Charleston SC

MORNING HEADLINES | A key Charleston City Council committee walked away last week from a $30 million offer to buy Charleston County’s Morrison Drive properties when city leaders decided the price was too high, complicating Mayor William Cogswell’s as-yet-unfunded affordable housing plan for the city. The agreement...

Charleston, South Carolina — Two guys are facing charges after allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint inside a James Island home earlier this week. Charleston Police officers called to a home on Westway Drive about 11 a.m. Thursday after a man reported being hurt during a robbery. The victim...

Concord, North Carolina — A former Cabarrus County Schools employee has been charged with criminal solicitation of a juvenile in Charleston County, South Carolina. Matthew Wicker, 32, of Concord, worked as a transportation safety assistant for Cabarrus County until October 31, when the school board suspended him...

NATICK – The state parole board has granted parole to an adult man convicted of First- Degree Murder in connection with a 1997 fatal shooting in Brockton, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced. In a Parole Board decision dated November 18, our office was notified yesterday that...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Discarded ashes from a charcoal grill are believed to have sparked a Sunday afternoon townhome fire. Crews with the Charleston Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a possible structure fire off Water Lotus Lane. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian accident that occurred Sunday night. The agency reported that the collision happened around 8 p.m. on Highway 78 near Craven Road in Ladson. According to the Charleston County Sheriff’s...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston Police Department is investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash on Clements Ferry Road. The accident happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. near Klister Lane, according to police. Southbound lanes of Clements Ferry Road were closed for several hours and reopened just before 4 a.m....

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Thanksgiving Day is around the corner, and with it comes the last-minute grocery runs. If you find yourself racing against the clock in search of last-minute ingredients or essential supplies for your Thanksgiving feast, rest assured that several stores will be open to assist you on...

David Beaufort was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2021 murder

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) — The owners of a Goose Creek store are holding a vigil on Saturday in remembrance of a man who was the victim of a deadly armed robbery and shooting on Nov. 15. Berkeley County deputies responded to Myers Market just before 9:30 p.m. after...