Adam Benson

3 days ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson

MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Four people are facing murder charges stemming from a May 29 shootout in Marion County after a failed narcotics deal, authorities said on Monday. Wyatt Thomas Ashley, 17, of Myrtle Beach, Jordan Isaac Beaty, 20, of Conway, Tay’Shawn Dajour Bethea, 22, of Marion and Nathin Lee Lancour, 21, of Loris were arrested in connection with the killings at 1708 Tubello Court. Officials said the incident remains under investigation, and more arrests are likely.

3 days ago | wbtw.com | David Johnson |Adam Benson

News13 photo: Jackie LiBrizzi by: David Johnson, Ashleigh Banfield, Adam Benson Posted: Jun 3, 2025 / 05:09 PM EDT Updated: Jun 3, 2025 / 05:50 PM EDT Editor’s Note: This story was corrected on June 3, 2025 to accurately reflect the Horry County Coroner’s Office ruling in the death of Chris Skinner.

4 days ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A decade-long hunt for the missing daughter of a ex-Robeson County deputy picked up steam Monday, as officials fanned out across the county looking for Sara Graham. Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said the searches were carried out in conjunction with the FBI. Graham, who was 18 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen about 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2015 headed to her job at a Pembroke Walmart. Her van was discovered several hours later that day in a field off E.

4 days ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County Schools’ governing board on Monday approved a $1.14 billion budget for 2025-26 that includes teacher pay raises and more special education spending. “Investing in educators means investing in excellence. That’s why we are recommending higher pay for Horry County teachers,” Superintendent Clifford Jones told board members last month.

4 days ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson |Adrianna Lawrence

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — An unarmed 17-year-old was shot in the back by a Myrtle Beach police officer in the midst of April’s chaotic North Ocean Boulevard melee that left a Bennettsville man dead. That’s the claim made Monday by national civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers, who said in a news release that he was representing the victim identified only as “John Doe.”“They almost killed my son that night,” the victim’s mother Kristy Flow said in a statement.