Charleston SC

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A Ladson man was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into the theft of copper from a construction site for the new Roper Hospital in North Charleston. The North Charleston Police Department responded Tuesday to a reported burglary at the construction site on Mall Drive. According to police, a construction foreman […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – Deputies are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an armed shoplifting incident at a Dollar General in Ladson that took place on April 11. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies arrived at the scene around 11:30 a.m. in response to a shoplifting report involving […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection to the April 14 shooting in the Wescott Community that targeted an occupied home, according to the North Charleston Police Department. David Taylor, 24, and Dwonenrion Washington, 21, are both charged with attempted murder, shooting into...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — Police are searching for a man who robbed a Berkley County-area Dollar General while armed. Around 11 a.m. Tuesday, authorities were called to the store on 10216 Highway 78 regarding a shoplifting incident involving a weapon. The suspect, authorities were told, was seen concealing...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Two more suspects were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a shooting on April 14 in Wescott Plantation, officers said. The shooting, which did not result in any injuries, reportedly occurred on Morrow Drive at around 10:30 p.m. on April 14. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department had responded […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department has arrested two more men in connection to a drive-by shooting. David Taylor, 24, and Dwonenreon Washington, 21, are both charged with attempted murder, shooting into a dwelling, three counts of first-degree assault and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. They have been booked into the L.C. Knight Detention Center.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — North Charleston police are investigating a report of gunfire at an apartment complex late Wednesday evening. Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to Cedar Grove Apartments on Evangeline Drive after receiving a call about shots fired, according to the North Charleston Police Department. Authorities said a group of individuals gathered naer the pool where an argument broke out, before gunfire...

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — The St. John’s Fire District and the Charleston Fire Department responded to a fire in the woods Thursday afternoon. The fire is near Zelasko Drive and Maybank Highway. Officials say the fire caused a “considerable amount of smoke” in the area.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Recent drug busts across the Lowcountry are raising concerns about the flow of fentanyl and other narcotics into South Carolina and the impact on local communities, even as statewide data shows a decline in drug offenses. According to the latest report from the South Carolina...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A vessel that ran aground near the Charleston jetties over the weekend was stabilized and moved to safety after a coordinated response by local and federal crews, authorities said. The Charleston Fire Department’s Marine Division responded after the boat became stranded outside the northern jetty...