McLeod Loris Seacoast, which operates hospitals and health care centers on the north end, has laid off 48 workers this week, saying it needed to restructure because of several factors that has affected the business’ finances.

A Longs man is in police custody pending charges in connection with a fatal shooting on Thursday, Horry County police Sgt. Robert Kegler said.

When I learned that Myrtle Beach had been ranked the fifth trashiest town in America, I was a bit chagrined

The former Waccamaw Pottery property, once slated for demolition, now has new owners who hope to resuscitate the sprawling, mostly vacant center into a retail, dining and entertainment destination.

The fifth annual “Friday Night at the Movies Classic Film Festival” continues with Orson Welles’ epic film “Citizen Kane,” from 1942. David Zinman, host, will share some background, then afterward, lead a discussion among the audience. Details at 545-3623.

Horry County police arrested a 27-year-old man on an attempted murder charge after using the department’s bloodhound tracking team to search for him in a wooded area early Thursday, Sgt. Robert Kegler said.

A 2-year-old plan to convince owners of unincorporated property surrounded by Conway city limits to become part of the city has produced few if any takers.

Now that the Harrelson Boulevard extension is finished and open, drivers crossing from Kings Highway to the U.S. 17 Bypass via that highway can see a sight they probably couldn’t have before -- the terminal expansion project at Myrtle Beach International Airport.

Nearly one-third of South Carolinians don’t get any regular exercise and nearly one-third of the state’s population feels stressed, but the two conditions aren’t necessarily related.