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

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Officials are trying to identify a body found floating in the ocean on the north end of Hilton Head Island.

Sunday, August 26, 2012  It's been a year since Hurricane Irene made landfall in North Carolina, and state officials say about 350 families still aren't in their homes.

Saturday, April 28, 2012  Beaufort County deputies say a security guard at a gated community in Bluffton has been arrested after he was caught taping female co-workers in a bathroom.

Saturday, February 25, 2012  A South Carolina man is facing a list of charges after jumping naked into fire truck at an emergency scene, then killing a pedestrian and smashing into multiple vehicles as he raced away.

Friday, January 27, 2012  Greg Moss has been missing for two weeks after his boat capsized while crossing the St. Helena Sound.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  A regional food bank has made its largest distribution since Hurricane Isabel eight years ago, sending nearly 140,000 pounds of food to local communities affected by Hurricane Irene.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  Beaufort County school board members have voted to close an elementary school next year, calling it a fiscal necessity to disperse its nearly 500 students.

Sunday, July 31, 2011  Authorities accuse a Hilton Head Island convenience store employee of hiding a video camera in a toilet paper holder in the women's bathroom and filming for at least a month.

Monday, June 27, 2011  The City of North Myrtle Beach is asking state Attorney General Alan Wilson for his opinion on whether sweepstakes video machines are legal in South Carolina. What do you think about the sweepstakes machines? Should they be allowed?

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  Prosecutors say they will seek a death sentence if a Beaufort County man is convicted of killing his girlfriend and her 4-year-old son.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  Beaufort County authorities say the release of a video showing a Christmas Eve shooting could affect the defendant's ability to get a fair trial.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports Sanford mentioned his plans as he wound up a weeklong farewell tour of the state with an appearance on the resort island Monday.

Friday, January 07, 2011  On January 11, 2010, the Suggs family of Horry County received a knock on the door that changed their lives forever.

Thursday, December 02, 2010  The economy is prompting Beaufort County to again study a regional ferry linking Hilton Head and Daufuskie islands with Beaufort and Savannah, Ga.

Thursday, December 02, 2010  Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner says the shooting of a Florida man on Thanksgiving Day by a private security officer was justified use of force.