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

Yesterday at 7:15 PM  Carolina Forest tight end Ryan Yurachek gives a verbal commitment to play for the Marshall Thundering Herd

Yesterday at 6:00 PM  Foreign students who were staying at a Myrtle Beach motel that was shut down have found new places to live.

Yesterday at 8:36 AM  Unsettled weather remains through the middle of the week before drier conditions move in to start the weekend.

Monday, June 17, 2013  A portion of a Myrtle Beach motel where foreign students live is shutdown due to safety concerns and overcrowding, according to Myrtle Beach Fire Marshal and Assistant Chief Bruce Arnel.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Greg Eliason claims the false charges were retaliation against him for finding an officer drunk in a car.

Monday, June 17, 2013  A front stalling across the Southeast will bring more rain and humidity back to the area.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  It's been nearly four weeks since an Horry County Sheriff's deputy was laid to rest. On this Father's Day, his community has shown that he is not forgotten. A Myrtle Beach restaurant donated 10 percent of this week's sales to Deputy Tim Causey's family.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  The Myrtle Beach Pelicans clinched the first half championship in Southern Division of the Carolina League on Saturday night.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  A group of people paddled for a cause Saturday to help raise funds for the Tara Hall Home for Boys in Georgetown County.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  After just returning home from serving his second tour in Afghanistan, Nicholas Ferry was welcomed home by a flag line outside of the Veteran's Cafe in Myrtle Beach on Saturday afternoon.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Around 3:30 p.m. Friday, Horry County firefighters and officers with the Department of Natural Resources were called to Red Bluff Landing off Highway 905 in Horry County for a report of a swimmer in distress, according to Leslie Yancey, with Horry County Fire Rescue.