Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A 19-year-old was arrested after a shooting in downtown Charleston Monday night. Dakari Ladelle Johnson, 19, of Summerville, has been charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. The shooting...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — One person is dead after a shooting and crash near Dorchester Road on Tuesday morning, according to the North Charleston Police Department. According to investigators, the incident took place around 12:55 a.m. when officers responded to the Avian Place Apartments following reports of gun

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCSC) — A kitten thrown from a moving vehicle has been adopted and is recovering well, according to Hanahan Animal Control. The kitten was thrown from a vehicle on Henry Brown Boulevard. She has since been adopted by a family and received a clean bill of health from a veterinarian, aside from minor surfa

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A Summerville man has been arrested in connection with a domestic violence incident reported last month in North Charleston, according to police. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department responded May 15 to the 2500 block of Fassitt Road after receiving a call from...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Overnight lane closures are scheduled to begin tonight on I-26 westbound in Charleston County as the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) begins repairs to the Eagle Drive Bridge. SCDOT said two westbound lanes near mile marker 210, between exits 209 and 211, will...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The College of Charleston will hold tuition constant for in-state undergraduate students for a seventh consecutive year while increasing rates for out-of-state students for the 2026–27 academic year, university officials said Monday. The Board of Trustees voted June 8 to hold tuition flat for.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Berkeley County Jail, Hill-Finklea Detention Center, has dealt with chronic overcrowding for years, but a recent expansion that is now finally complete is set to change that. Berkeley County leaders and law enforcement gathered at the new expansion of the Hill-Finklea Detention Center

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) — Folly Beach is considering using artificial intelligence to help plan for the future of the beach environmentally and for tourism. The city is considering spending $76,500 from the beach preservation fund on an AI monitoring system through Surfline Coastal Intelligence. City council will vote

Berkeley County officials gathered Monday to mark the completion of a major expansion at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center, a project county leaders say was necessary to address years of overcrowding while improving safety, medical care and rehabilitation opportunities for inmates. The post Berkeley County Unveils Maj

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Drug overdose deaths in South Carolina’s Lowcountry have fallen to their lowest level in five years, according to the Charleston County Coroner’s annual drug report. But officials and outreach workers warn that recent trends show the crisis is far from over. The report...