Deadly shooting of father. Roaming porcupine. Beach renourishment update: Top stories
From a weekend shooting outside a Myrtle Beach area sports bar, to the continuing of beach renourishment along the Grand Strand, here is a recap of top stories published in The Sun News on May 5, 2026.
Beach renourishment retarts. The Grand Strand beach renourishment project will restart this week after two months of delays caused by mechanical and scheduling conflicts. The delays will push completion of the project into August ahead of peak hurricane season.
Prickly porcupine. A Conway man rushed his dogs to an emergency vet last Wednesday after they were injured by quills from an African porcupine, an animal non-native to South Carolina, that wildlife officials say likely escaped or was released from captivity.
Family seeks answers in deadly shooting. The family of Dannie Pigotte, a 41-year-old Marine veteran and nuclear engineer from Shallotte, North Carolina, is seeking answers after he was fatally shot in the parking lot of Magoo’s Sports & Spirits in Myrtle Beach early on May 2. No arrests have been made.
Person dies in crash. One person died after being ejected from a Chevrolet Tahoe in a single-vehicle crash on East Highway 19 in Loris just after midnight Tuesday, when the vehicle ran off the road, struck a ditch and overturned.
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