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

Friday, March 22, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it will close 149 air traffic control towers because of federal budget cuts. The tower at Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach is on the list to close.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  A horror movie filmed in Georgetown County is finally being shown in the town that served as its backdrop. This weekend locals will get to see "The Bay" on the big screen at Strand Cinema.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  Police are looking for the driver who crashed his pick up truck through the UPS Store on South Irby Street in Florence, just before 1 a.m. Sunday morning. Officers say the driver left the truck inside the store and then ran away.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  All day Thursday, people were lining up at their favorite stores throughout the area, waiting on the doors to open for big sales to start the holiday shopping season.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Frontier Communications opened a call center in Myrtle Beach Wednesday morning, and it's home to 116 employees.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Weary of gawking tourists on buses, Katrina victims push back against hurricane damage tours

Thursday, September 27, 2012  With college rolls growing, student debt hits 1 in 5 households; big burdens on young and poor

Thursday, May 31, 2012  A skydive drop zone, minutes from the Myrtle Beach strip, is now open at the historic Grand Strand Airport.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Theatres across the Grand Strand are quickly selling tickets for the much-anticipated release of the movie, The Hunger Games, set to open Friday. Many are holding midnight screenings that have begun to sell out. But are the books and movie too violent for some of the young adult audience it's targeting?

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  The popular HBO series Eastbound and Down is in the middle of its third season and its home field set is in Myrtle Beach. That's having an impact locally.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2011 Tourism Marketing Summit Thursday morning.