What was intended to be a fun night full of Halloween festivities, turned into a horrifying tragedy in South Korea. In the nightlife district of Itaewon, a huge party crowd surged into a narrow alley. The stampede resulted in at least 153 deaths and 133 injured. Nearly 97 were women, 56 were men and over 80% among the dead were…
On Wednesday, Georgetown County council members held a meeting to discuss plans for the area. Community members gathered to talk over and consider cleanup efforts from the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, as well as other projects that are currently on-going. Emergency contractors have already started work on beach accesses and crews are in the process of putting more sand…
New rules have been adopted for the Surfside Beach Pier that is currently under construction and expected to reopen next spring. The changes were announced at a council meeting and consist of prohibiting smoking on the pier, fireworks and glass containers. With the exception of service animals, pets will also not be permitted on the pier. Standing or sitting on…
On Tuesday, a crash occurred at the red light connecting Forestbrook Road and Fantasy Harbour Boulevard. The two vehicle collision was between an orange Hyundai and a white Nissan. The Hyundai was flipped over on its roof. The crash shut down part of the right lane heading East on Forestbrook Road while first responders worked on the scene. Injuries have…
Marlboro County deputies received a call from a home, the caller confessed to shooting and killing a person. The caller explained that he intended to take his own life after hanging up. Multiple divisions of law enforcement arrived at the home on Step Road. A man and a woman were found dead inside. Identities of the deceased have not been…
A man that allegedly incited a seven hour stand-off in a Myrtle Beach neighborhood is accused of kidnapping a woman. The Myrtle Beach Fire Station responded to 38th Avenue North following the report of a kidnapping and attempted murder. The victim said 45-year-old, William Hodges of Virginia, hit her in the head with a hammer at their home on Longleaf…
Millions of Pine-Sol products have been recalled due to the contamination of a potentially harmful bacteria. Clorox said nearly 37 million bottles may contain a bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It can harm people with compromised immune systems or people with external medical devices due to possible risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment. Eight different variations of the…
The global energy crisis is benefiting positively by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Researchers are discovering profound and long-lasting changes that have the potential to rapidly transition to a more sustainable and reliable energy system. Many economic factors have caused energy cost to spiral and the Ukraine war could be a key factor for cleaner energy. The International Energy Agency presented…
Another body has been discovered in Lake Mead. A park dive team conducted a search in the area which revealed more human remains. The findings marks one of six times human remains have been discovered at the lake this year. Lake Mead’s water supply has suffered during a decades-long drought that the American West has been facing. The shorelines receding…
On Wednesday, the U.S. military conducted a test launch of a rocket with experiments focused on hypersonic weapons development. A rocket was launched, carrying 11 different experiments created to test and gather data for hypersonic weapons research meant to support the joint Army-Navy program, directly focused on developing sea as well as land based hypersonic capabilities. This test was successful….
