An Horry County man has been indicted for stealing nearly a million dollars. A grand jury indicted 53-year-old, Troy Bittner, of Myrtle Beach on five counts of wire fraud. Bittner was a manager at Carolina Pines RV Resort. He is accused of using his access to the company’s credit card reservation system to commit the crime. The indictment stated that…
For more than 3 months, U.S gas prices consistently dropped for 98 consecutive days. On June 14th, gas hit a record of $5.02, prices have dropped everyday after. Tomorrow would have made the 100th day of dropping prices. The price plunge was a result of several factors, one being stronger supply and weaker demand as drivers balked at high prices….
Six students and one driver were sent to the hospital after a crash between a bus and a brick wall. In North Charleston, a school bus driver was carrying eight elementary students to North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary when it veered out of control while attempting to turn and slammed into a Neighbor store. The store is a bus stop…
To push for voter registration, Vice President Kamala Harris visited 2 historically black South Carolina colleges. Harris was at South Carolina State University and Claflin University to focus on places and demographics that will be important to Democrats’ chances to hold on to congress in midterm elections. Yesterday, classes were canceled and students lined up outside of the SHM center…
Alianza Americas, a non profit immigrant advocacy group has filed a class action lawsuit. Lawyers for the civil rights organization represent more than 30 of the nearly 50 migrants that were flown to Martha’s Vineyard. The transportation of the migrants was part of an on going protest by Republican Governors. The lawsuit was filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis, The Florida…
Russian President Putin announced a move that dramatically threatens to escalate his invasion of Ukraine. The successful counter attacks from the Ukrainian offensive resulted in Putin announcing the immediate “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens. This means citizens who are in the reserve could be called up and those with military experience would be subject to conscription. The decree has already…
Hurricane Fiona has grown to a category 4 storm. As the storm continues on, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, and the Dominican Republic can all start the work toward recovery. Hurricane Fiona left Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in a state of catastrophic flooding and caused critical water and power infrastructure damage in its wake. Turks and Caicos suffered…
The Rosewood Boat Landing in Socastee, is getting a new name! It is now renamed after previous Horry County Fire Rescue Chief, James Cyganiewicz who became a member of HCFR in 1993 after volunteering for years. He was South Carolina’s first arson investigator to have a k9 arson dog. He lived in the Socastee community and used the boat landing…
Bullets hit a pickup truck and a house in a shooting that resulted in one person shot. Horry County Police responded to the Sandhill Lane area where officers spoke with two witnesses who said they were returning from a Walmart trip when they saw a passenger get shot. Shell casings were discovered near the intersection of Sandhill Lane and Dewitt…
The Horry County Police Department seized 10.5 kilos of drugs from a home on the outskirts of Conway. HCPD also found 3 guns and an undisclosed amount of cash. Jose Angulio and Humberto Mendoza-Barragan were arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine. The case is still being investigated. The two arrested may face additional charges.
