Charleston SC

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities are investigating a late-night shooting at a Rivers Avenue bar and lounge. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department responded to the Fabien Shopping Center just before midnight on July 28 after getting reports of gunfire. According to the agency, officers at the s

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WTOC) - People eating along the South Carolina coast will soon know exactly where their shrimp comes from under a new state law designed to bring transparency to menus and support a struggling industry. The “Truth in Shrimp Labeling Act,” which mirrors similar legislation in Georgia, requires food...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenage boy. Brendan Hayden Johnson, 15, is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 215 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray Champion hoodie with the word “Champion” across the chest,...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A tattoo shop and a local couple are challenging South Carolina’s tattoo laws in a lawsuit, arguing the state’s restrictions are outdated and improperly limit protected artistic expression under the First Amendment. The suit, filed by Tiny Zaps and two South Carolina residents, contends...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a person of interest accused of making unauthorized bank card purchases. Deputies said the alleged suspect made a slew of unauthorized purchases from a Food Lion in Pawleys Island, Target stores in Summerville and Charleston, Food Lion s

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — Two people have been arrested and charged with child neglect after a juvenile was shot in a gas station parking lot on Saturday afternoon, according to the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Jeremiah Jenkins, 27, of Summerville, and Kimberly Karris Chanell Williams, 26, of...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — About 20,000 people were affected by power outages on the Isle of Palms and Mount Pleasant on Tuesday afternoon. The power outages, according to Mount Pleasant PD, impacted traffic lights north of the IOP connector. Dominion Energy officials reported a material failure on one of...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The city of Charleston is improving much of its stormwater system, focusing on several projects by revitalizing aging infrastructure, something the city says will also benefit pedestrians and residents. The battery extension, which will total about five miles around the peninsula, is one of se

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department responded to a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a truck Tuesday night. The collision occurred on Rivers Avenue about 9 p.m. Police said all eastbound lanes are closed. It remains unclear if any injuries were reported in the...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities are asking drivers to use caution on Rivers Ave. near Dunlap St. as officers with the North Charleston Police Department are on scene of a traffic collision. NCPD says all eastbound lanes on Rivers Avenue are closed as of 9:13 p.m. “As officers work diligently, please use alt