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|By Samuel Shelton
Boats decked out in red, white, and blue floated through the marsh, while everyone celebrated Independence Day.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 11:38 AM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson
While the remnants of Tropical Storm Colin are heading out to sea, rip currents still remain a concern.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 7:36 PM EDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Georgetown City Council is considering a few ways to make sure its harbor, the centerpiece of downtown, remains deep enough for boat and barge use.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 12:42 PM EDT
|By Ann McGill
WIOA provides training in manufacturing, transportation/logistics, Information Technology, construction trades, and other areas.
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Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 3:39 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
In a joint narcotics investigation, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgetown Police Department arrested a man for drug trafficking on Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 8:38 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A coalition working to connect a dozen local, state and private parks along South Carolina’s Black River has released a plan for a 70-mile-long project.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 9:29 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Watches for multiple Lowcountry counties Friday night.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver says a man accused of shooting one person and beating another with a firearm is in custody.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The National Weather Service says coastal Colleton, Charleston, Georgetown and Beaufort counties will be under a Coastal Flood Advisory Wednesday night.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 3:03 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office says the incident took place just after 3 a.m. Wednesday at a home on Watford Place.
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Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 8:14 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Georgetown County deputies say an 82-year-old man reported missing by his family has been found safe.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 4:57 AM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The National Weather Service (NWS) says heat index values around and over 105 degrees are expected on Monday.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 10:33 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
He had also been convicted in Georgia on a sexual offense and was out on parole.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 10:30 AM EDT
|By Kristin Nelson
Deputies were called just before 11 p.m. Sunday to a home along County Line Road in the Andrews area for a shooting.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
Authorities said the incident happened just before 11 p.m. Sunday in the Andrews area.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 12:05 PM EDT
|By Steven Ardary
Crews responded to an overnight fire in Georgetown County.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 7:29 PM EDT
|By Blair Sabol
Monday afternoon was a stressful one for parent Jessica Walker when she learned her 6-year-old was not at her afterschool program where she was supposed to be.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 7:03 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
A four-legged deputy with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office will have a little extra protection while patrolling the streets.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 11:11 PM EDT
|By Eric Richards
Assistant Fire Chief Tony Hucks says it’s due to staffing issues that have been ongoing for a while.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
The Georgetown Police Department charged a 15-year-old and 14-year-old boys each with two counts of arson.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The mother of a man once named in the investigation of the 2009 disappearance of Brittanee Drexel spoke publicly for the first time since her son was cleared of involvement in the case.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office says two jet skiers who were thought to be missing were not actually missing.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 4:18 AM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
With Raymond Moody’s arrest for the murder of Brittanee Drexel, another man once questioned in the teen’s disappearance, has been effectively cleared of murder.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Officials say kidnapping happened in Georgetown County
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips and Ray Rivera
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the man charged in the death of Brittanee Drexel confessed to the crime.
Family hopes arrest in Brittanee Drexel case will lead to answers in their loved one’s disappearance
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 4:27 AM EDT
|By Cameron Bopp
As the long 13 years searching for Brittanee Drexel come to a close, another family still holds out hope their daughter will come home one day.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
Brittanee Drexel’s parents said it may have taken a long time, but they are finally able to find closure and begin to heal following the discovery of her body and an arrest in the case.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 12:17 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
An arrest warrant for a man once named a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of a teenager provides new information on his arrest on obstruction of justice.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 10:40 PM EDT
|By Blair Sabol
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man last week on a charge of obstruction of justice that reportedly occurred the same day a New York teen disappeared from South Carolina.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The case of a missing New York teenager who vanished 13 years ago made headlines this week.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 9:23 AM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Georgetown County’s sheriff has called a news conference for Monday afternoon, his office says.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Thomas Gruel
A background check for the man facing an obstruction charge reveals the date the alleged obstruction happened matches the date New York teenager Brittanee Drexel disappeared.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Remains have been found in a wooded area in Georgetown County, according to multiple sources.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
WMBF continues to ask questions regarding the current investigation happening in the Brittanee Drexel case.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
A convicted sex offender has been arrested in Georgetown County, according to jail records.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The crash remains under investigation.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division confirmed Monday it is investigating allegations of sexual assault against the police chief in Andrews.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 12:05 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office says a 15-year-old reported missing by his family Friday has been located safe.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Ann McGill
It’s a special day for a retired Navy officer. Horace Moody Williams is celebrating his 100th birthday.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 11:34 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Officials with the Georgetown Police Department have identified two men taken into custody following an armed robbery at the Walmart parking lot in Georgetown.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 4:13 AM EDT
|By Ray Rivera
Officials with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office say the body of a missing 5-year-old girl has been found in a river Tuesday night.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 11:51 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
Authorities had earlier closed the highway due to a live electrical wire across the roadway near Litchfield Drive.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 8:02 PM EDT
|By S.E. Jenkins
5-year-old girl reported missing in Georgetown County
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 1:37 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
A U.S. District judge sentenced a Georgetown man to federal prison followed by court-ordered supervision after he pleaded guilty to a gun charge.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 6:56 AM EDT
|By Natasha Laguerre
An organization will be collecting data about how much trash is collected.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips and Dylan Leatherwood
The Georgetown County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a man found in a Murrells Inlet waterway Friday morning.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 8:35 PM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
Officials with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office have announced charges against a Murrells Inlet man who is accused of killing a man and shooting his daughter.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By Ann McGill
The company has more than 90 team members supporting clients in 17 states, working with businesses, law firms, medical practices and school districts.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:25 AM EDT
|By Live 5 Web Staff
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office says a suspect has been detained after an early morning shooting left one person dead and two others injured.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 10:05 AM EDT
|By Natasha Laguerre
A third person shot during the incident is now calling for justice.