Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston County Parks will host a national skateboarding competition at SK8 Charleston later this month. The Boardr Series will see Street Jams and Bowl Jams in the official competition on April 25, but the day before on April 24 skaters of all skill levels are invited to skate with the...

A man who was using social media on his phone when he was involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash is going to prison, according to the 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office . On Monday, 32-year-old Melvin Otto Lamb III pleaded guilty in a Charleston County courtroom to a reckless homicide charge from the 2021 wreck, the...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – The first time NASA has sent astronauts towards the moon since 1972, Artemis 2, the mission marks a major step for human space exploration. The mission, described by Professor Joe Carson at the College of Charleston’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is seen as a stepping stone to...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A 26-year-old woman was arrested in North Charleston after police discovered drugs and paraphernalia in her vehicle, the North Charleston Police Department announced. Police arrested Victoria Starr McCormick after officers stopped her vehicle on I-526W on March 31 while investigating...

COLUMBIA — The State Ports Authority wants to cut labor costs at its Leatherman Terminal so more container ships will be willing to use the $1.5 billion facility that’s operated by an all-union workforce. The initiative is part of the authority’s larger effort to rein in costs and boost cargo as the Port of...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A Charleston man was arrested Wednesday night after North Charleston police located a stolen vehicle and found fentanyl and cocaine base in his possession, authorities said. Officers received a be-on-the-lookout alert around 8:30 p.m. after city cameras detected the stolen vehicle near...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A Charleston man has been arrested in connection with a violent kidnapping and assault that took place at a hotel in March of 2024, according to the North Charleston Police Department. 41-year-old Keith Jerome Galloway was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and battery,...

At Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, the beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry landscape is often punctuated by the sight of a prehistoric resident sunning itself on a bank or gliding through the blackwater: the American Alligator. Because these creatures look like something straight out of a movie, they’ve inspired...

Kelon Renordo Hardin, 50, of Huger, South Carolina, was arrested on March 27, 2026, by Charleston Police for allegedly sexually assaulting a child under 10 in a West Ashley home multiple times between January 2024 and August 2025. Charges and Penalty. He faces two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston Naval Base officially closed after nearly a century of service two decades ago, ending an era that shaped the Lowcountry’s economy and military history. Having opened in 1901 on the Cooper River, the base built and repaired hundreds of Navy ships and...