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

Yesterday at 11:35 AM  Taifa Kituku of Kannapolis is being charged with three counts of Felony Driving Under the Influence, after being arrested Monday.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  A North Carolina woman died in a two car crash Saturday night. It happened just before 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of East Palmetto Street and McCurdy Road in Florence County.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Something went wrong at a North Carolina traffic checkpoint, leaving two motorists recovering from gunshot wounds and seven deputies on paid leave until investigators get answers.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  A North Carolina medical examiner knew carbon monoxide killed a couple in a Boone motel a week before an 11-year-old boy died in the same room.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Late Friday night a North Carolina teen died in a crash in Myrtle Beach. It happened at 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 17 business and Farrow Parkway.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Project Trinity, the sweet potato processing industry opening in Pembroke, NC, has scheduled two jobs fairs at the Employment Security Commission on Corporate Drive next to Lumberton Honda.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Authorities say a 17-year-old student from Brunswick County has drowned off the North Carolina coast.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  More than two dozen people were taken to a hospital after a gas leak at a plant in Lincolnton.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Residents in the Moore County town of Vass were being rescued Sunday from homes surrounded by water after a nearby lake swelled with 4 to 6 inches of rain.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  Operation Border to Border is a coordinated traffic safety enforcement initiative targeting approximately 791 miles of U.S. 15, which originates in Walterboro, S.C., and ends in Corning, N.Y. The highway is a heavily-traveled thoroughfare for summer vacationers and for those attempting to avoid congested interstates.

Friday, June 07, 2013  A Flood Watch remains in effect for the entire area through this evening.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A 19-year-old man has been arrested in the death of a 4-month-old North Carolina boy.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The South Carolina House has given key approval to a bill to make it illegal for a store or restaurant to claim that seafood is local when it comes from outside the waters of South Carolina, Georgia or North Carolina.

Monday, May 27, 2013  Authorities have released the names of the mother and child killed when two boats collided on High Rock Lake in Davidson County.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  A swimmer that had been missing off of Holden Beach was found today, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office.