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

1 hour, 18 minutes ago  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

2 hours, 58 minutes ago  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.

Today 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.

Today 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.

Today at 8:40 AM  Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister

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

Yesterday at 11:05 PM  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.

Yesterday at 7:07 PM  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.

Yesterday at 4:30 PM  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.

Yesterday at 12:05 AM  Coastal Carolina beat Charleston Southern 5-4 to end the regular season. Florida State topped Clemson 6-1, and Mississippi State downed South Carolina 7-2 on Saturday.

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.