Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A massive fire burned on Laurel Island overnight Wednesday, causing ash to fall from the sky in Mount Pleasant, according to reports. Charleston Police and fire crews responded to the former landfill turned greenspace just before 11 p.m. after a fire was seen near Romney Street.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Charleston Police and firefighters responded to a massive brush fire Wednesday night near the Ravenel Bridge and Interstate 26. Police officers confirmed the fire was on Laurel Island, where crews were first sent just before 11 p.m. after receiving reports of an outside fire near Romney...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a woman with lottery fraud in two counties. Denise Antionette Maxwell, 35, is charged with two counts: intent to defraud and counterfeiting game tickets. She allegedly passed five scratch-off tickets on the 3500 block of Dorchester...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — Mount Pleasant is getting close to breaking ground on a $37 million project after town leadership met Tuesday to review the plans for Gary Santos Park on Rifle Range Road. The new Gary Santos Park will feature three and a half outdoor rectangular sports...

As development continues to surge along the Clements Ferry corridor, health care leaders say medical access needs to keep up. That’s the goal behind the newly opened Clements Ferry Pavilion, a four-story medical office building now fully operational in Wando. The facility is designed to bring care closer to...

The last time we interviewed our next guest, they had just started bottling and selling their pre-made cocktail mixes and they still owned a popular bar in town. Now, several years later, they have sold the bar and their cocktail mix business has skyrocketed, selling all over the country. Mike Switzer interviews Joe...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Aquarium is caring for its first sea turtle patient after the animal was found cold-stunned on Hilton Head Island. Officials said the turtle, nicknamed “Ketchup,” had a body temperature of 45.8 degrees Fahrenheit when discovered. The animal also had a heart rate of just...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) — One of the topics at the Mount Pleasant Town Council annual retreat on Tuesday was the cheating investigation at the police department. 10 former officers with the Mount Pleasant Police Department are facing allegations of cheating on the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy test....

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A free native tree giveaway for Charleston residents will take place on Feb. 7. The Charleston Parks Conservancy, Charleston Tree, and the Town of James Island will partner for a free native tree giveaway at James Island Town Hall. Event organizers say native trees have many benefits, such...

Wintry weather becomes possible by Saturday. dangerously cold conditions set up for Sunday.