Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — With just one day to go, excitement is building across the Lowcountry as the Charleston Air Show prepares for takeoff. “It was just absolutely incredible,” Molly a Mount Pleasant mom said after watching Friday’s rehearsal from the flight deck of the U.S.S. Yorktown with her sons.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Widespread, but much-needed, rain will continue to impact the Lowcountry to begin the weekend!. This weekend’s rain chances will be focused along and north of a nearby stalled boundary, which is also working to provide more clouds and humidity. Our coverage of rain is...

Have you ever clocked out after a grueling shift, only to have your remaining energy drained by a gridlocked commute? It’s an unescapable fate for commuters who have to drive to work, but spending hours behind the wheel can lead to mental exhaustion. A fresh report highlights the areas where drivers are facing the brunt of the issue. A Mission for Michael , a mental...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — As excitement builds across the Lowcountry for this weekend’s airshow, two members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are making a meaningful stop back where their journeys began. Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Wilkins and First Lieutenant Danielle Cribb both alumni of The Citadel returned to campus to speak with cadets, sharing lessons from […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – Santee Cooper could raise its electric rates in 2027 and 2028 under a proposal presented to its Board of Directors on Friday. Customers will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the change. The utility is proposing an average rate increase of 3.3% across retail customer classes in 2027, followed […]

North Charleston police arrested a 20-year-old man Thursday after officers found a modified handgun capable of fully automatic fire during a search of an apartment, authorities said. Detectives with the North Charleston Police Department and the agency’s Intelligence Led Policing Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment on Rivers...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCIV) — Police in Moncks Corner are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 16-year-old girl last seen late Thursday at her home. Scarlet Elizabeth Johnson was last seen about 9:30 p.m. April 30 at a residence in the 180 block of Carolina Grove Boulevard, according to the Moncks Corner Police Department. Investigators believe she may have...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Inside the halls of the Avery Research Center, history isn’t sitting quietly on display. For 92-year-old Walter G. Brown Jr., it’s alive—spoken, remembered, and carried with him name by name. “Carutha Williams… Isabel Coulson… Alphonso Horsey…” he recalls, listing former teachers and...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston Museum will display an original copy of the Declaration of Independence this summer. According to the museum, the copy was printed in Charleston in 1776 by Huguenot descendant Peter Timothy. This copy brought the news of independence to the citizens of South Carolina 250 years ago. The copy will […]

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A South Carolina man has been ordered to pay over $270,000 after a crash on the West Virginia Turnpike polluted a creek in August of 2022. Dennis West, 58, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was ordered to pay $266,444.86 in restitution on Wednesday for negligent discharge of pollutants into United States waters, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.