20+ hour, 14+ min ago   (111+ words) MYRTLE BEACH S.C. (WPDE) — Myrtle Beach city leaders are moving closer to adding a new full-time position aimed at growing the city’s special events calendar, a step officials say could boost civic engagement, tourism and economic development. City leaders are considering…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (514+ words) Francis Marion University trustees have approved naming two university facilities in honor of longtime board members who have each served FMU for nearly three decades, according to a news release. The FMU Board of Trustees approved the appointments during its…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (349+ words) FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C — MUSC Health will begin offering dental care in Florence next week, opening its first dental practice in the Pee Dee region as health officials work to expand access to oral health services, according to a news release....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (175+ words) Myrtle Beach City Council has given early approval to a proposed surf park near Broadway at the Beach, advancing a plan that would bring a 5.5-acre artificial lagoon to 21st Avenue. The council approved the first reading of an ordinance for…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (297+ words) (TNND) — American Airlines flight attendant Betty Ong was the first person to alert ground officials that terrorists had hijacked a plane on Sept. 11, 2001, providing information that later helped identify the attackers. Harry Ong, Betty’s oldest brother, told KGO that the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (386+ words) (TNND) — The price of oil surged past $100 a barrel Wednesday, its highest level in more than six weeks, after U.S. military strikes destroyed five Iranian tankers and Houthi attacks set oil facilities ablaze in Saudi Arabia. U.S. Central Command said…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (314+ words) SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Surfside Beach leaders are changing how the town handles payments after officials said a cybersecurity incident diverted more than half a million dollars to a fraudulent account. Town officials said Surfside Beach has been working to recover…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (242+ words) FLORENCE S.C. (WPDE) — MUSC Health is opening a new dental and oral care clinic in Florence that officials say will expand access to dental services across the Pee Dee and help train the next generation of dentists in South Carolina. The…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (271+ words) (TNND) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to ban the sale of Canada’s Bombardier jets in the United States unless the company begins manufacturing there, escalating a trade war that followed the collapse of talks on Aug. 21. “NO MORE SELLING…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (229+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday as the Trump administration worked to revive stalled efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The talks came amid intensified long-range aerial attacks…...