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11 hours ago
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Weather halts search for missing boater in Georgetown County; deputies say crews will resume looking on Friday
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTW) — Authorities plan to resume searching Friday for a Waccamaw River boater who disappeared 10 days ago after leaving The Reserve Marina in Pawleys Island, the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office said. Kerry Van Arsdel of Indiana left the Georgetown County marina on May 19, and employees found his unmanned vessel — a 41-foot blue and white sailboat named Harmony — several days later near Butler Island, miles away from the docks. The sheriff's office and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources halted their search Thursday afternoon after bad weather forced crews back to the shore, but they plan to begin looking again on Friday Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 843-546-5102. * * * Dennis Bright is the Digital Executive Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11 hours ago
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Grande Dunes resident sues HOA, security company after 2024 home invasion, shooting
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A Grand Dunes resident is suing his HOA and security company after he says three people tried to invade his home and shot his hand last year. At about 9:30 p.m. on April 8, 2024, Kelvin King says he woke up on his couch to a loud noise. He says he grabbed his gun but did not see anyone on his property. So, he kept the gun near him and fell back to sleep. Two hours later, King says he heard glass break from his back door and realized people threw a rock and fired a shot into his home. 'It was very traumatizing,' King said. 'I have nightmares every single night. I'm seeing a therapist. Every time I hear a boom, a snap, a crack, I'm jumping up out of the bed.' The bullet bounced off a wall and hit an artery in King's hand. He says there was blood everywhere. King has had six surgeries since then. 'The pain is constant, 24/7,' he said. 'I can't tie my shoes. I can't button my pants. I can't button my belt buckle. I can't pick up my grandchildren.' King says he shot back at three people, and they all ran away. 26-year-old Jayquan Pollard is the only one in jail. In December, King filed a lawsuit against his HOA, Waccamaw Management, and security company, Allied Universal Security, alleging negligence. 'Those guys were hiding,' King said. 'These guys were on the premises for two-and-a-half hours. The security company never stopped them, never seen them, never patrolled. These guys were in here with guns and masks. So, what are we paying for?' King says it took about 30 minutes for security and police officers to get to his house after the incident. Before King was treated for his injury, he says officers asked him if he had narcotics in the house. 'If my skin would have been a different color, it would have been a different sense of urgency,' he said. 'I started to feel that way a lot.' King says no one at Grande Dunes or Waccamaw Management has apologized or checked in on him since the incident. He says Grande Dunes has been keeping the incident under wraps, so it can keep its reputation as a safe community for golf events and potential buyers. King says he has not been able to work in more than a year. However, he says he is grateful to be here, with his family and friends. 'It's tough,' King said. 'It's tough. But I'm alive, and that is the biggest blessing I can ask for.' Allied Universal Security says it does not comment on pending litigation. News13 reached out to Grande Dunes and Waccamaw Management, but we have not yet heard back. * * * Skylar Musick is a multimedia journalist at News13. Skylar is originally from Long Island, New York. She joined the News13 team in June 2024 after graduating from Villanova University in May 2024. Follow Skylar on X, formerly Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, 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.
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11 hours ago
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Little River party-boat shooting suspect arrested in Illinois, Horry County police say
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Authorities in Illinois have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the Memorial Day weekend shooting aboard a chartered party boat in Little River that injured 11 people. Shawon Shamarion Williams, 19, was taken into custody in Lake County, Illinois, according to the Horry County Police Department. He is expected to be charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. North Myrtle Beach police say officer accidentally shot himself in leg during Little River shooting response Williams will be extradited to Horry County, Horry County police spokesperson Mikayla Moskov said late Thursday afternoon in an email news release. Moskov also said other individuals could be charged as the investigation continues. Horry County Police Chief Kris Leonhardt said Tuesday at a news conference that three of the 11 people injured in Sunday's shooting were still hospitalized. He also said it was an isolated incident that happened while the boat was docked in the Watson Avenue area. Little River shooting latest episode of high-profile crimes since March The shooting happened aboard the Hurricane II, which is part of a fleet of charter boats based in Calabash, North Carolina. According to the Associated Press, a flyer online advertised a party Sunday night with a DJ on a three-hour cruise ending at 9 p.m. A woman who answered a phone number on the flyer early Monday said she was distraught seeing her friends get shot but then said she didn't want to talk and hung up. Someone who answered the phone at the company that owns the boat said he didn't want to talk to a reporter. Randy Evans told a Charleston newspaper that his 25-year-old son was shot in the ankle and toe but managed to use his bathing suit as a makeshift tourniquet to help people who were more severely injured. 'The surgery was better than they expected,' Evans told The Post and Courier after his son didn't need pins in his foot or ankle. 'He's going to be OK.' Evans said his son told him that an argument after the boat docked turned ugly. No additional information was immediately available about Thursday's arrest. Police encouraged anyone with information or materials relevant to the investigation to reach out to the department's crime tip line at 843-915-8477 or to email crimetips@ This is a developing story. Count on News13 for updates. Information from the Associated Press was included in this story. * * * Dennis Bright is the Digital Executive Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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20 hours ago
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Senator Lindsey Graham talks in Hartsville about President Trump's plans
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was welcomed by his constituents in Hartsville on Wednesday where he talked about President Trump's plans and a number of topics that he said are going as planned. 'There are a million reasons not to do something but failure is not an option folks,' Graham said. 'I've come here to Hartsville to tell you we are not going to let you down. We're going to deliver.' Graham supporters, like Danny Nicholson, said the information delivered gave understanding for what's to come by the administration. 'In this world today, there is such a divide,' Nicholson said. 'But if anyone does it well, I think Senator Graham does walk that place and to express and help understand the things that are important to all of us as a people.' Graham said he feels the war in Ukraine can end by placing tariffs on China, whose purchases of Russian oil help fund the war. 'It's now time to be tough with Putin,' Graham said. 'I want to end this war. I want to end it in a way we won't start new wars. The way you end this war, you get Putin to the table. And the way you get him to the table, I think, is put more pressure on him.' The senator also said the president's plan for tariffs, in the long run, will help not only the country, but South Carolina. 'Reciprocal tariffs are coming, and that will help America grow its trade footprint,' Graham explained. 'China closes American businesses out. Trump's tired of it. Give the man some time, it's going to take a while to level the playing field.' 'I think by July the 9th, we'll have a new trade agreement with European Union that will open up Europe to American products,' Graham furthered. 'He wants BMW to build the engines in South Carolina, not just put the car together. That's a major leap forward for BMW in South Carolina. What he's doing will work, just be patient.' Democrats, meanwhile, say tariffs could lead to retaliation from other countries and impact the state's export industry. * * * Eric Cooper is a multimedia journalist at News13. He joined the team in September 2024 and covers stories in the Pee Dee. He is a native of Cades in Williamsburg County and a proud graduate of Kingstree Senior High School and Benedict College. You can read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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a day ago
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A light for Mary: Panama City residents demand action on pedestrian safety
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Family, neighbors, and friends, young and old, called for increased pedestrian safety measures at the March for Mary on Wednesday morning. 81-year-old Mary Spitzer was crossing the street in her wheelchair at Beach Drive and Harrison Avenue, by her home at St. Andrews Towers, last week. Panama City police say a drunk driver blew through a stop sign and hit her. She later died at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Hospital. 'For years, we've known this is a dangerous intersection. It was Mary herself who was always making the comment, 'one day, somebody is gonna get killed on this corner. ' And it just happened to be her,' friend and neighbor of Mary Spitzer, Diane Cummings, said. Although there is a four-way stop, protesters argue the stop signs are hidden by trees or light poles. They want a stoplight or a safety measure with increased visibility to return to this intersection. When workers built the Harrison Streetscapes Project, the city removed the traffic say they've been asking city officials to put it back ever since. 'When you come up the hill from the Beach Drive heading east, you can't see the crosswalk. It's because of the hill. There's no way to see the white lines of the crosswalk. We don't have any flashing signs. We don't have any walk signals. We don't have anything like that,' St. Andrews Towers Service Coordinator Darby Paille said. But the March for Mary was about the larger issue of pedestrian safety in the area. Almost two months ago, 53-year-old Donna Santiago was fatally struck by a car while walking along Lisenby Avenue. 'I'd hate to see anyone in the position that I'm in or the Spitzer family, so I'm here advocating and just being a voice for these people. Pedestrian lives matter. We've got a vision for safer streets out here, and we're just ready to come together as a community and try to eliminate problems like this,' son of Donna Santiago, Karson Walker, said. Protesters reached City Hall just minutes before Allan Branch was sworn in as Panama City Mayor. Branch came out to address the protestors, saying he would advocate for the safest intersection at every city intersection, and encouraged protestors to follow up with him. Mary lived in the towers for 20 years, making her one of the longest residents. Friends say she was loved by all who knew her. This is a developing story. News 13 will provide updates as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
