The club is partnering with the Lowcountry Food Bank and plans to donate unsold produce, meat and more to…
Several roads in Conway have been closed off to traffic ahead of possible flooding. Elm Street at the railroad tracks near Conway Marina Conway Marina Boat Ramp Riverfront Park and Playground Riverwalk (under the Main Street bridge) New Road from the dog park to Creel Street Waccamaw River Park Crabtree Greenway Officials are urging residents to refrain from traveling around…
Horry County has now moved to OPCON-1 ahead of anticipated flooding. OPCON-1 is the highest level of emergency preparedness. That means the county’s emergency operations center has officially been activated. Officials are continuing to monitor conditions along the Waccamaw, Great Pee Dee and Little Pee Dee rivers as well as the Intracoastal Waterway. A voluntary evacuation order has been issued…
A used car dealership owner out of Murrells Inlet has been arrested. 58-year-old Donna Ivey was arrested Thursday on seven counts of failure to remit vehicle titles and two felony counts of writing fraudulent checks over $5,000. The suspect is the owner of the ‘Auto Cars’ dealership. It was said a two-month long investigation was conducted and is still underway…
