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

Saturday, March 30, 2013  A Myrtle Beach teenager has accomplished something only handful of other male dancers around the world do every year, he's been accepted to the Julliard School in New York City, a distinguished arts school.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  The students on North Myrtle Beach High School's Mock Trial Team placed 6th in the New York International Empire VI Mock Trial Competition, but they're stuck in New York City after Superstorm Sandy disrupted their flight plans home.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  People in the coastal corridor battered by superstorm Sandy are trying to reclaim their routines even as rescuers comb neighborhoods looking for survivors.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  While Hurricane Sandy pounds the Northeast, thousands of people from that area who now live on the Grand Strand are keeping a close eye on the devastation.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  At least 16 U.S. deaths are being blamed on Superstorm Sandy, which has knocked out power to an estimated 6.6 million people across the East.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  New York City residents got a chance Tuesday to weigh in on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban big sugary drinks in his city but Bloomberg's proposal did not go over well with residents and visitors on the Grand Strand.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  A Boiling Springs man says he made up a heroic tale that he told at a 9/11 ceremony last year in Spartanburg about his role as a New York City firefighter.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  The New York City Police Department says a couple who lost custody of their kids in 2009 is accused of unlawfully taking them from a foster care facility in New York City on September 19, 2011.

Monday, September 12, 2011  Days like today are often described as severe clear. The sun shining brightly in a crystal clear blue sky.

Sunday, September 11, 2011  There was a full house this afternoon as the community gathered to remember the 10 year anniversary of September 11. The program used the arts to honor those who lost their lives.

Sunday, September 11, 2011  The North Myrtle Beach Lion's Club and the Parks and Recreation Department held a candlelight vigil at 3 p.m. in honor of the victims of 9/11. American flags decorated Main Street in North Myrtle Beach as more than 1,000 people paid tribute to the men and women who died in the September 11th attacks.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  People across our area are getting ready to remember September 11. Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the attacks when hijackers flew two commercial airliners into the World Trade Center.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Tabitha Kelley keeps a close eye on her four kids as they roam the beach. "They're my responsibility. So, I can't let my guard down," she said. The recent abduction and murder of an 8-year-old boy near his home has reminded some parents to keep their guard up.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  Family members of paramedics, firefighters, police officers and military members have broken ground on the First Responders Remembrance Memorial in Columbia.

Saturday, June 04, 2011  The plane whose safe landing on the Hudson River captivated the world has begun the trip to its final destination.