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

Yesterday at 3:45 PM  Police are investigating a robbery at Carolina Bank on 15-401 Bypass in Bennettsville Monday morning.

Yesterday at 12:55 PM  Gov. Nikki Haley has canceled scheduled events to spend time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Campus-wide bans against smokers could spread to several South Carolina universities.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  McMillian Properties, a Robeson County manufactured home dealer, is banned from doing business, according to Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Horry County police are investigating a bank robbery in Little River.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Two men walking along the railroad crossing at Howe Springs and Bannockburn roads in Florence County have died after being hit by a train, according to Florence County Coroner Keith Von Lutcken.

Monday, April 29, 2013  United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence sentenced Joseph Robert Guernsey, 39, of Myrtle Beach to 21 months in prison and ordered Guernsey to pay restitution in the amount of $141,206.39 for bank fraud.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A Myrtle Beach man was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for robbing 14 bank in six states.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Bangladesh's health minister says 70 people have been confirmed dead in the collapse of a building housing several garment factories near the capital.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The president of a major development firm in South Carolina has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Florence police say surveillance video caught a man breaking into an ATM machine at TD Bank on Dozier Boulevard on April 11.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A Latta woman has filed a lawsuit against Matthew Tyler Hutto and Dillon County School District Three, also known as the Latta School District.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Under pressure over its longstanding ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members, but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The National Transportation Safety Board says more investigation is needed to determine what caused a banner plane to ditch into the ocean off North Myrtle Beach last summer.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Betty Lee Johnson, 40, of Bennettsville, pled guilty Tuesday in federal court to Theft by Bank Employee, according to United States Attorney Bill Nettles.