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Adam Benson

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  • 2 weeks ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson |Shelby Martin

    HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Driven in part by a violent string of May crimes, Horry County crime rates are on a record-breaking track, Chief Kris Leonhardt told officials Tuesday. Through the first quarter of 2025 that ended March 31, authorities took more than 121 pounds of drugs off the street, seized nearly $138,000 worth of assets, arrested 55 fugitives and took 59 firearms.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbtw.com | Adam Benson |Adrianna Lawrence

    NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — By the time North Myrtle Beach police arrived at the Harbourgate Marina Club on the night of May 25 for reports of an officer shot, tensions were already running high. Just a few minutes earlier, a mass shooting broke out in nearby Little River, and it was impossible to know in real time whether the two incidents were connected.

  • 3 weeks 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 weeks 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.

  • 3 weeks 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.

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