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

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A new study from AAA says using hands-free devices that enable us to do things such as text, talk and answer e-mails while driving may not be as safe as we think they are.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Some 400 South Carolina National Guard soldiers are returning home from a nine-month deployment in the Balkan nation of Kosovo.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The travel organization says the worst bridge in South Carolina is over a railroad track on I- 26 just east of the Interstate 126 exit near Columbia. It was built in 1958 and carries about 550,000 vehicles every week.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  The man who coached Notre Dame's Everett Golson at Myrtle Beach High School says the Myrtle Beach Seahawk community stands behind its former quarterback

Saturday, May 25, 2013  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened on Highway 378 in Florence County.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Federal officials have accepted Boeing's revamped battery system for its beleaguered 787 Dreamliners and intend to lift a 3-month-old order grounding the planes.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  If you want to get rid of your old auto or marine batteries, you can get $5 for them as part of the AAA Carolinas' Great Battery Roundup.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Sumter County Sheriff's Office has charged Issac Wilson, 74, with Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult Resulting in Death following the death of his wife.

Friday, March 29, 2013  AAA Carolinas thinks a 16-cent drop in gas prices and a forecast of pleasant weather could lead motorists to do some traveling during the Easter weekend.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it will close 149 air traffic control towers because of federal budget cuts. The tower at Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach is on the list to close.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  At a press conference Wednesday, one leader of the Conway NAACP chapter said there's not a level playing field for qualified African American candidates.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The National Weather Center will have a statewide tornado drill in South Carolina on Tuesday, March 5 at 9 a.m.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration says air traffic control towers at the Florence Regional Airport, Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach, Donaldson Center in Greenville and Hilton Head Airport could shutdown due to budget cuts.