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

16 minutes ago  Ten new shops are opening at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, as the complex marks its 25th anniversary.

25 minutes ago  The next time severe weather threatens the Grand Strand or Pee Dee, you may see WPDE NewsChannel 15 Storm Chaser Gerard Jebaily driving toward it, while others head in the opposite direction.

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

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 5:41 PM  Sheriff's Deputy Timothy Causey, 50, died Sunday, more than two months after he fell ill while providing security during the Windsor Green condo fire.

Yesterday at 5:40 PM  For decades now, the end of May on the Grand Strand means a large percentage of tourists who come into town are bikers. The Spring Harley Rally just wrapped up over the weekend and now crowds on sport bikes will flock to the area for the Atlantic Beach Memorial Day Bike Fest.

Yesterday at 7:41 AM  Scattered rain and storms will start the week.  Unsettled weather sticks around through the week with drier conditions this weekend.

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.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  It's estimated a quarter of brides are choosing destination wedding over a traditional hometown affair. To make the process easier, a local developer created a free smartphone app for those who want to plan a wedding on the Grand Strand. It's called the Myrtle Beach Virtual Wedding Mall.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Temperatures are heating up along the Grand Strand and in the Pee Dee and that means it may be too hot for your pet to be in your car.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  On the north end of the Grand Strand, the Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson Rally near the Myrtle Beach Mall may have looked like a ghost town during the middle of last week, but that's not the case this weekend.