Adam Benson

4 days ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson

by: Adam Benson Posted: May 10, 2025 / 02:08 PM EDT Updated: May 10, 2025 / 03:35 PM EDT News13’s Pet of the Weekend for May 10-11 is Aru, a 12-month-old dog available for adoption at the Grand Strand Humane Society. Watch more about Aru in the video player above.

4 days ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach police officer’s use of deadly force to stop a man from shooting into a large crowd along Ocean Boulevard last month was ruled a “justifiable homicide” by the agency. The Myrtle Beach Police Department on Friday released incident reports stemming from the April 16 incident at 913 S. Ocean Blvd. that left 18-year-old Jerrius Davis of Bennettsville dead and 11 others injured. “During the altercation, one of the individuals began firing a weapon.

4 days ago | myfox8.com | Adam Benson

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 52-year-old man was found dead inside a wallaby and kangaroo enclosure with “multiple blunt force injuries,” at a Highway 746 farm just outside of Loris, Horry County police said. Eric State was discovered in the facility just before midnight. Authorities said an autopsy is planned as officers continue to investigate. Officials didn’t immediately provide a location. An earlier report by police said the man entered an enclosure with the “non-domesticated” animals.

4 days ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson |Skylar Musick

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 52-year-old man was found dead inside a wallaby and kangaroo enclosure with “multiple blunt force injuries,” at a Highway 746 farm just outside of Loris, the Horry County Coroner’s Office said. Eric Slate was discovered in the facility just before midnight. Authorities said an autopsy is planned as officers continue to investigate. A News13 crew on Saturday attempted to speak with Eric’s brother Robert, owner of 5-Star Farm, who declined to comment.

1 week ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Rattled by the random shooting death of a Loris basketball star and other acts of violence within and around Conway, community leaders on Wednesday pleaded with officials to step up policing efforts.