Author: WFXB Staff

Extraordinary Events Declared Every Weekend in Myrtle Beach Through Sept. 6th

Myrtle Beach City Council leaders have declared every weekend through September 6th as “extraordinary events”. This will allow local police to temporarily shut down businesses if it’s determined their operating poses a public safety risk. This would only affect businesses which have already been warned. It also allows the police to impost a curfew. The city manager’s authority during extraordinary…

Gov. McMaster Wants Parents to Have Back-to-School Options

Governor McMaster addressed the state a little over an hour ago in regards to schools reopening this fall.  He asked all school districts finalize their reopening plans by this Friday that would include both the options to return in-person and online. He further encouraged all schools to allow parents to make the final determination of which option they would prefer…

MBPD Seeking Two More Suspects From “Large Fight” in June

Myrtle Beach Police are also looking for two other suspects in connection to the large fight that broke out back in June. An out-of-state couple sustained non-life threatening injuries while out on a late night walk along North Ocean Boulevard. They reported they were “jumped for no reason” by a large group of people. One suspect, 22-year-old Davonte Everett from…

Man Wanted in Relation to Myrtle Beach Stabbings

The Myrtle Beach Police Department is looking for a man in connection to two stabbings. 45-year-old Timothy Player is wanted for attempted murder, first degree assault and battery, and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. It’s reported the first incident occurred on June 23rd in the 600 block of Chester Street. The…

Ghislaine Maxwell Considered “Flight Risk,” Denied Bond

Yesterday, a New York judge denied bond for Jeffrey Epstein’s accused co-conspirator and ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. The 58-year-old plead not guilty to all of her charges of transporting a minor for the purposes of criminal sexual activity, conspiring to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and perjury. Her attorneys wanted a five million dollar bail and…

Proposed Restriction on International College Students Reversed

The Trump Administration confirmed yesterday they will rescind their in-person class requirements for international students. Their intention to force foreign students to leave the U.S. if they did not attend in-person classes this fall was announced over a week ago. It would affect over a million students currently here on visas and was met with severe criticism, especially from universities…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized for Possible Infection

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized early yesterday morning for a possible infection. A court spokeswoman said she “was admitted to the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, Maryland” after initially being evaluated at a hospital in DC. It’s believed Ginsburg was experiencing symptoms that included fever and chills. Following an endoscopic procedure, it’s reported the 87-year-old justice is…

Mexico, Canada Border Closures Extended as Coronavirus Cases Surge

A million more cases of the coronavirus were recorded in just five days across the globe. Cases worldwide have now surpassed 13.3 million with almost 580,000 deaths. It has been announced that the borders connecting the U.S. to Canada and Mexico, which have been closed since March, will remain closed to all non-essential travel through at least August 21st. Canada’s…