Charleston firefighters highlight mental health resources after tragedy
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) –The passing of a former Charleston first responder has sparked renewed conversations about mental health within the firefighting community. The City of Charleston and the Charleston Fire Department are working to break the stigma surrounding mental health and ensure firefighters know help is...
North Charleston elder neglect case highlights South Carolina’s low ranking in elder abuse
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The arrest of a North Charleston couple accused of neglecting a vulnerable adult is drawing renewed attention to elder care oversight in South Carolina — a state that ranks near the bottom nationwide for elder abuse protections. Reginald and Cynthia Kelly were arrested...
Charleston businesses struggling to find customers amid St. Philip Street construction
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Months of construction noise, road closures and disruption are driving customers away from many businesses along Saint Philip Street in downtown Charleston, leaving some owners worried they may not be able to hold on long enough to see the promises paid off. Island Provisions, a...
Man charged after breaking store windows in downtown Charleston, police say
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A man is facing charges after he told Charleston police officers that he broke windows at a downtown Charleston Walgreens Thursday morning. Tamir Grant, 27, of Charleston, was charged with malicious injury to property. Officers responded to the store at King and Calhoun streets for...
Dump Truck Accident Injures One
A northbound dump truck lost control and overturned at the intersection of Mount Carmel and Wolf Creek Road Wednesday morning February 25th. The truck received heavy damage in the accident. The adult male driver was able to crawl out of the wreckage of the truck which received heavy damage in the accident. He...
Charleston County School Board Foundation pick sparks concerns
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston County School Board of Trustees has been in turmoil since last Wednesday’s meeting over which members would be nominated to the district’s new Education Foundation Board of Directors. For the second week in a row, a nomination to the Charleston County...
A man was allegedly discovered in a motel with fentanyl, cocaine, meth, and a...
Calestro Bernard Frazier, a 23-year-old man, was arrested late Monday night, March 3, 2026, at the North Charleston Lodge on Ashley Phosphate Road during a burglary investigation, facing charges of fentanyl trafficking (14g+), methamphetamine distribution, possession of Schedule I/II narcotics, and possession of a...
Rider frisked, arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm, NCPD reports
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A man legally prohibited from possessing a firearm was arrested after a frisk revealed one in his jacket pocket late Wednesday night. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department stopped a man riding a bicycle in the roadway without any lights while patrolling near Dorchester...
NCPD is investigating a shooting incident that resulted from an altercation over coffee cups.
North Charleston Police are investigating a shooting Sunday evening near Alta Shores apartments on Elms Plantation Blvd and Elms Center Road, stemming from a days-earlier argument over coffee cups at Joe’s Kwik Mart on University Blvd. The Incident. Victim heard gunfire, found bullet holes in their parked vehicle,...
A Mount Pleasant man was killed in a collision on Interstate 26.
Martin “Marty” Reines Jr., a 27-year-old from Charleston, South Carolina, died from blunt-force injuries after a motor vehicle collision on Interstate 26 eastbound at exit 210 near Eagle Drive. The crash occurred at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2026, and he succumbed at a hospital, per Charleston County Coroner...
