What you need to know about today’s top stories in The Sun News. A breakdown
Rising flood insurance costs are squeezing South Carolina coastal homeowners, celebrities are heading to the Grand Strand for a PGA Tour event and a Conway man is going to prison for a violent home invasion.
Here are key takeaways from top stories in The Sun News on April 23, 2026:
• Flood insurance is pricing homeowners out of coastal South Carolina. Premiums are soaring under FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 model, with Pawleys Island averaging $4,199 a year in 2025 — the highest coastal average in the state. Thousands of policyholders across Horry, Georgetown, Charleston and Beaufort counties have dropped coverage as costs climb.
• Kurt Russell, Vanna White, John McEnroe and other stars are coming to Myrtle Beach for the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic. The celebrities will play in the Pro-Am on May 6 at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club, with the PGA Tour tournament running May 7-10 and a Beach Boys concert featuring John Stamos on May 8.
• A Conway man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for an armed home invasion. Alegandro Luis Diaz, 22, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and kidnapping after breaking into a home with three others on Feb. 14, 2025, tying up and assaulting a teenager.
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