Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Myrtle Beach and Florence

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  DJ Hudson, who's only 18 years old, likes going to the beach, but he gets bored just sitting there. One day, he found some buckets and bocce balls at home, headed to the beach and his new game, Myrtle Ball, was born.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Colin Moran hit an RBI triple in a three-run sixth inning and staff ace Kent Emanuel picked up his first career save by getting the final two outs to help North Carolina beat South Carolina 5-4 on Tuesday, sending the No. 1 overall seed to the College World Series.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  At tonight's Myrtle Beach Pelican's game, just 1/4" of rain between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. will mean one lucky fan walks away with $10,000!

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  A soldier home from a year deployment in Kosovo surprised his teenage daughter Tuesday evening at a Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball game.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Country music star Darius Rucker says this year's graduating class from the University of South Carolina should follow their dreams and make room for service to others.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The Coastal Carolina University Men's Basketball team scored a win the night after they lost a fellow classmate.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Lake City police have charged seven people for fighting during a basketball game Wednesday night.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A judge sentenced a man to five years in prison for his role in a fight that killed a Marion County man outside Williams-Brice Stadium following a South Carolina football game.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Fire officials say a boy and a girl had fingers torn off during a game of tug-of-war at their high school Monday.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The next time you order oysters at your favorite restaurant, think about where all those used oyster shells end up.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  A North Myrtle Beach man is headed to the New Orleans after winning a sandwich shop franchise's Super Bowl contest.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Six businesses in the City of Georgetown have been given administrative violations against their alcohol licenses after police say they found gaming machines inside.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A young Myrtle Beach native is in the national spotlight Monday.  Everett Golson will lead the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against Alabama's Crimson Tide for the Bowl Championship Series title game in college football.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  The number of students enrolled in the University of South Carolina's Army ROTC program has tripled in size over the past five years. Army and university officials say the program ranks third in the nation with its enrollment jump from 73 to 229 male and female cadets.