A dangerous TikTok trend has led to the death of several people. Videos posted on the social media platform with the hashtag ‘#boat jumping’ has been allegedly motivating people to jump off of boats that are in motion. The act has led to the deaths of four people in Central Alabama over the past four months. All four broke their…
Meteorologists have been tracking several large clouds of dust from Africa’s Sahara Desert. The massive dust cloud is currently drifting over the Caribbean Sea and is expected to reach the U.S.. It is predicted to reach Florida by Saturday and could extend toward coastal areas of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Sunday. The dust is excessively dense and so…
OceanGate announced it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations after its Titan submersible imploded with five people aboard. The company was founded in 2009 and offered tourists the opportunity to explore deep parts of the ocean on submersibles for a close look at ship wrecks and underwater canyons. OceanGate has conducted more than 14 expeditions and over 200 dives…
On Saturday, the Myrtle Beach Police Department assisted a personal emergency situation for a couple on the beach. A man from Tennessee got the attention of PFC John Lively with the MBPD to inform him he had lost an engagement ring in the sand. The couple was taking photos along the beach when the man realized the ring had fallen…
The Lumberton Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening. Around 6:20p.m., officers reported to the 1300 block of North Walnut Street. Upon arrival they found a man and a woman shot inside a vehicle that had run off the road and into a yard on North Walnut Street. Both victims were transported to UNC Health Southeastern for…
We now know the names of the victims whose lives were claimed in the small plane crash that happened in North Myrtle Beach. 7-year-old Sean Gardner, 17-year-old Odaycia Edwards, and 32-year-old Tanique Cheu all died at the scene. 66-year-old Dr. Joseph Farnese was identified as the pilot and owner of the single-engine Piper PA-32 aircraft. He also was pronounced dead…
The U.S. State Department says passport processing times are not expected to reduce to pre-pandemic levels until the end of the year. In March, the department increased the time for new passports to 10 to 13 weeks for routine processing and seven to nine weeks for expedited processing. The wait-time before the pandemic was two to three weeks for expedited…
Earlier this week, a powdery substance was discovered in the White House by the Secret Service. The findings led to a brief shutdown as authorities worked to investigate the situation. The substance tested positive to be cocaine. The drug was found in a common storage area on the ground floor of the West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and…
The U.S. Citizens test is due for an update after 15 years. The new version is expected to be released late next year, and some immigrants and advocates express concerns that changes could harm test-takers with low levels of English skills. The test is one of the final steps one must take before officially becoming a legal American citizen. U.S….
Five people were killed in the small plane crash that occurred in North Myrtle Beach. The plane took off at 11:02a.m. on Sunday and crashed nearly a minute later. It appears that it’s previous flight was Friday, when it flew from Essex County Airport in New Jersey to Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle. The crash happened along Pete Dye…
