Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston city leaders are advancing an ordinance that would rename two city organizations and remove references to race, sex and minority provisions in order to comply with new federal restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Charleston leaders discuss renaming city...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — More than a dozen local families have a safer mode of entering their homes, thanks to volunteers. “Operation Home” held its annual two-day blitz to build wheelchair ramps for homes in the tri-county. “There are times that we work with families that have not...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Crews responded to a kitchen fire at a West Ashley apartment complex Wednesday night, according to the Charleston Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to the complex at 6:33 p.m. after a caller reported smelling smoke and active fire alarms at an apartment building on Mary Ader...

Walter Clayton Pate III, 29, of North Charleston, was arrested by Charleston Police on December 11, 2025. Police allege that Pate broke into a woman's home and assaulted her on December 10, 2025. The incident happened early in the morning. Officers say Pate was found inside the residence wearing only underwear.

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – State agents are investigating the death of a 23-year-old Charleston County inmate as a homicide, the Charleston County Coroner’s Office said. Mary Brucato of Ladson was found unresponsive in her cell at Al Cannon Detention Center on Aug. 11, 2025, just before 3 p.m. She was later...

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C (WCBD) – One of the oldest farms in the nation hit a major milestone this year, and it is located right on Johns Island. Legare Farms is located on the Stono River, sprawling 300 acres. The family-owned business has been passed on for many generations since it was first established in 1725. […]

This incident involves a late-night shooting on Franklin Tower Drive in Mount Pleasant, S.C., where one person was shot in the arm, treated at a hospital, and later released, and police are still looking for multiple suspects believed to have fired into the victim’s home.​​. What happened. Mount...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A North Charleston man out on bond for charges related to two sexual assaults is accused of breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting her, according to the Charleston Police Department. Walter Clayton Pate III is charged with burglary, assault and battery, and kidnapping. He was booked at...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Across the Lowcountry, more and more families and individuals are facing the harsh reality of experiencing homelessness. While the crisis grows, one local ministry is making sure no one faces it alone. Seacoast Church’s Street Ministry travels directly into encampments, wooded areas,...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Authorities are investigating after a 17-year-old was killed in a Tuesday evening shooting in downtown Charleston. Officers responded to Ashley Avenue near Race Street around 6:45 p.m. on Dec. 10 and found the victim deceased at the scene, according to the Charleston Police Department. The...