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

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

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Chronic mismanagement by South Carolina's foster care agency led to an 11-year-old boys' home resident being sexually assaulted by an older child, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this year.

Friday, June 07, 2013  The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a high rip current risk, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The National Weather Service has confirmed a storm that struck in Orangeburg County was a tornado.

Friday, May 31, 2013  UPDATE: Service is back up and running in Georgetown County. The issue was with the provider Frontier Communications, according to the Public Information Officer with the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, Carrie Cuthbertson.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Amy Strickland, 36, and Jack Newsome, 35, are charged with two counts of Unlawful Neglect of a Child, according to Florence police Major Carlos Raines

Monday, May 27, 2013  Communities, veterans and their families came together to honor veterans all along the Grand Strand on Monday.

Monday, May 27, 2013  Every year, the Memorial Day ceremony in the Pee Dee is held at the Florence National Cemetery.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee says that military commanders who allow sexual assault to flourish should be fired.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  On Sunday night, Celebration Presbyterian Church held a memorial service at the Waterford Plantation neighborhood for victims of the Windsor Green condo fire that lost their pets in the fire.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Joe Dugan, the Chairman of the Board of the Myrtle Beach Tea Party says his group formed in March 2009, filed for nonprofit  status later that year or in early 2010, then received eight pages of questions from the Internal Revenue Service in February 2012.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The bus service that serves the Grand Strand is taking steps to build a new hub east of the waterway.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The sheriff's offices in Florence and Darlington counties held a service Monday morning to honor their law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty and those who died in the past year, whether in the line of duty or not.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Sheriff's deputies from Florence and Darlington counties are holding a service to remember all law enforcement officers who died in the past year.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Celebration Presbyterian Church in Carolina Forest is holding a memorial gathering for residents who lost pets March 16, when a brush fire spread and burned 109 condos.