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

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  One person died and another was taken to the hospital after two cars collided in Dillon County Tuesday afternoon.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  South Carolina Highway Patrol charged a Surfside Beach woman with felony DUI and Leaving the Scene, after a collision early Saturday morning.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Federal officials are heading to West Texas to join investigators looking into why a freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans, killing four people and injuring 17 others.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Drunk driving remains a major problem on the Grand Strand and Pee Dee. Nearly 300 people in our area have been charged with Driving Under the Influence just this month alone. In Myrtle Beach, the number of drunk drivers has doubled compared to the same time last year.

Monday, September 24, 2012  A horrific crash on Highway 17 Business between Highway 544 and the front gate of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base killed one person, and an 18-year-old was arrested for Felony DUI.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Corporal Sonny Collins says a trooper was involved in a crash outside Loris Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  A Williamsburg County Transit Bus and a pickup truck collided in Pawleys Island Tuesday evening on Highway 17 killing the driver of the pickup truck, 47-year-old Gregory Smith.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper Lance Corporal R.M. Falls was hurt in a crash just after midnight in Sumter County.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  Highway patrol says a moped driver died Thursday. Highway patrol says the moped driver pulled out of a private driveway and into the path of a Jeep traveling south on Highway 17 when the two collided about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  Troopers investigating fatal traffic collision on Highway 9 in Horry County.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  SC Highway Patrol is on the scene of a fatal collision in Florence County Thursday night.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  The woman police say killed Lori Pruett, 36, on Thursday when her car was hit by another vehicle has been charged with murder.

Friday, April 06, 2012  SCDOT wants to make some changes to the median on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island from Baskervill Drive to Waverly Road. They say the stretch of road is dangerous, but some say the proposals will make it even worse.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Myrtle Beach Police spokesman David Knipes says Police are investigating a collision on Highway 501 involving a school bus.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  A minivan struck the back of a school bus Wednesday afternoon in North Myrtle Beach.