Johns Island affordable housing project gives families a path to homeownership
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — Johns Island is one step closer to welcoming one of its largest affordable housing efforts in years, a project designed to give local families a real path to homeownership. Currently, the property is marked with Keep Out signs, but that’s expected to change soon....
UPDATES: Crews responding to Folly Beach house fire
UPDATE: As of 11 a.m., fire crews are still working to extinguish the fire due to windy conditions that make it difficult to put out hot spots. Folly Beach Fire Department, James Island Fire Department, and the City of Charleston Fire Department are on the scene trying to extinguish the fire. Charleston County EMS is...
Shrimp scandals rock South Carolina
Last spring, Charleston’s seafood scene was rocked by scandal. A SeaD Consulting investigation revealed that more than half of the city’s “local shrimp,” was anything but local. Forty of 44 investigated restaurants in the Charleston are were found to falsely claim their shrimp as local and fresh, according to SeaD...
New details shed light on incident involving former College of Charleston Public Safety officer...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – New details have emerged outlining the events that led up to the arrest of a former College of Charleston Public Safety officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman over the weekend. Robert Arnett, 34, is charged with assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct (1st degree) and...
65-year-old Charleston man identified as victim in fatal Dorchester Road collision
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Charleston County Coroner's Office identified Thursday the victim of a fatal two-vehicle collision in North Charleston that occurred Tuesday morning. Carl Broadwell, 65, from Charleston, died at Trident Hospital at 6:45 a.m. from injuries sustained from the collision, Coroner Bobbi...
MUSC Health wants to build a new, elite cancer center for $350 million
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health is seeking $350 million from South Carolina legislators to fund a new comprehensive cancer hospital in downtown Charleston, adjacent to Rutledge Tower on the MUSC campus. [web:context]. Approved by the hospital’s governing board in April, the facility aims to...
Police label Charleston’s fog-related traffic mess as unprecedented, urge driver caution
CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — Commuters in Charleston faced gridlock for hours Wednesday morning as freezing fog led to multiple accidents and injuries, causing significant traffic delays. The Charleston Police Department reported 10 collisions due to icy conditions, with two injuries occurring on the Cosgrove Bridge....
South Carolina Couple Sentenced After Bringing Children Along to Deadly Armed Robbery Attempt
North Charleston, SC – A South Carolina couple has been sentenced for a deadly ambush in which they followed a group of men who had just cashed their checks, opened fire into their vehicle and killed one of them, all while their two infants sat inside their own car.
1 dead in downtown Charleston homicide; part of Ashley Avenue closed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston police are investigating Wednesday night after a person died downtown in an apparent homicide, the Charleston Police Department said. Officers responded to a reported shooting on Ashley Avenue around 6:45 p.m., a spokesperson with the department explained. When they arrived, they...
The Peach Cobbler Factory plans to open a dessert shop at 28 Woolfe Street...
The Peach Cobbler Factory, a rapidly expanding Southern dessert chain, is opening a new location at 28 Woolfe St. in Charleston, S.C., bringing its signature warm fruit cobblers, banana puddings, cookies, churros, shakes, brownies, and more to the area. This addition marks another spot for the national brand, which...
