Crime

Horry County police respond to bomb threat near Coastal Carolina University

Horry County Police Department is responding to a bomb threat near Coastal Carolina University’s campus.

At 7:30 a.m. they announced that Highway 544 will be closed to traffic between Highway 501 business and Myrtle Ridge Drive.

Some evacuations are in progress in the immediately impacted area.

No other details were available Tuesday morning.

This story was originally published August 31, 2021 at 7:38 AM.

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Gerard Albert III
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Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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