Conway News

A small-time actor and former children's entertainer who was known for playing Santa Claus was sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in an international sex tourism ring that preyed on young children.

A South Carolina man already on death row has been sentenced to die again. Multiple media outlets report a Horry County jury took about an hour Thursday before deciding Stephen Stanko should be put to death for killing a 74-year-old man in his Conway home.

An Ohio man has been found not guilty of homicide by child abuse in the 2007 death of his daughter in South Carolina.

A funeral service has been held for a South Carolina woman seven years to the day after she was abducted from a shopping center parking lot.

The Mini Mall Flea Market, located at 2300 Church Street in Conway, will host a Citywide Holiday Yard Sale on Saturday, December 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fee is $10 per space; $5 will cover vendor city license fees and $5 will be donated to charity.

South Carolina's health agency is warning coastal residents not to eat any leftovers from a barbecue fundraiser over the weekend.

Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer will join representatives of the Samaritan's Feet program on Saturday to distribute 250 pairs of shoes to underprivileged children in Conway.

There are several places in Conway to purchase artificial trees. There are a wide variety of sizes and colors to choose from you are sure to find the perfect one to suit you.

Two women were arrested by Myrtle Beach police over the weekend and charged with prostitution, according to reports at the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

On the seventh anniversary of her abduction and murder, Alice Donovan was finally laid to rest in a ceremony that memorialized her as a loving mother, a lover of music and a strong woman.

Horry County fire officials are still investigating a house fire that occurred Saturday morning.

Retha Pierce's charges for disorderly conduct and trespassing that stemmed from a January incident were dismissed Friday by Judge Robert Hughes, according to officials with the Horry County Magistrates Court.

Authorities say two missing South Carolina boys who sparked school lockdowns have been found.

An individual involved in a purse snatching incident and a hit-and-run in Myrtle Beach has been located and detained in Burke County, Georgia, Myrtle Beach police said.

Tara Petty grew up in Conway, attended Conway high school, her daughter's a freshman there and now Petty can say her city has an indoor flea market, something she's been looking forward to.

A man on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend has been ruled competent to stand trial in a second death penalty case.

Bail was set at $75,000 this morning for a Myrtle Beach woman charged with stealing a Conway woman's 2-week-old son from his bed on Monday night.

More than 4,500 Americans were killed crossing the street last year, and now a new study reveals South Carolina roadways are some of the deadliest in the nation for pedestrian traffic.

A jury has been selected for the trial of a man accused of killing his 5-week-old daughter.

A man already waiting on the death penalty is on trial again in Conway. Jury selection began Monday for Stephen Stanko's second murder trial.