Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A South Carolina college instructor was among those killed in a streetcar derailment and crash in Lisbon, Portugal last week. Dr. Heather Hall was a faculty member of the Department of Teacher Education at the College of Charleston, specializing in literacy and special education. “This is a...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Officers with the Charleston Police Department are investigating after shots were fired at a downtown apartment complex on Monday. Police responded Monday afternoon to the Bridgeview Villa Apartments after receiving reports of shots being fired. Investigators learned a gun was fired during...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s Insurance Reserve Fund has paid a 63-year-old woman $15,000 after she claimed officers with the North Charleston Police Department “violently assaulted” her during a traffic stop. Susan Pontenstein was traveling on I-26 just after 9 p.m. on March 21, 2024,...

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The old DiMare tomato packaging facility off Main Road is in mid-revitalization, and the owner anticipates welcoming business tenants as early as October. In the summer of 2025, a real estate group invested more than $20 million to revitalize the vacant facility into something that...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — 11 years ago on Sept. 8, Deputy Joe Matuskovic with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office died responding to a call at a West Ashley apartment complex. Matuskovic was shot through an apartment door by Michael Oswald, who also died in the gunfire, on Sept....

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A recent home burglary that happened in Mount Pleasant has sparked an internal review of how the town police department handled responding to the incident. Around 3:10 a.m. Friday, while Alex Skatell and his family were sleeping, a masked suspect was picked up on security cameras peeking...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A rezoning request that could bring nearly 100 townhomes to the Lincolnville Road corridor is back before Summerville leaders, months after the town’s Planning Commission voted it down. The proposal would add close to 100 units across about 32 acres near Lincolnville, Craven, and Jasmine,...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A Charleston man faces multiple charges after deputies say he led them on a chase on a motorcycle in excess of 125 mph on the interstate. Thomas McNally, 32, is charged with reckless driving and failure to stop for blue lights involving bodily injury, according to Charleston County...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A Summerville man wanted on strong-armed robbery charges was taken into custody Monday following a brief standoff with law enforcement. The North Charleston Police Department’s SWAT team responded to a home in the Westcott Chase neighborhood around 10:40 a.m. to assist with an...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A Goose Creek father accused of holding his children at gunpoint and killing the family dog will remain in jail after appearing in court Monday. In court, the attorney for 31-year-old Chavas Rhodes shared that he was intoxicated during his violent incident in July....