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.
A body was discovered yesterday after an extensive search in the area of the Ravenel Bridge in Mount Pleasant. Officers responded to a call reporting a person jumping from the bridge. The Waterfront Park Pier was reopened Monday evening after being closed to the public as police searched the area. Investigators found no foul play and there is no threat…
A Conway man has been arrested after allegedly sexually abusing a child. 36-year-old William Tucker is being held in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. He is facing 8 charges, one of which is criminal sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 11. According to the warrants, the incidents happened between the time of April 20th, 2019 and…
Police are searching for a missing man that has dementia and is considered to be at risk. 78-year-old, George Confair was last seen around 6pm near Carolina Gardens Senior Living off of Highway 17 bypass. Police are requesting for any information regarding the whereabouts of this man to be reported.
A California mother that faked her own kidnapping was exposed due to advances in DNA technology. Yesterday, 40-year-old, Sherri Papini, was sentenced to a year and a half in prison after she pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false statements. In 2016 she was reported missing after she went out for a jog near her Shasta County home in…
Hurricane Fiona destroyed homes and left people of the Dominican Republic without running water. Nearly 800 people were brought to safety by emergency workers as the eye of the hurricane hitting the nation early yesterday morning with winds of 90 miles an hour after it ripped through Puerto Rico resulting in a blackout and destruction to the island that has…
