Voters in Myrtle Beach re-elected John Rhodes to a second term as mayor on Tuesday. The race was a bitter one with supporters splitting over issues such as the city’s crackdown on motorcycle rallies and council’s support for a one percent sales tax increase to fund a tourism marketing campaign for Myrtle Beach.

Voters in Myrtle Beach will select leaders for mayor and city council in less than two weeks after Tuesday night’s unofficial election results ended in a runoff for mayor and two council seats.

In a midmorning board meeting Wednesday, Brad Dean, President of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce said there will be a board action against the Elmer Fudd case but not until after city elections.

In just eight days, voters will head to the polls for local elections across the eastern Carolinas.  In Myrtle Beach some political experts said that city voters are equally divided between the incumbents and their opposition.

The neighborhood where yesterday’s double shooting happened has seen a growing trend in crime over the last few years.

Tuesday was the beginning of new life in downtown Myrtle Beach, as city council members, planners, and other dignitaries official broke ground on the city’s new $6 million boardwalk plan.

Tuesday, a new construction project will be underway on the Grand Strand.  The official kick-off for construction of Myrtle Beach’s Oceanfront Boardwalk and Promenade project is at 11:00 a.m. at Plyler Park.

A 13-year-old Maryland boy who disappeared nearly two months ago in the surf off South Carolina has not been found.

The Beach, Boogie and Barbecue Festival gets under way Friday evening and continues through Saturday in Grand Park at the Market Common. It’s the fourth year for the festival at Myrtle Beach, which is the heart of the state’s $16 billion tourism industry.

A South Carolina woman accused of being the check casher for an identity theft ring that targeted the wife of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is awaiting a court hearing in Miami.

Myrtle Beach City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve the bonds needed to build a 1.2 mile boardwalk downtown.

New dashboard camera video obtained by News 13 from the City of North Myrtle Beach shows embers flying into Barefoot Resort more than an hour before officers evacuated residents during the wildfires on April 23rd, 2009.

The Myrtle Beach Planning Commission held a pubic hearing Tuesday to get input on the city’s proposal to allow temporary businesses on oceanfront vacant sites.

A group of adults managed to pull three children from the rough surf near the Garden City Pier Friday afternoon.

Summer time is a great time for folks looking for seasonal jobs in out area but how are those jobs fairing in a down economy?