A woman is facing charges after a police pursuit led to the discovery of drugs. Just before 10pm Friday, Horry County police attempted to stop a Ford Focus. The driver reportedly sped through a stop sign at 17th Avenue S. and Ocean Boulevard. The driver failed to stop for blue lights and sped away reaching speeds up to 100mph. The…
Horry County police have opened an investigation into a homicide in the Green Sea area. Shortly after 2am on Sunday, the family of 23-year-old Wismae Harris found him deceased inside their home on long Branch Swamp Road. His time of death was determined to be just after midnight the same day. An autopsy was conducted and revealed sharp instrument injuries…
A study has shown that a weight-loss drug has potential to treat patients with sleep apnea. Eli Lilly’s Zepbound showed potential to treat patients with the most common sleep-related breathing disorder in two late-stage clinical trials. The drug appears to be more effective than a placebo at reducing the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, in patients with obesity after a…
A year’s worth of rain fell across Dubai Tuesday resulting in flash flooding. Dubai has a hot and dry climate. However, nearly four inches of rain fell over the course of just 12-hours. That amount is around what the country usually records in an entire year. The rain fell so heavily and quickly that some drivers were forced to abandon…
Tuesday marked the second day of Trump’s hush money trial. Seven jurors were selected and placed on the panel that will decide the former president’s guilt or innocence. Trump’s lawyers dove into the prospective jurors’ social media posts attempting to root out those with an anti-Trump bias from getting on the jury. They even questioned some about their posts as…
House Republicans have sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate. The Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are presented by Congress. The articles aim to force a trial on allegations that Mayorkas has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws. Earlier this year,…
Washington plans to impose new sanctions on Tehran after Iran’s direct attack on Israel. Iran carried out the revenge strikes after a suspected Israeli airstrike killed two Iranian generals in Syria earlier this month. Though 99% of Iran’s strikes were shot down and little damage was done, Israel is vowing to retaliate. President Biden is coordinating with allies and partners…
The “Beach Town Throw Down” event is set to return to the Grand Strand. The event brings challenging workouts and a competitive environment that makes it a premier CrossFit competition. The Beach Town Throw Down will be held on May 4 and 5 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach. Spectators are free to attend. There is still time…
Coastal Carolina University is working to help reduce waste and promote sustainability. The college is taking steps to reduce its environmental footprint by offering aluminum water bottles on campus instead of single-use plastic bottles. The university partnered with Costa Rican RainForest Artesian Water to create the Coastal-branded aluminum water bottles, and they’re 100% recyclable from top to bottom. For now,…
A school in Myrtle Beach is collecting boxes of cereal this month. St. Andrew Catholic School started their cereal drive in hopes of collecting over 1,000 boxes for Help4Kids. To celebrate the collection, students and staff of the school will set up the boxes in a hallway like dominoes and have a domino extravaganza around the building. The last day…
