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

Friday, August 03, 2012  A new charter school in Horry County will open its doors to students later this month. It's called Palmetto Academy for Learning Motorsports or PALM. It will combine high school curriculum with a vocational program.

Saturday, July 28, 2012  Living legend Mario Andretti is making an appearance Saturday night at the Myrtle Beach Speedway off of Highway 501.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  A tanker fuel truck collided with a freight train in Lake City Thursday morning.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  The southbound lanes of Highway 544 at Cabots Creek Drive near Socastee were closed to traffic because of a multi-car crash Thursday morning.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Michelin says it is getting ready to make its biggest manufacturing announcement in more than 15 years.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Three people were hospitalized and nine people are looking for a place to stay after a fire at an apartment building in the 800 block of South Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach, according to city spokesman Pat Dowling.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  A legislative panel is discussing a bill that would ban teens from sexting in South Carolina.

Friday, February 10, 2012  Traffic lights dangle across US 17 in front of Lowe's in Surfside Beach.

Saturday, February 04, 2012  North Carolina transportation crews have removed nearly all the 600 tons of rock that fell on to Interstate 40 in North Carolina just three days after a mud and rock slide in eight miles away in Tennessee closed the westbound lanes of the highway.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Drivers should expect delays on Interstate 95 Wednesday morning due to an overturned tractor trailer. At 7:19 a.m, units from the Florence City Fire Department were dispatched to I-95 near I-20 for a reported motor vehicle collision involving an 18-wheeler carrying a hazardous material.

Friday, December 09, 2011  A portion of Robert Grissom Parkway remains closed Friday due to an overturned 18-wheeler, according to Myrtle Beach police.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Executive Director Kevin Shwedo says he has come up with a list of 150 things that should be changed at the DMV after visiting all 68 agency offices.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Two people died and two others are in serious condition after a car wreck just a mile north of Conway Saturday afternoon. It happened at Hallie Martin Road and Highway 501.

Sunday, November 20, 2011  More than 40 people attended a community interest meeting Sunday night at Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church off Carver Street in Myrtle Beach. The new group is called I-73 for S.C.

Saturday, November 19, 2011  A sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires in South Carolina is so massive it can be seen from outer space.