Memorial Day weekend is the official start of the summer tourist season on the Grand Strand, and two local police departments are working to keep visitors and residents safe. Leading up to the holiday weekend,

Bethany Roberts Mann has been visiting men on death row for 15 years. She saw Oscar Smith before his execution on May 22. Matunuck Oyster Bar is likely destroyed after a fire whipped through the building on May 20. "I cannot imagine the fear that was going through their minds," Taylor Baker said of her uncle and aunt Paul and Gail Cline

Highway traffic is inevitable during the holidays. See which roads are the most congested in your city before you head out for Memorial Day weekend.