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

48 minutes ago  Charles Eddie Smith, 66, is being held in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

Today at 7:56 AM  Unsettled weather remains through Thursday ahead of a cold front that brings great weather for the weekend.

Yesterday at 11:35 PM  Casualty numbers are starting to come in from the Oklahoma City area, where a monstrous tornado has left a scene of devastation.

Yesterday at 7:25 PM  Twenty-two pounds of cocaine. That's what Horry County police found inside a hidden compartment of a car they pulled over for speeding Friday night on Highway 501 in the Galivants Ferry area.

Yesterday at 4:45 PM  GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Crews with the West Florence Fire Department are on the scene of wreck, involving two cars, on Hoffmeyer Road at Vintage Drive.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The fire started just before 10 a.m. Wednesday at the White Sands Motel on Kings Highway, between 8th Avenue North and 7th Avenue North.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in identifying one suspect wanted for strong arm robbery in Pawleys Island.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Greensville County, Virginia deputies alerted Horry County police Monday that two Homicide suspects could be in Horry County.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Around 1:20 p.m. on Friday, a man wearing a grey and red striped shirt, black pants, and grey hat entered Pawleys Island Bakery and took money from the cash register, according to Carrie Cuthbertson with the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  One more cooler Spring day before Summer-like heat and more humidity arrives.