Former YWCA Greater Charleston director, trailblazer, dies
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The former executive director of the Charleston YWCA and founder of the city’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration has died at 97. Christine O. Jackson served as executive director of the Charleston YWCA from 1966 to 2003, a tenure of 37 years. In 1972, Jackson founded the...
Passenger arrested for drug and gun charges after traffic stop; NCPD reports
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A traffic stop ended with the passenger being arrested for drug and firearm charges on Tuesday afternoon in North Charleston. An officer with the North Charleston Police Department pulled over a car after the driver had ignored the traffic signal at the Rivers Avenue and McMillan...
A home fire in Mount Pleasant has temporarily closed Ferry Street.
Emergency crews responded to a house fire on Simmons Street in Mount Pleasant on Monday afternoon. Authorities received the call around 2 p.m., with the incident initially reported as an explosion. The situation was later reclassified as a structure fire after callers reported flames spreading into the home. Multiple...
FIRST ALERT: Overpass struck again, closing lanes of I-26 in North Charleston
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Troopers warned that multiple lanes of an interstate were closed as crews worked a crash that damaged a recently repaired overpass. The two right lanes of I-26 west were closed to traffic after equipment that was being transported hit the Eagle Drive overpass, near mile marker 210. The...
Family says they will rebuild after double fire destroys beloved home
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) –Two fires in less than 24 hours destroyed the home where Tony Berenyi said his family made memories. “It’s unbelievable,” said Tony Berenyi, who lost the property. “It’s gone. The whole house is gone.” For Berenyi, the home was a special place for family and friends. “I would go there, I […]
Is Bert’s the Best Island Store in the South?
There are no strangers at Bert’s Market. “Patronized by freaks, surfers, skaters, crunks, retirees, tourists, stoners, day trippers, hippies, hipsters, and regular folk,” as the website proclaims, the small corner store is the only grocery on the island of Folly Beach, South Carolina. It’s hard to say whether Bert’s...
Charleston County deputy survives shooting by previously deported Mexican national
On February 11, a law enforcement officer in Charleston County, South Carolina was shot in the chest by Floriberto Perez-Nieto, a Mexican national who had previously been deported from the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released details about the incident and Perez-Nieto’s immigration...
High-load tractor trailer truck hits I-526 sign near Rivers Ave, multiple lanes blocked
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Traffic is partially blocked on both I-526 westbound and I-26 westbound after a tractor trailer with a high load struck a sign on I-526 westbound just before Rivers Avenue, blocking the right lane, according to the North Charleston Police Department. According to police after...
NCPD Step up patrols following multiple zone 8 shootings
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The North Charleston Police Department has realigned resources to increase patrols in the northern region of the city, following multiple shootings in neighborhoods throughout the week. Ramped up officer patrols and presence throughout the northern region of North Charleston. North...
FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC: Accident closes I-526 westbound lane following collision
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department said I-526 westbound is closed following a “serious collision” Tuesday evening. Police said the accident occurred on West Montague Avenue. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes until I-526 reopens. Serious injuries were reported in the...
