Charleston SC

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...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Coroner released the name of the victim who died in a Tuesday morning crash that shut down eastbound lanes of Dorchester Road. Carl Broadwell, 65, of Charleston, died at Trident Hospital on the morning of Dec. 9 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision...

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – A Goose Creek man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a Berkeley County jury convicted him of domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. Judge Thomas McGee, III, sentenced Don Antoin Woody to the maximum sentence after a three-day jury trial that culminated in Woody’s...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A Democratic candidate for governor is trying to clear his name after being arrested before launching his campaign for the state’s top office. Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod was arrested for disorderly conduct in May after police said he caused a disturbance down at the Battery. An...