Thursday, May 23 2013 7:39 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:39:00 GMT
North Myrtle Beach (WMBF) - It's no secret that Bike Fest has gotten a bad wrap over the years and many African-American bikers will say they haven't been treated fairly. In fact in 2011, the NAACP filedMore >>
It's no secret that Bike Fest has gotten a bad wrap over the years, and many African-American bikers will say they haven't been treated fairly. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:50 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:50:13 GMT
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – On this week's "Horry County's Most Wanted" WMBF News' Theo Hayes profiles two men wanted for failure to pay child support, and one wanted for credit card theft. Robert JamesMore >>
On this week's "Horry County's Most Wanted" WMBF News' Theo Hayes profiles two men wanted for failure to pay child support, and one wanted for credit card theft.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:40 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:40:19 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Huge numbers of bikers are motorists are streaming into the Grand Strand for the holiday weekend, but with so many vehicles on the road, some of the area's most dangerous intersectionsMore >>
Huge numbers of bikers and motorists are streaming into the Grand Strand for the holiday weekend, but with so many vehicles on the road, some of the area's most dangerous intersections could become even more treacherous. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:58 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:58:25 GMT
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - An investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has landed a Pawleys Island man behind bars, charged with breach of trust. That investigation was requestedMore >>
An investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has landed a Pawleys Island man behind bars, charged with breach of trust.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:41 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:41:45 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - NOAA has just released its first outlook for the number of tropical storms and hurricanes expected this year. They are once again forecasting an active to extremely active season.More >>
NOAA has just released its first outlook for the number of tropical storms and hurricanes expected this year. They are once again forecasting an active to extremely active season.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:51 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:51:07 GMT
ATLANTIC BEACH, SC (WMBF) – BikeFest officially kicks off on Thursday, and folks in Atlantic Beach are busy preparing for the festival. Atlantic Beach expects a crowd of more than 200,000 bikers thisMore >>
BikeFest officially kicks off on Thursday, and folks in Atlantic Beach are busy preparing for the festival.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:58 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:58:18 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – One motorcycle rider is dead after the driver of a white van failed to yield to the rider's right of way Wednesday night, then drove off after the collision, police officialsMore >>
A Lumberton man is dead after the driver of a white van failed to yield to the rider's right of way Wednesday night, then drove off after the collision.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:31 AM EDT2013-05-24 06:31:07 GMT
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It is now in the hands of the 12 jurors to decide if Jodi Arias will live her life behind bars or if she'll be executed. The defense and prosecution gave their closing statement Tuesday afternoon andMore >>
The judge has declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial. The jury announced late Thursday afternoon that they could not reach a unanimous decision on life or death for Arias.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:22 AM EDT2013-05-24 06:22:48 GMT
(RNN) - A bridge in Washington has collapsed and at least two cars are in the water, according to KING 5 TV out of Seattle. The bridge is part of Interstate 5. There is no word on injuries. Copyright 2013More >>
A photo from the scene showed a man sitting on top of his car, which was partially submerged.More >>
A New Jersey company that operates 13 TGI Fridays restaurants accused of secretly replacing premium liquor with low-quality booze says it's shocked at the allegations.More >>
At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:40:36 GMT
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.Margie Hamm, 34, was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse, according to the Columbia Police Department.PoliceMore >>
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.More >>
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations...More >>
The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and...More >>
Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.More >>
President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose...More >>
Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely...More >>
Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:00 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:00:33 GMT
The story of Zach Sobiech, an 18-year-old who succumbed to osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, on Monday, is touching hearts and changing the way people look at their time on Earth. Sobiech wasMore >>
The story of Zach Sobiech, a cancer patient who made it his mission to spread the joy of living to anyone he came in contact with, is continuing to inspire others after his death. More >>
The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital.More >>
A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two...More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:58:35 GMT
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – This year, North Myrtle Beach is bringing "TRIPPO," a first-of-its-kind three-chute inflatable slide to the beachfront, with proceeds going to help fund beach safety this season.More >>
This year, North Myrtle Beach is bringing "TRIPPO," a first-of-its-kind three-chute inflatable slide to the beachfront, with proceeds going to help fund beach safety this season.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:31 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:31:05 GMT
From the South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control: Post-exposure treatments are being administered to an Horry County man after he was bitten by a fox that tested positive for rabies,More >>
Post-exposure treatments are being administered to an Horry County man after he was bitten by a fox that tested positive for rabies.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:44 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:44:08 GMT
FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – One man has died after a single-vehicle accident outside of Florence occurred Wednesday night. At about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, a pickup truck went off the left side of East NationalMore >>
One man has died after a single-vehicle accident outside of Florence occurred Wednesday night.More >>
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.More >>
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:52 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:52:10 GMT
GEORGETOWN, SC (WMBF) – A man told deputies he stopped a truck driving through Georgetown last week after he saw a dog being dragged behind it. The driver said he was doing it "to teach the animal a lesson,"More >>
A man told deputies he stopped a truck driving through Georgetown last week after he saw a dog being dragged behind it. The driver said he was doing it "to teach the animal a lesson," according to the incident report.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:25 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:25:54 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – In recognition of Military Appreciation days, five "Travel Bugs" have been stashed around the area to be found by geo-caching enthusiasts this month. The five bugs are for each branchMore >>
In recognition of Military Appreciation days, five "Travel Bugs" have been created to be found by geo-caching enthusiasts this month.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:33 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:33:06 GMT
(WCNC) A Charlotte, North Carolina woman had her son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts earlier this week.According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report, the mother called investigators on MondayMore >>
A Charlotte, North Carolina woman had her son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts earlier this week.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:16 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:16:11 GMT
CHERAW, SC (WMBF) - A SLED investigation has landed a 49-year-old Cheraw man behind bars. David Ray Campbell is charged with two counts of attempted murder and pointing and presenting a firearm. TheMore >>
A SLED investigation has landed a 49-year-old Cheraw man behind bars.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:37 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:37:33 GMT
HARTSVILLE, SC (WMBF) - How long after realizing that you won $200,000 from the South Carolina Education Lottery would you wait to claim your prize? For a mother from Hartsville, the answer to that questionMore >>
How long after realizing that you won $200,000 from the South Carolina Education Lottery would you wait to claim your prize?More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:17 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:17:17 GMT
It is no secret that our area does not receive the amount of severe weather that other parts of the country see, so could violent tornadoes even happen here?More >>
It is no secret that our area does not receive the amount of severe weather that other parts of the country see, so could violent tornadoes even happen here?More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:17 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:17:24 GMT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina senators have defeated an attempt to help parents pay for private school tuition or educate them at home through the state budget. The 23-18 vote Wednesday rejectingMore >>
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina senators have defeated an attempt to help parents pay for private school tuition or educate them at home through the state budget. The 23-18 vote Wednesday rejectingMore >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:50 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:50:47 GMT
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Thousands of dollars in donations were collected from residents across the Grand Strand Following the tragic Windsor Green fire that occurred on March 16, 2013. Nearly immediatelyMore >>
Thousands of dollars in donations were collected from residents across the Grand Strand following the tragic Windsor Green fire that occurred on March 16, 2013.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:59 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:59:55 GMT
In more than 40 states across the nation, anyone carrying with a concealed weapons permit can enter a restaurant or bar. But that's not the case in South Carolina. Now senators are setting their sightsMore >>
In more than 40 states across the nation, anyone carrying with a concealed weapons permit can enter a restaurant or bar.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:29 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:29:33 GMT
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – The Florence Civic Center alongside of the American Red Cross, City of Florence, Florence County and other civic and church organizations throughout the Pee Dee want to giveMore >>
The Florence Civic Center alongside of the American Red Cross, City of Florence, Florence County and other civic and church organizations throughout the Pee Dee want to give community members a chance to help the Moore, OK community in the aftermath of the devastating tornado that ripped through their town.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:13 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:13:53 GMT
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA (WMBF) - Overgrown weeds and grass has led members of a Florence community to call Pine Needles Road a "place of eyesores". Recently Pine Needles Road underwent major construction.More >>
Overgrown weeds and grass has led members of a Florence community to call Pine Needles Road a "place of eyesores".More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:32:31 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a manMore >>
A man killed Wednesday during questioning by the FBI said he and Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev were accomplices in a 2011 slaying. More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.More >>
As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts - a decision that,...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:26:06 GMT
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Thousands of people are expected to pack Grand Strand beaches this Memorial Day weekend, which kicks off the busiest time of the year for emergency crews like lifeguardsMore >>
Thousands of people are expected to pack Grand Strand beaches this Memorial Day weekend, which kicks off the busiest time of the year for emergency crews like lifeguards in North Myrtle Beach and doctors in the emergency room.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:12 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:12:53 GMT
Walking along the local beach coastline visitors can spot large pipes laying on the sand carrying street water into the ocean, and its those pipes which many local leaders don't want to have to see. LastMore >>
North Myrtle Beach has been working on completing an on-going project with the city's storm water drains along the coastline and now leaders are looking for federal dollars.More >>
When we are out on the highways, we have to share the roads with lots of vehicles including big rig trucks. A recent study found South Carolina ranks 13th in the nation when it comes to deadly accidents involving semis.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:56:01 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the childrenMore >>
The last of the missing from Monday's massive tornado that tore through the town of Moore, OK, have been accounted for. More >>
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.More >>
At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong, broke no laws and never lied to Congress. Then she refused to answer...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:56:29 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) - The devastation left behind the massive tornadoes that hit Moore, OK and the surrounding areas on May 19 leveled homes, flattened trees and killed more than 20 people, many of them children.More >>
As the survivors of the tornadoes in Moore, OK, begin their recovery efforts, many will be trying to locate pets and photos.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:21:12 GMT
(RNN) - British officials are saying one man is dead and two others were injured in a possible terrorist attack in London on Wednesday.According to BBC News, eyewitnesses said man was attacked in a streetMore >>
One man is dead after two men attacked him in broad daylight with knives and meat cleavers. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:15 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:15:48 GMT
Horry County Police and the US Marshals Service are searching for a former Myrtle Beach gentleman's club employee after a victim came forward claiming he raped her. More >>
A Myrtle Beach man and the alleged owner of a gentleman's club in the Grand Strand was captured in Cocoa Beach, FL by the US Marshal Service. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:36 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:36:51 GMT
Officers of the law in Horry County have attempted to carry out their duties as usual while coming to grips with the loss of one of their own - Deputy Sheriff Tim Causey. More >>
Officers of the law in Horry County have attempted to carry out their duties as usual while coming to grips with the loss of one of their own - Deputy Sheriff Tim Causey. More >>
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The South Carolina Senate has approved a budget amendment that allows for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction.More >>
The South Carolina Senate has approved a budget amendment that allows for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction.More >>
A Richland County deputy has been fired after he allegedly demanded that a woman expose herself, then said he would help her reduce her criminal charges. Sheriff Leon Lott said 31-year-old Tracy Stephens was arrested today...More >>
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says he has fired one of his deputies after he demanded a woman expose herself, then told him he would help her reduce her criminal charges.More >>
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says he has fired one of his deputies after he demanded a woman expose herself, then told him he would help her reduce her criminal charges.More >>
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WMBF News is In Your Community of Latta and Dillon on June 27 and 28! Click here to let us know about stories you'd like us to cover, then check back in June for live coverage!More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:51 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:51:07 GMT
ATLANTIC BEACH, SC (WMBF) – BikeFest officially kicks off on Thursday, and folks in Atlantic Beach are busy preparing for the festival. Atlantic Beach expects a crowd of more than 200,000 bikers thisMore >>
BikeFest officially kicks off on Thursday, and folks in Atlantic Beach are busy preparing for the festival.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:58 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:58:18 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – One motorcycle rider is dead after the driver of a white van failed to yield to the rider's right of way Wednesday night, then drove off after the collision, police officialsMore >>
A Lumberton man is dead after the driver of a white van failed to yield to the rider's right of way Wednesday night, then drove off after the collision.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 19:31:26 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – The Beach Advisory Committee is gearing up for the tourist crowds anticipated to hit the Grand Strand soon, with a meeting on Wednesday. The Grand Strand is expected to fillMore >>
The Beach Advisory Committee is gearing up for the tourist crowds anticipated to hit the Grand Strand soon, with a meeting on Wednesday.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:50 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:50:47 GMT
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Thousands of dollars in donations were collected from residents across the Grand Strand Following the tragic Windsor Green fire that occurred on March 16, 2013. Nearly immediatelyMore >>
Thousands of dollars in donations were collected from residents across the Grand Strand following the tragic Windsor Green fire that occurred on March 16, 2013.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:40:36 GMT
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.Margie Hamm, 34, was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse, according to the Columbia Police Department.PoliceMore >>
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.More >>
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.More >>
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.More >>
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.More >>
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.More >>
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.More >>
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.More >>
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.More >>
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.More >>
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The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.More >>
An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers who searched the chilly waterway north of Seattle.More >>
Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time...More >>
Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking...More >>
A New Jersey company that operates 13 TGI Fridays restaurants accused of secretly replacing premium liquor with low-quality booze says it's shocked at the allegations.More >>
At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that.More >>
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More >>
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More >>
However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade.More >>
Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he...More >>