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

Friday, December 28, 2012  Richard Lee "Dick" Beasley, Chairman of the Board of Carolina Bank and Trust Company, former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and father of former governor David Beasley has died.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  A funeral home in Easley will be offering what it calls the Starbucks experience to those needing comfort, or just a cup of coffee.

Saturday, March 17, 2012  State and federal officials are investigating claims that an Anderson County coin business was running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme with investors' money.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  Pfc. Justin M. Whitmire, 20, of Easley died Tuesday in Paktia, Afghanistan.

Monday, March 07, 2011  Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is making his way across South Carolina Monday and Tuesday, signing copies of his latest book.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  A Conway couple and their daughter were sentenced in federal court for distribution of Oxycodone.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  A Conway couple and their 19-year old daughter were sentenced in federal court in Florence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of Oxycodone.

Thursday, December 23, 2010  A Pickens County woman is under arrest, charged with filing a false police report that led to a statewide AMBER Alert Wednesday.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  (Updated 5:49pm) Media in the upstate, including WSPA, say that the woman who reported her nieces had been abducted from her home, filed a false police report.

Friday, December 17, 2010  An appraiser says the Nov. 30 tornado that hit downtown Easley caused an estimated $1.4 in damage to homes and businesses.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  Traffic has been rerouted around downtown Easley after a line of heavy winds and thunderstorms damaged signs, buildings and blew out at least one storefront.

Saturday, November 27, 2010  Gov. Mike Easley is the latest leading Democrat to be convicted, agreeing this week to a plea deal and fine over a 2006 helicopter trip to a fundraising event that wasn't reported on campaign paperwork.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 

Friday, November 12, 2010  A couple and their 19-year-old daughter have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.

Monday, July 05, 2010  Authorities say a South Carolina woman died after a piece of lawn equipment caused a fire that burned a shed in Easley.