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

Monday, May 06, 2013  A new U.S. Census report finds that a North Carolina city is No. 2 in the country for its percentage of recent unmarried mothers, and two South Carolina cities are in the Top 10.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Tropical Storm Isaac continues to head for the Gulf Coast where it is expected to land Wednesday on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall.

Sunday, August 26, 2012  As Tropical Storm Isaac's path continues for the Gulf Coast, hurricane warnings have been issued from Louisiana to the Florida panhandle.

Sunday, February 26, 2012  A federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster has been delayed for a week to allow more time for settlement talks, according to two people close to the case.

Sunday, September 04, 2011  Parts of the Gulf Coast continue to wallow in the misery of slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee, which has dumped more than a foot of rain in New Orleans and spun off tornadoes elsewhere.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  At least three major grocery store chains are recalling certain packages of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Experts say that southern cooking traditions have a lot to do with a new report that puts South Carolina in the top ten fattest states in the nation.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  A report by two public health groups finds obesity rates continue to climb in South Carolina. A new report finds that more than 65 percent of South Carolinians are overweight.

Saturday, May 14, 2011  The Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water from a spillway along the rising Mississippi River in Louisiana, diverting water into the countryside in hopes of avoiding a potentially bigger disaster in heavily populated areas downstream.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says millionaire developer Donald Trump has been calling about a potential 2012 presidential bid and he's serious.

Saturday, April 16, 2011  A brutal spring storm raged across North Carolina on Saturday, flattening businesses and homes, leaving officials with an unknown number of casualties from a system that was already blamed for killing 17 people in four states.

Saturday, April 16, 2011  Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is speaking to Republican groups in Columbia and Lexington as part of a weekend tour of this early presidential primary state.

Friday, April 15, 2011  Supporters of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann are holding a fundraiser in Bluffton.

Saturday, April 09, 2011  GOP presidential hopefuls stumping at South Carolina county conventions are bragging on congressional Republicans who they say won deeper budget cuts than Democrats wanted and forced a Senate vote on Planned Parenthood funding.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Pee Dee area residents looking for employment opportunities are welcome to attend a job fair at the Florence National Guard Armory on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.