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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The family of Walter Scott says the former North Charleston police officer seen on video shooting Scott in the back could be released from federal prison sooner than expected. The family says a federal law may be creating a loophole that allows for early...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) — The Moncks Corner Police Department is urging people to find alternate routes following a collision Tuesday afternoon. The collision occurred on Highway 52 near Halstead Drive. Officers and emergency crews both responded to the scene. It is unclear if any injuries were reported in...

Confederate Army Lt. Henry S. Farley fired a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson on James Island, South Carolina, at 4:30 a.m. April 12, 1861. The shell arced across Charleston Harbor and burst over Fort Sumter, signaling 43 Confederate guns and mortars to open fire. The most deadly conflict in American histo

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing teenage girl. London Nevaeh An’Gel Wade was last seen wearing a black skirt, black sweater, black bonnet and blue Crocs. Police said she is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds and has red hair and brown eyes.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — North Charleston police issued a rare overdose spike alert this week after five overdoses were reported within a 24-hour period in a half-mile radius of the city, prompting an urgent push to deliver life-saving resources into the affected community. The alert was generated through...

A conservation group that preserves wild land in coastal South Carolina has secured protection of 84 acres on Wadmalaw Island, a lush area of farms, forests and swamps near rapidly developing Charleston. The Lowcountry Land Trust struck a deal with the owners of H&H Farm to ensure their land will not be developed, the

Meyer Vogl Gallery will present Wild. Flowers., a group exhibition opening June 5, 2026. Featuring works by Mac Ball, Anne Blair Brown, Diane Eugster, Kyle Ma, Carrie Beth Waghorn, Susan Altman and Andrew Portwood, the exhibition invites artists to explore the layered meanings of “wild,” “flowers” and “wildflowers.” Th

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – North Charleston firefighters responded Tuesday night to a fire at the Ingevity Chemical Plant off Virginia Avenue. Deputy Chief Christan Rainey said a piece of equipment that stores crude oil caught on fire at the plant. Crews worked for roughly two hours to control the flames and remai

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating statewide recognition after one of its prosecutors and several deputies were honored for their work in DUI enforcement at the 5th Annual MADD South Carolina Law Enforcement Recognition Dinner. The post Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Earns Top DUI Prosecutor Honor,

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — Boaters in the Shem Creek area will not be able to dock their boats after 9 p.m. to visit the bars and restaurants lining the creek. Locals are worried about how this will impact them as boating ramps up in the summer. “There will...