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A South Carolina man won a $200,000 lottery prize from a ticket he purchased when his wife sent him out to pick up her preferred ticket.

A second South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. Mikal Mahdi chose the firing squad Friday. His execution is scheduled for April 11. Mahdi was convicted for killing a police officer with a gun he stole from the officer’s...

JOHN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) –Charleston County officials announced the creation of a fund to support the development and preservation of workforce and affordable housing in the countyOfficials say this local housing trust fund is a renewable and sustainable source to finance affordable housing projects. Charleston has...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Residents living near Dawson Branch Road in Berkeley County may see smoky conditions following a brush fire that occurred in the area Thursday. Berkeley County officials said crews with the South Carolina Forestry Commission have checked the area and mitigated the fire. Authorities shut...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — A water main break on James Island caused significant road damage Thursday evening, according to Charleston Water Systems. They report that an 8 inch water main break is to blame for the issue, and it occurred at 11 a.m. on Riverland Drive and Bradham Road.

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office is announcing a successful arrest of a man who had multiple warrants out, saying it’s all thanks to the help of one of their K-9 officers. Timothy Joseph Nadeau, 36, of St. George, is charged in Dorchester County...

There’s more to come at the evolving Navy Yard Charleston, a massive collection of historic naval storehouses, docks and administrative buildings nestled against the Cooper River in North Charleston. For three decades, Lowcountry residents have looked forward to the redevelopment at the old naval base site, holding...

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCBD) — Police are responding to a deadly train accident Thursday evening in Hanahan. Officers responded to reports of an individual being struck by a train between Northbrook Drive and Eagle Landing Boulevard around 5 p.m., according to Hanahan Police Chief Rick Gebhardt. Gebhardt confirmed one person...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A new lawsuit filed Wednesday is the third filed against the city of Isle of Palms and its police department in a shooting that injured five people in 2023. The mother of a child who was wounded during the April 7, 2023, shooting, filed the...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCIV) — A Moncks Corner family is left reeling for the second time in three months after their home was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday night. Allison Benton lost two children, 22-year-old Anthonie and 7-year-old Eli, in a car crash on Christmas Eve. “It’s been...