Charleston SC

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Lowcountry Land Trust has permanently protected the six-acre Holmes Tract on Johns Island, strengthening a growing conservation corridor and safeguarding wetlands that flow into Bohicket Creek. According to the Lowcountry Land Trust, the fully donated conservation easement connects with an...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — New court documents released this week reveal additional information about the case of a North Charleston man charged with 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Albert Ja Von Smalls, 21, was arrested in January after investigators said illicit material was...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A Ladson man is facing multiple charges after North Charleston police officers allegedly located alcohol and drugs during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. Kimuel Brice Lee, 38, is charged with DUI, first offense; open container of beer or wine; improper use of a license...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) — Community tips about suspicious activity in Ladson led Berkeley County deputies to arrest a man and seize large quantities of drugs, cash, and firearms, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Rodney Mekhi Black, 24, of Ladson, faces charges of trafficking cocaine, trafficking...

Tucked inside The Jasper on Broad Street, Costa doesn’t just overlook Charleston; it elevates it. With sweeping views of the Ashley River and golden light pouring through floor-to-ceiling windows each evening, the restaurant feels suspended somewhere between the Lowcountry and the sun-drenched Italian coast. It’s...

Beloved Folly restaurant opens third concept just down the road on James Island. Twelve years ago, Jack of Cups Saloon took over a tiny Center Street space, which had previously housed a cozy craft beer bar. What owners Lesley Carroll and Nick Della Penna did with that tiny space changed the Folly dining scene....

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — A lawsuit filed against Berkeley County has now been settled following a 2020 car crash. On Oct. 11, 2020, three members of the Freeman family, Chad, Andrea and Meredith Freeman, were killed in a car accident at the intersection of Nexton Parkway and Brighton Park Boulevard. The lawsuit...

Eddie Rivera, 75, from North Charleston, South Carolina, died at the scene of a crash on March 2, 2026, involving his motorcycle and a heavy-duty pickup truck. Occurred just before 8 a.m. at Dorchester Road and Forest Hills Drive (initial reports mentioned nearby Lowell Drive). Rivera, the motorcyclist, suffered...

If Stephen King had grown up in South Carolina instead of Maine, Stumphouse Tunnel near Walhalla would definitely feature in at least three of his novels. This 1,600-foot abandoned railroad tunnel has everything a master of horror could want: oppressive darkness, isolation, a tragic history, and an atmosphere so...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Charleston Police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex in West Ashley on Wednesday afternoon. Sgt. Chris Stinson says that officers were dispatched at 1:15 p.m. to the Palmilla Apartments on Ashley River Road for a victim suffering a gunshot wound. The victim was...