The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, or Earth MRI, is a federal program developed by the U.S. Geological Survey that aims to identify and map the country’s underground deposits of critical minerals ...

A pair of state agencies are working on conservation deals that would protect vast swaths of wetlands and other vulnerable ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County police on Saturday pocketed a unique stray, managing to cajole a wayward kangaroo back into its enclosure. Photo courtesy of Horry County Police ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A 3.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Borrego Springs Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). An aftershock shortly followed, a ...

CONWAY — Shibumi Shade won't fly on Horry County beaches this summer. After debating a one-year pilot program for wind-driven shading devices, Horry County Council voted 9-3 against a test ...

Horry County leaders said "no" Tuesday, March 18, to a trial run for wind-driven shade devices on unincorporated parts of the beach — but not before an argument ensued among some council members.

SOON after the occupation of Egypt by a British military force in 1882, the late Prof. Huxley, then president of the Royal Society, directed attention to the valuable opportunity that was afforded ...

Education across the country relies on federal funding to ensure students’ success and well-being — and Horry County is no exception. While funding ordered by Congress facilitated through ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Now-former Horry County Deputy Chief of Police Brandon Strickland is being investigated by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division over alleged misconduct in a ...

Mikal Bridges scores 33 points and hits the game-winning 3-pointer as time expires in overtime. Lonny Krasnow, NBA.com Mikal Bridges scores 33 points and drills the game-winning 3-pointer as time ...

A former Horry County Police Department detective resigned after admitting to making false statements about collecting evidence in a case, according to records from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy.

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The South Carolina Forestry Commission and Horry County lifted their burn bans for the county on Tuesday. Horry County first issued its outdoor ban on Feb. 27.