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

Saturday, June 01, 2013  Two Grand Strand communities came together Saturday to pick up trash but with different goals in mind.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  For many Americans it's often out with the old and in with the new, but tossing out old electronics in the trash is creating a problem.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A Myrtle Beach man was arrested after police say a sawed off shotgun fell out of his pants following an armed robbery.

Monday, May 28, 2012  As Memorial Day weekend comes to an end, so does the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest and clean up crews started early Monday morning picking up what was left behind.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The Coastal Carolina University campus is quiet this time of year. Now that students have moved back home for the summer, they have been replaced by PODS to collect the things the co-eds left behind.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Monday, NewsChannel 15 received two separate meeting agendas, one from each side. The councilmen and Mayor spent the first 45 minutes of the meeting going back and forth just trying to decide how to combine the two. When asked if the town residents deserve better, Mayor Pierce replied, "Well of course they do. They don't trust outsiders and they don't trust each other."

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  The town's mayor, Retha Pierce, had called an emergency meeting 24 hours prior and when they showed up they were locked out of the town's community center where the meeting was set to be held. Also on the door was a note saying the meeting was canceled due to no quorum. Newschannel 15 received a fax just after 4:00 p.m. with the same message. Pierce says she has also been locked out of her office at town hall.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  Update: The bill was paid and the trash picked up by March 18th.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  The Florence County Sheriff's Office is investigating what led to a trooper firing a shot at a man during a traffic stop.

Friday, February 24, 2012  If you've traveled down Highway 17 Bypass or Highway 544 in Horry County, you've probably seen the "No Out of State Garbage" signs asking drivers to visit a website.  In light of recent stories about flow control in Horry County, we wanted to know who's behind the signs.

Monday, February 20, 2012  Some Horry county residents plan to lobby lawmakers in Columbia about the county's flow control law.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  A trash fire burned part of a mobile home and two acres of woods Wednesday.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  The owner of a solid waste management company says Clio town leaders wrote him a bad check.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  The Marlboro County town of Clio is literally running over with trash.

Monday, September 19, 2011  The South Carolina Supreme Court says counties should be able to determine on their own how they dispose of trash and other solid waste.