From fossil hunting to jewelry design: Meet Casey Garvin
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – On this episode of Get 2 Know, hosted by Rob Fowler, we sit down with Casey Garvin with Foxy Fossils. Garvin is the founder, fossil finder, and designer behind Foxy Fossils jewelry. In this episode, we explore how her passion for fossil hunting began. She shares how she taught herself about...
Lowcountry hunters put food on the table as SNAP benefits run out
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolinians have been hunting in the woods of Charleston for hundreds of years, feeding their communities and providing for their families. Now, with grocery stores on every corner, hunting is no longer the mainstay it once was, but hunters are still putting meat on the table.
Missing girl out of North Charleston found, police say
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The North Charleston Police Department says they have found a teen girl who was reported missing. She was last seen Thursday just before 11 p.m. She was last seen wearing a brown tank top, a black hoodie and black pants.
State Law Boosts Affordable Housing at Former SC Military Bases
Former military bases across South Carolina are being transformed into new community hubs, and a new state law is accelerating this redevelopment by allowing funding to be used for affordable housing. Governor Henry McMaster, state lawmakers, and local officials gathered at the site of the former Charleston Naval...
Rediscovery Of African American Burial Grounds Provides Chance For Healing
(ANALYSIS) In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden for some 200 years in an unmarked 18th-century burial ground. For more than two centuries, such burial grounds, especially...
Mount Pleasant home closes at $14M, second-highest sale on record
? Mount Pleasant home sells for $14 million, second-highest in area history 6,740-square-foot property with six bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms Includes waterfront access, deepwater dock with b...
Man accused of making ‘terroristic’ threats arrested at South Carolina airport, per report
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WBTV) - A man was arrested at a South Carolina airport after he allegedly made “terroristic” threats while on an airplane this past weekend. Sister-station WCSC reported that the man -- 27-year-old Chad Andrew Svatosky -- was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 26 at the Charleston International Airport.
North Charleston community leaders call for civilian oversight of police
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — North Charleston community leaders are advocating for stronger civilian oversight of local law enforcement, after a town hall Tuesday night. At Ralph M. Hendricks Park, advocates called for “community control” of policing. They want a board of democratically elected citizens to have a...
Emergency crews investigate possible roof collapse at vacant King Street building: CFD
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Emergency crews were called to a portion of King Street Friday afternoon to investigate what they describe as a "possible roof collapse," according to the Charleston Fire Department. The reported collapse happened at 1001 King St. On the scene, emergency crews noted damage on the...
New book store opens on Charleston’s King Street
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A new bookstore is in town!Lady Birds celebrated its opening on Thursday at 299 King Street in Charleston. The store is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Owners retained elements from the original building, such as the funky flooring that spills over onto the corner of King and Liberty […]
