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

2 hours, 11 minutes ago  The interim director of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division has been given the job permanently.

Today at 11:55 AM  A correctional officer at Evans Correctional Institution in Marlboro County is recovering after an inmate attacked her this past Saturday.

Today at 11:35 AM  Customers are being allowed back in to the Walmart on Highway 501 in Conway after a report of a gas leak.

Today at 4:15 AM  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the military to move ahead with a plan to tear down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding combat positions.

Yesterday at 6:38 PM  Greg Eliason claims the false charges were retaliation against him for finding an officer drunk in a car.

Yesterday at 5:20 PM  Ehab Elmenshawi was taken into custody by the Atlanta Police Department at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as he was attempting to flee the country. Elmenshawi is wanted for sexually assaulting a minor in Horry County, according to WSB-TV in Atlanta.

Yesterday at 10:00 AM  Horry County arrested four men Friday following a drug investigation near Conway.

Friday, June 14, 2013  The Billie Hardee Home for Boys in Darlington County has closed after more than 35 years of operation.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Twelfth Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements says he is considering trying a 15-year-old Marion County boy as an adult on charges of Attempted Murder.

Friday, June 14, 2013  The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released a 400-pound male black bear found in Florence County.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Mercy Care honored over 70 active Horry County police officers Friday for their service with a pinning ceremony at the Horry County Government Building.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The State Law Enforcement Division charged Kenneth Jay Britt, 44, of Clio, with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor, according to court documents.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  At 12:28 p.m. on Wednesday, the West Florence Fire Department responded to a wreck with injuries on Otis Way at Enterprise Drive.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) is working with county libraries across the state to offer places for residents to file for unemployment and look for a job.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A Myrtle Beach committee has come up with a list of recommendations to make the Kings Highway corridor a better and safer place for pedestrians.