Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston will soon be home to a new Chick-fil-A come November. Chick-fil-A Bees Ferry is set to open on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 1000 Floyd Drive off of West Ashley Circle. The new location is owned and operated by South Carolina native Megan Jacques. Jacques has worked with the popular chain...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — North Charleston Police Department are stepping up enforcement after a major car accident sent several children to the hospital on Halloween last year. The multi-car collision trapped several children in cars and sent families to the emergency room. North Charleston Police say they are...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A weeklong undercover operation aimed at protecting children from online predators led to the conviction of a Charleston County man who thought he was meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex. A jury found Juan Marcos Cotto, 61, guilty of attempted criminal sexual conduct with...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A Mount Pleasant man told police he lost nearly $99,000 in what appears to be a sophisticated banking scam involving a caller claiming to work for Wells Fargo, according to a police report. On Oct. 20, officers with the Mount Pleasant Police Department responded...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The family of two brothers killed in a 2023 crash has sued both the City of Charleston and the South Carolina Department of Transportation. James and Earl Hamilton both died in the crash on Nov. 18 when a car left the roadway on Riverland Drive and collided with a tree known as the...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Law enforcement responded Tuesday afternoon to an incident at the Homewood Suites in Mount Pleasant. Consolidated dispatch received a call at 1:05 p.m. from a third party stating that a housekeeper was held hostage by a man in one of the hotel’s rooms, a spokesperson for the Mount...

LADSON, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s here! The Coastal Carolina Fair has returned to the Lowcountry, bringing more than 80 rides, live music performances, a petting zoo, and, of course, fun fair food. Gates open for the 2025 Coastal Carolina Fair at 3 p.m. on Thursday, and fairgoers can enjoy all the event has to offer […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Civil rights activist and Johns Island native Esau Jenkins died on this date in 1972, ending a lifetime of advocacy for his community. Born in 1910, Jenkins became a powerful advocate for education and voting rights. He personally bused Black children to Charleston for better education and...

Ladson, South Carolina – The Coastal Carolina Fair will open in two days and feature 65 rides spread across 180 acres, including two new attractions that are quicker and taller than prior offerings. According to Jay Wallace of the Coastal Carolina Fair, the fair’s attractions include a 120-foot drop...

LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Coastal Carolina Fair has returned to the Ladson Exchange Park for its 68th year filled with food, entertainment and community. The fair has been operating since 1957 and has been held at the Ladson fairgrounds since 1979. Fair leaders say they are approaching 300,000 people in annual...