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Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:21 PM EST
|By Erica Edwards
There’s a lot to consider when choosing care for your little ones and one former Grand Strand childcare worker revealed what parents should look for, and what shouldn’t be overlooked.
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Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 9:59 AM EST
|By Ashley Boles
After almost 12 years, a Marion county family now has justice for their late mom, sister and grandma.
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Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:59 PM EST
|By Ale Espinosa
The Renaissance Towers currently sits vacant, after it was deemed unsafe by Horry County Code Enforcement and a private engineer hired by the buildings' HOA board on Oct. 7, 2022.
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Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 7:48 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
A stunning confession in May 2022, brought closure to a case that haunted the Grand Strand for 13 years: the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 6:44 PM EST
|By Erica Edwards
One mother is sharing her story as a warning to other parents to closely monitor their children when they are in the care of others.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 9:07 AM EST
|By Rachel Bogle
Around 20 people per minute are victims of intimate partner violence in the United States.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 10:41 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Pictures, surveillance pictures and more elements of Sheridan Wahl's case filed obtained by WMBF news.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Lifeguarding in Myrtle Beach is only possible through two private beach services because of a seven-year contract the city signed in 2018.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 7:13 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
A new state law requires all SC high schools to add crisis prevention numbers to the back of student ID cards.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 12:01 AM EDT
|By Cameron Bopp and Ashley Boles
A mother who claims her 13-year-old was dragged down the stairs, and punched by employees at a Georgetown behavioral health center is speaking publicly about the incident.
First Alert Radar
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 10:30 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
988 will become the new national lifeline number starting on July 16 due to federal legislation signed into law in October 2020.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 8:05 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Jimmy Richardson says the earliest Moody can be expected in court now is late September or early October
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 6:40 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
One Horry County neighborhood has now seen a private road officially closed a month after WMBF Investigates first looked into the issue.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 6:30 AM EDT
|By Loren Korn
A father searches for missing daughter in Myrtle Beach who disappeared in Georgia more than two years ago.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 7:10 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
While only 240 homeowners pay to take care of the road, it gets a lot more traffic than just those who live on it.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Michael Owens and Ashley Boles
WMBF News has obtained new documents, providing more details on the investigation and the events that led to Wahl’s death.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The mother of a man once named in the investigation of the 2009 disappearance of Brittanee Drexel spoke publicly for the first time since her son was cleared of involvement in the case.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 10:36 PM EDT
|By Lisa Weismann
With Raymond Moody’s arrest, another man once questioned in the disappearance of Drexel, has been effectively cleared of murder.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Kerri Harding has dealt with trauma from her attack in 1983 for 40 years.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson and Ashley Boles
After 13 years, the sheriff’s office announced on Monday that the remains of Brittanee Drexel had been found in the Harmony Township area a couple of weeks ago.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:22 PM EDT
|By Samuel Shelton
Activists with the Racial Justice Network spoke out on the death of 29-year-old Prince Gurley.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The Georgetown County sheriff announced on Monday afternoon that the remains of a teenage girl, who disappeared over 10 years ago, have been found.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 4:23 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The press conference is expected to be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Georgetown County Judicial Center on Cleland Street.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Remains have been found in a wooded area in Georgetown County, according to multiple sources.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 11:27 PM EDT
|By Eric Richards
Law enforcement officers are searching a wooded area to the west of Georgetown past dusk. It’s unclear if this is in relation to the Drexel case
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
WMBF continues to ask questions regarding the current investigation happening in the Brittanee Drexel case.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 4:09 PM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson
No one will be charged in the mysterious disappearance and death of a Florida woman in Florence County.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 5:45 PM EDT
|By Loren Korn and Nick Doria
Authorities have located a missing Florence County man’s car, as the search for the 41-year-old enters its second week.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 11:37 AM EST
|By Loren Korn
Community United Effort is a non profit that provides free resources to law enforcement to help find missing people.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 12:30 PM EST
|By Loren Korn
Myrtle Beach Police explain challenges in solving missing persons case and the advancement in technology that helps them along the way.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 7:09 PM EST
|By Madison Martin
After getting complaints about crime in some of the city's parks, Myrtle Beach Police have started implementing a solution of the musical variety.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 7:42 PM EST
|By Madison Martin
Experts say you should beware of sophisticated call scams that pose as your financial institution.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:26 PM EST
|By David Hodges
Out of 10 complaints filed with the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office against Lasership over the past year, eight of them are about a missing game console like XBOX or PlayStation or Nike shoes.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 7:49 PM EST
|By Madison Martin
Items you find on store shelves are the result of a culmination of months of cargo being imported and screened.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 10:11 AM EST
|By Madison Martin
Fraud experts say this time of year is the perfect opportunity for scammers to gather up your personal information or money while online.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 12:55 PM EST
|By Derrion Henderson
The American dream is owning a home and there’s a large increase in families finding their forever home here in Horry County, but with so much growth – are homes being built with integrity?
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 1:22 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
Some Horry County residents told WMBF Investigates that going solar has ranged from a headache to a nightmare.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 2:14 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
Three people are now behind bars after federal investigators say they were involved in a complex fraud scheme based out of the Myrtle Beach area.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 6:38 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
After a WMBF investigation into dirty hotel rooms in Horry County, one visitor says a full refund is now on its way.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
The Grand Strand greets thousands of visitors every year, and although many have great experiences with the place they choose to spend the night, it doesn’t always work out that way.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 8:30 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
Many people may be looking to cut costs on utilities when buying a home in the Grand Strand.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 7:38 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
Some local departments listed their top challenges and what they’d like to see improve.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
The call might start innocently enough, and may even come from an area code you know.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 7:59 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
A dashboard published at the beginning of the summer is being used to find those pockets of need in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
In a time where COVID-19 vaccination verification is on the rise, HIPAA is one of those terms you may have heard when it comes to medical privacy.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 8:28 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
Already challenged by low retention rates and morale, some say agencies are also grappling with the need for more money.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 7:49 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin
Some districts say a federal law is what’s preventing them from gathering this information.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 11:25 PM EDT
|By Madison Martin and Kristin Nelson
Besides the bulletproof vest and badge, more and more police officers in South Carolina are suited up with body-worn cameras, and the programs can get expensive.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 8:30 AM EDT
|By Madison Martin
Every day, hundreds of hours of video are captured by body-worn cameras in South Carolina. But in the Palmetto State, the law allows only a select few to get to see it.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 6:41 AM EDT
|By Madison Martin and Kristin Nelson
WMBF Investigates took a closer look at South Carolina's body camera law, and how experts say it could be improved.