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Grand Strand Crime

Joe Rideoutte Jr.

Report: Owner of Myrtle Beach’s Yellow House sold drugs to confidential informant

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Kristin Nelson and Ale Espinosa
Three undercover drug buys led to the arrest of the owner of Myrtle Beach’s infamous Yellow House, according to a police report.

Pee Dee News

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Pee Dee police chief accuses city, administrator of trying to oust him

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By WMBF News Staff
Bennettsville's police chief is suing his city and its administrator, alleging both abused their power to try and get him fired.

Pee Dee News

Suspect dies in crash after chase with Florence County deputies

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By WMBF News Staff
A chase involving authorities in part of the Pee Dee turned deadly Wednesday night.

Horry County

Alan Hicks

‘Removal of a drug dealer’: Myrtle Beach man sentenced on drug charges

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By WMBF News Staff
A Myrtle Beach man is heading to prison after admitting to drug crimes and having a stolen handgun.

Top Story

Salvador Morales

Red Springs man arrested for drug, gun charges accused of killing his mother

Updated: May. 15, 2024 at 5:45 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Salvador was denied bond and remains at the Robeson County Detention Center.

Crime

Rodriquis Matthews

Man wanted after fleeing Georgetown County traffic stop

Updated: May. 15, 2024 at 5:26 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Authorities are asking for help to find a man who ran from a traffic stop in part of the Grand Strand.

Pee Dee News

Marion Police Chief Tony Flowers said there is no update in the case, and the shooting is...

Coroner’s office IDs 20-year-old killed in Marion drive-by shooting

Updated: May. 15, 2024 at 5:25 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
The Marion County Coroner’s Office released the name of the man who died in a Thursday night shooting.

Pee Dee Crime

Rachael Cierra Levy

Second woman arrested in connection to bomb threat at Florence County beauty school

Updated: May. 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Authorities have made a second arrest linked to a bomb threat toward a beauty school in Florence County.

Top Story

Sheriff’s office: Body found in abandoned Scotland Co. home

Updated: May. 15, 2024 at 8:50 AM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
More details about the investigation will be released as it becomes available.

State

Baylee Carver

Police: Remains of missing 17-year-old found in Cabarrus County

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Police state that Baylee Carver’s remains were located in Cabarrus County, north of Highway 49 and Route 601.
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Horry County

Laura Smith

Horry County woman accused of killing husband after argument over finances

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 5:22 PM EDT
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By Ashley Listrom and WMBF News Staff
A 63-year-old woman is behind bars after being accused of fatally shooting a 64-year-old man at a Loris area home.

Top Story

Walter Hayes pleaded guilty to hitting and killing Nelson Green Jr. on May 18, 2023.

Driver pleads guilty to reckless homicide in deadly Myrtle Beach hit-and-run

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 5:21 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
The man charged in a deadly May 2023 hit-and-run appeared in court on Tuesday for a plea hearing.

Pee Dee Crime

Tyree Wallace

S.C. man accused of kidnapping Florence teen, taking to Colorado

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A 21-year-old man is accused of taking a Florence 14-year-old across the country without permission.

Pee Dee Crime

Demarie Spontis

Deputies make arrest after bomb threat called into Florence County beauty school

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 4:48 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A woman is accused of calling in a bomb threat to a beauty school in Florence County.

Pee Dee Crime

Dominique Campbell

Wanted Latta man leads deputies on chase with child in the car

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 4:30 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Deputies have arrested a Latta man on outstanding warrants after a brief chase on Monday.

Horry County

Trenton Brown

Man admits to calling in threats against Horry County school, warrant says

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 12:20 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A Louisiana man now in custody in Horry County admitted to police he made threatening calls against Carolina Forest High School, according to an arrest warrant.

Top Story

Elizabeth Holden and Robert Helms III

Two more arrests made in child sexual battery investigation in Marion County

Updated: May. 14, 2024 at 6:10 AM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Two more people have been arrested in Marion County in an ongoing investigation involving sex crimes with children.

Crime

LEFT TO RIGHT: Fernando Morales, Salvador Morales, Jacob Gomez

Three arrested on drugs, gun charges after search warrant in Robeson Co. death investigation

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 11:29 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
All three are being held at the Robeson County Detention Center.

Horry County

A TV mounted in the OD Church of the Lost and Found parking lot off Main Street was vandalized...

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: North Myrtle Beach church’s TV vandalized again

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM EDT
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By Ashley Listrom and WMBF News Staff
One North Myrtle Beach church is once again dealing with vandalism.

Pee Dee Crime

Monte Lee Armstrong

Deputies arrest Summerton man accused in Pee Dee murder after months-long investigation

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 5:42 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
He faces charges including possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and possession of a weapon after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute and murder.

Grand Strand Crime

Joe Rideoutte Jr.

Police arrest owner of Myrtle Beach’s infamous Yellow House on drug charges

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM EDT
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By Kristin Nelson
North Myrtle Beach police arrested the owner of a house that authorities said is a hotspot for drugs and crime in Myrtle Beach.

Top Story

Ashlie Mishoe

Little River woman used heroin days before delivering baby, report says

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 4:35 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A Little River woman is facing charges after being accused of doing drugs right before her baby was born.

Pee Dee Crime

Asa Douglas Singletary

Pee Dee man accused of ‘inappropriately touching’ 13-year-old for months

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 3:42 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
He has since been released on a $20,000 bond.

Pee Dee Crime

La Crosse police investigate shooting

1 killed, 2 hurt in early morning shooting in Marion County

Updated: May. 13, 2024 at 8:31 AM EDT
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By Kristin Nelson
An investigation is underway into a shooting that turned deadly on Sunday morning.

State

Bennett, child injured during Anderson Co. kidnapping

Officials: Father set truck on fire with 3-year-old inside, jumped out window during chase

Updated: May. 11, 2024 at 12:33 AM EDT
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By Alvieann Chandler and Amanda Shaw
Officials said the car burst into flames after it crashed in Georgia with the child still inside.

Crime

Records show 20-year-old Tre’Shawn Davis bonded out Friday after a judge granted him a...

Man charged in deadly Loris shooting bonds out of jail

Updated: May. 10, 2024 at 5:40 PM EDT
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By Ale Espinosa
Records show 20-year-old Tre’Shawn Davis bonded out Friday after a judge granted him a $100,000 bond on Thursday.

Pee Dee Crime

Person found fatally shot in Marlboro County, deputies say

Updated: May. 10, 2024 at 5:35 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Authorities say they found a person fatally shot on the shoulder of a road in part of the Pee Dee.

Grand Strand Crime

Horry County Police Car

Report: Two ‘abnormally skinny’ boys found abandoned in Socastee area

Updated: May. 10, 2024 at 3:15 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
There’s an active investigation underway into how two boys ended up at a stranger’s home in the Socastee area.

Horry County

Ivy Jenerette, Samantha Gaymes

Warrants: Pair arrested after child found with ‘life-threatening injuries’ in Horry County

Updated: May. 10, 2024 at 2:50 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Two people are in custody after a child was found severely beaten in Horry County earlier this week.

Crime

Deputies arrest one of the suspects after a three-county chase through Robeson, Bladen and...

Three county chase in N.C. leads to drug trafficking arrests

Updated: May. 10, 2024 at 11:16 AM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Robeson County deputies were led on a three-county chase on Thursday afternoon.

Top Story

1 dead, another injured in drive-by shooting in Marion, police say

Updated: May. 9, 2024 at 11:36 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
One person died and another was airlifted to Florence in unknown condition.

Grand Strand Crime

Deputies capture Ohio teen wanted in Pawleys Island chase, crash; 1 still wanted

Updated: May. 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Deputies are searching for one more person connected to a chase and crash in Pawleys Island area.

Grand Strand Crime

Tywrell Alston appeared in court on Thursday afternoon for a bond hearing where a judge denied...

Trial scheduled for teen accused of opening fire at Conway police officer

Updated: May. 9, 2024 at 4:53 PM EDT
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By Kristin Nelson and Ale Espinosa
An attempted murder suspect will stay behind bars until his trial in August.

Crime

Tre'Shawn Davis

Judge sets bond for man accused of killing Loris teen

Updated: May. 9, 2024 at 3:04 PM EDT
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By Ale Espinosa and Kristin Nelson
A judge set a $100,000 bond on Thursday for 20-year-old Tre’Shawn Davis.

Pee Dee Crime

Howard Washington

Florence man accused of trying to sexually assault, strangle victim

Updated: May. 9, 2024 at 10:45 AM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Investigators said a Florence man tried to sexually assault someone while he was armed with a gun.

Top Story

A sign located on a home along Poplar Drive in the Ramsey Acres neighborhood of Myrtle Beach...

City gives owner of troubled Myrtle Beach home 30 days to clean up

Updated: May. 8, 2024 at 2:51 PM EDT
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By Ale Espinosa and Kristin Nelson
The city of Myrtle Beach is cracking down on a problematic home in the Ramsey Acres community.

Pee Dee Crime

Syntarious Daney

Man charged in Florence County drive-by shooting

Updated: May. 8, 2024 at 1:58 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A Pee Dee man is facing charges in connection to a drive-by shooting that happened last month.

Crime

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Report: Stolen car from Ohio involved in Georgetown County chase, crash

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 5:18 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
The deputy and driver involved in the crash were both taken for evaluation to the Grand Strand Hospital.

Horry County

Austin Cumbie

Man accused of pointing gun outside Myrtle Beach bar

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 4:22 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A scary scene last month outside a popular Myrtle Beach bar led to the arrest of two men.

Pee Dee News

Daryl Lamont Jones

Police recover drugs, gun in Marion traffic stop

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 4:21 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A Marion man is facing charges after being accused of multiple drug crimes.

Pee Dee Crime

Daquon Mccrimmon

Marlboro County man arrested in standoff allegedly shot at car in March

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 12:20 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
An attempted murder suspect in the Pee Dee is in custody after a standoff on Tuesday.

Top Story

Two people shot at State Line Social Club in Green Sea over the weekend.

‘We need to feel safe’: Horry Co. neighborhood in fear after social club shooting injures 2

Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 9:15 PM EDT
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By Ashley Listrom
Several neighbors said they’re on edge after a late Friday night shooting at State Line Social Club along Sandy Bluff Road.

Top Story

Tabor City remembers volunteer firefighter killed in weekend crash

‘He always had a helping hand’: N.C. community remembers firefighter killed in Horry County crash

Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 7:07 PM EDT
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By Eric Richards
The small community of Tabor City is coming together to remember a volunteer firefighter killed in a weekend crash.

Horry County

Jonathan Washington

Horry County man accused of stealing victim’s car after brandishing gun

Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 4:37 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A Conway man is behind bars after being accused of brandishing a gun and stealing a car.

Top Story

Dominique McDuffie

Marlboro Co. deputies arrest man in months-long armed robbery investigation

Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 3:24 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Deputies have arrested a man in Marlboro County accused of an armed robbery nearly six months ago.

State

Thomas Weeks Jr.

Fallen deputy U.S. marshal honored with memorial service

Updated: May. 6, 2024 at 5:33 AM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas “Tommy” Weeks Jr. was one of four law-enforcement officers killed on April 29.

Crime

Car fight turns deadly and leaves 2 people dead on Meadors Road in Florence County.

‘I think they’re dead’: 911 call details the moments after deadly Florence Co. shooting

Updated: May. 3, 2024 at 10:49 PM EDT
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By Ashley Listrom and WMBF News Staff
Two people are dead after a shooting early Friday in part of the Pee Dee.

Pee Dee Crime

Etheran Manigault

Lake City man accused of kidnapping man at gunpoint for disrespecting his child’s mother

Updated: May. 3, 2024 at 5:44 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Manigault is being held at the Florence County Detention Center and has been denied bond on all but two charges.

Crime

Walker Bone

Georgetown man charged with trespassing after sending Andrews schools into secure status

Updated: May. 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
Reports of a suspicious person put some Georgetown County schools on alert Friday.

Crime

Teen girl accused of breaking into Florence home, fighting police during arrest

Updated: May. 3, 2024 at 10:23 AM EDT
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By WMBF News Staff
A juvenile girl is in custody after allegedly breaking into a home early Friday in Florence.
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