Charleston SC

MOUNT PLEASANT S.C. (WCIV) — Mount Pleasant police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing man last seen leaving his home in The Villages at Park West on Monday. Samuel Dawson, a white man in his mid 20s with autism, was last seen around 9 a.m....

In the Charleston area, where church steeples rise above cobblestone streets and marsh grasses sway with the tide, small neighborhood markets remain essential threads in the fabric of coastal life. Long before big-box stores and delivery apps, these corner groceries were gathering places — part pantry, part front...

Charleston’s burger scene stays crowded, but Heavy’s Barburger cuts through with crispy-edged double smashes, housemade sauces, and a dive-bar energy locals call home. This Morrison Drive spot transformed an old dive into a smashburger haven with cocktails that pair perfectly with every bite. It’s the kind of place...

AWENDAW, S.C. — As the sun dips behind the pines off Highway 17, headlights begin turning into a gravel drive just north of Mount Pleasant. By dusk, lawn chairs are unfolding, children are chasing one another near the fence line, and the first guitar chords float into the evening air.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston City Council on Tuesday approved a settlement with Clemson University, clearing the way for demolition of the historic West Ashley vegetable laboratory on Savannah Highway. The decision by city council comes after Charleston's Design Review Board denied demolition in January by a...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Around 2:45 p.m., Mount Pleasant Fire Department units were called to Patriots Point because a gangway plank leading to the USS Laffey had collapsed, leaving people stranded on the ship. According to the Mount Pleasant Fire Department, no individuals were on the gangplank during its...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has closed its investigation into a Summerville officer-involved shooting that occurred in June 2025. SLED was called in to investigate the June 14 shooting on Winter Drive. Officers were originally dispatched to the home for a domestic issue....

JOHNS ISLAN S.C. (WCIV) — A Johns Island man was arrested Wednesday on a charge tied to the sexual exploitation of minors, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced. Martin Gerado Correal Sierra, 60, was taken into custody by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Charleston County Sheriff’s...

Parking lots are designed for quick stops. Drivers pull in, grab groceries, load their trunks and head back on the road. But police are warning that the same spaces where motorists park their vehicles have ... Read more

LEON COUNTY, Florida - A 56-year-old woman from Charleston, South Carolina, has been arrested for grand theft in connection with a jury-duty warrant scam that defrauded a Leon County woman out of thousands of dollars. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) initiated the investigation in September 2025 after...