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

Thursday, March 07, 2013  West Florence Fire crews and South Carolina Highway Patrol are on the scene of a single vehicle wreck on the connector between I-95 South and I-20 West.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  An accidental gas spill forced the closure of Mullins High School Tuesday, according to Marion County School District Superintendent Dr. Dan Strickland.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a fuel spill at the Bucksport Marina in Horry County.

Friday, April 20, 2012  Friday marked two years ago since the blowout of a BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that spawned the nation's worst offshore oil spill. But based on the views of those who spoke to NewsChannel 15 about it, the environmental disaster appears to have had little effect on people's opinions about offshore drilling, including off the coast of the Grand Strand.

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.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Drivers should expect delays on Interstate 95 Wednesday morning due to an overturned tractor trailer. At 7:19 a.m, units from the Florence City Fire Department were dispatched to I-95 near I-20 for a reported motor vehicle collision involving an 18-wheeler carrying a hazardous material.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Florence city maintenance crews are monitoring the sewer system at Delmae Elementary School.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  The city of Darlington has given the owners of an apartment complex a deadline to fix a sewage problem. Residents of Darlington Commons say a small sewage spill is leading to a big smell in their neighborhood.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  Williamsburg county firefighters shut down Highway 41 North in Hemingway and evacuated businesses in that area because of a fuel spill Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  The highway leading into Murrells Inlet has been renamed after American author Mickey Spillane.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The State reports Tuesday the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says about 100 gallons of liquid waste spilled at the V.C. Summer plant operated by South Carolina Electric & Gas.

Saturday, June 25, 2011  Saturday, people on the Grand Strand and in places around the world joined hands for Hands Across the Sand.

Friday, May 27, 2011  Socastee High School's Robotics Team won first place at the second annual Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE)  competition for Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV).

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The Senate has rejected a Republican bid to speed up and expand offshore oil drilling in the face of $4-a-gallon gasoline prices.

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.