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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Myrtle Beach to reroute traffic for Memorial Day weekend
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — New traffic patterns will be set in place for Memorial Day weekend throughout Myrtle Beach and will be available on Google Maps and Waze, according to the police department. Drivers will only be able to use the southbound lanes along Ocean Blvd. between 29th Avenue and South Kings Highway. The northbound lanes between those two streets are reserved for emergency personnel only. Traffic cannot use Chester Street, Withers Drive, or Yaupon Drive as a cut-through, but drivers will be able to access Ocean Blvd. to go southbound at avenues along Kings Highway with a stoplight. Those include: 21st Ave. North Mr. Joe White Ave. 9th Ave. North 3rd Ave. South 9th Ave. South 13th Ave. South 19th Ave. South 25th Ave. South 27th Ave. South 29th Ave. South The City of Myrtle Beach also said that golf carts are prohibited on Ocean Blvd. from 29th Ave. North to the south end of city limits, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and ending on Monday when traffic control devices have been removed. Juvenile curfew will still be in affect for ages 17 and under, who are required to be off the streets, with few exceptions, between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. * * * Jordan White is a Digital Producer at News13. She joined the News13 team in August 2024. Jordan, a Myrtle Beach native, graduated from St. James High School in Murrells Inlet and is a graduate of Coker University. Follow Jordan on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged in deadly Myrtle Beach hit-and-run involving pedestrian
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A 61-year-old man was arrested in connection to a deadly hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that happened on Monday in Myrtle Beach. John Stokes was charged with traffic/hit-and-run, duties of driver involved in accident with death after he admitted to hitting an 'object' in the road, not stopping, and continuing to his destination, an arrest warrant said. Stokes was contacted after his vehicle was identified and he voluntarily agreed to an interview. The incident happened at about 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of 10th Ave. South and Kings Highway. During the investigation, the road was closed from 9th Avenue S. to 13th Avenue S., police said in a Facebook post. Count on News13 for updates. * * * Jordan White is a Digital Producer at News13. She joined the News13 team in August 2024. Jordan, a Myrtle Beach native, graduated from St. James High School in Murrells Inlet and is a graduate of Coker University. Follow Jordan on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged with murder in Florence nightclub shooting
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 40-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with a Florence nightclub shooting on Mother's Day, Florence County Sheriff TJ Joye said. Brandon Thomas Cross of Florence was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one count of murder. He is being held in the Florence County Detention Center. Melvin Anthony Gibson, 39, died after the shooting, which took place at about 3 a.m. Sunday at Qulture Bistro, the coroner's office said. Six other people were injured with gunshot wounds. Officials said a disturbance broke out ahead of the shooting and that it happened in the parking lot of the nightclub. Joye said more arrests related to the incident are possible. Count on News13 for updates. * * * Jordan White is a Digital Producer at News13. She joined the News13 team in August 2024. Jordan, a Myrtle Beach native, graduated from St. James High School in Murrells Inlet and is a graduate of Coker University. Follow Jordan on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Myrtle Beach man jailed after allegedly beating woman so severely she could suffer vision loss, report says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 34-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly beating a woman so severely that she could suffer vision loss, an Horry County police report said. Georgi Angelov of Myrtle Beach was charged with assault of a high and aggravated nature and kidnapping in connection with the April 11 incident at a Myrtle Beach-area home, the report said. According to the report, Angelov and the woman got into an argument about him allegedly being a drug dealer, and he slammed her face into a wall and punched her multiple times. By the time officers arrived, medics had already taken the woman to the hospital as a Level 1 trauma patient. Medics told an officer that the woman's eyes were swollen and that she could not open them, the report said. They believed she had been unconscious for an unknown period of time. The report said officers talked to the woman and a doctor at the hospital, who said that both of her orbital bones were broken and would require surgery. The doctor said the surgery could cause the woman to suffer vision loss, and that she also suffered a broken nose. The woman told officers that Angelov would hit her anytime she tried to leave and that he took her phone so that she could not able to reach out for help, warrants show. She also said that he hit her in the back of the head with a Grey Goose bottle while she was curled into the fetal position and that her fake nails had been ripped off. Angelov is being held without bond at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. No further information on the condition of the victim was available. * * * Jordan White is a Digital Producer at News13. She joined the News13 team in August 2024. Jordan, a Myrtle Beach native, graduated from St. James High School in Murrells Inlet and is a graduate of Coker University. Follow Jordan on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Yahoo
1 person dead after crash on Highway 707, highway patrol says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Monday crash in Horry County turned fatal on Wednesday when one of the involved drivers died, Lance Cpl. Lena Butler said. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. when a 2017 Hyundai Tucson was driving south on Highway 707, near Brighton Avenue, about four miles north of Surfside Beach. The Tucson drove left through the center of the highway and hit a 2015 Ford Fusion that was stopped, facing north, according to Lance Cpl. Butler. The driver of the Tucson was traveling alone and died on Wednesday. The two people in the Ford Fusion were not injured. Count on News13 for updates. * * * Jordan White is a Digital Producer at News13. She joined the News13 team in August 2024. Jordan, a Myrtle Beach native, graduated from St. James High School in Murrells Inlet and is a graduate of Coker University. Follow Jordan on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
