Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston City Council will further discuss the proposed amendments to the city's First Amendment Ordinance Tuesday. City leaders could move forward with the changes to the rules for public protests. Currently, groups of 25 or more people need a permit to hold a demonstration. The changes would clarify the rules for smaller and spontaneous protests.

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) — Goose Creek residents will pay less in city taxes under a budget the City Council is set to vote on. Officials credit new revenue from business licenses. The city’s $96 million budget is balanced, with no property tax increase. The total is an increase...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — On Veterans Day, Charleston Habitat for Humanity will celebrate a special home dedication for retired U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Tiffany McGirt, honoring a veteran who has dedicated her life to serving others and is now building a lasting future for herself and her family.

As the holiday season approaches, Charleston’s live music calendar is filling up with an impressive lineup of touring musicians, nationally recognized performers, local favorites and returning Lowcountry artists. From major performances at historic downtown theaters to intimate shows at neighborhood music venues, November and December offer plenty of opportunities...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Prisma Health, which recently expanded to the Charleston area, has temporarily restricted children from visiting hospitalized patients at its South Carolina hospitals as influenza activity rises across the state. The visitor restrictions took effect Tuesday and apply to anyone age 15 and younger, according to the health system. Prisma Health said […]

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Veterans and members of the public are invited to Patriots Point on Wednesday for a free Veterans Day concert aboard the USS Yorktown honoring those who have served in the nation’s armed forces. The event, called “Symphony of Service,” will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. on the ship’s […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – U.S. Coast Guard crews airlifted an injured cruise ship passenger roughly 76 miles off the Charleston coast. A helicopter crew from USCG Air Station Savannah was notified about a passenger who suffered a head injury on Wednesday and needed to be medevaced from the ship. Coast Guard officials shared video of […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Nearly 130 drivers and 15 carrier companies responsible for moving shipping containers between Charleston’s marine terminals and rail yards halted work Monday, citing pay concerns and safety risks. The work stoppage affected more than half of the roughly 200 drivers who transport vital cargo between local port facilities, according to […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Charleston city leaders celebrated the completion of the city’s largest stormwater project, an approximately $198 million effort more than two decades in the making. The U.S. 17 Spring/Fishburne Drainage Improvement Project includes the William Dudley Gregorie Pump Station, which can move 360,000 gallons of...

Egypt Rd. to Hattie St., off Long Point Rd. — Approximate Span of Proposed Historic Distr…. A Gullah Geechee settlement founded by freed African Americans after the Civil War is one vote away from winning historic protection in Mount Pleasant. The Snowden community has spent years assembling an application to become a Charleston County Historic District, and county records list the request as case HIST-06-26-00194, asking officials to designate the Snowden Community as a Charleston County Histor