Charleston SC

(Photo of Tonya M. Matthews, Ph.D. Courtesy of IAAM) The International African American Museum (IAAM) has received a new, significant $2.284 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. This grant will strategically enhance the museum's mission to deepen its Learning and Engagement Division’s Faith-Based initiatives. The...

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCSC) - With high tide cycles projected for the next couple of months, some residents who live along the Isle of Palms beachfront are concerned their houses may not hold up. One Isle of Palms councilmember says the beach is in the worst condition since Hurricane...

CHARLESTON — The state agency that owns and operates the Port of Charleston has tapped former top sales executive Micah Mallace to take the helm of South Carolina’s largest economic driver. The agency’s board of directors on Monday, named Mallace, who spent 11 years with the S.C. State Ports Authority before leaving...

BERKELEY COUNTY- A man with known mental health issues is dead after a confrontation with police while armed with a hatchet. On Sunday, October 5, at approximately 7:41 a.m., deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a missing person identified as David Edward Browne. The caller...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Charleston County Coroner's Office has released the identity of a North Charleston man killed in a motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision on Dorchester Road Thursday. 36-year-old Kurt Boucher died from injuries sustained in the incident. He was the pedestrian. Man charged after...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - One nonprofit organization is ensuring families have the resources they need ahead of federal cuts in the “Adopt A Community” program. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization Soul Harvest Outreach Ministry began the program four years ago. The program works to connect families with more than...

In Summerville, South Carolina, there’s a monument to Southern hospitality so massive it earned a Guinness World Record. It’s not a giant peach or an oversized palmetto tree – it’s a colossal mason jar of sweet tea complete with a straw and lemon slice that towers between brick buildings like some kind of...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of Mount Pleasant held a special council meeting on Monday to discuss the implementation of the 2025 Wage Study and the addition of positions to the police and fire departments. The vote ultimately passed unanimously, approving a portion of the budget, but over...

The Charleston Fire Department kicked off Fire Prevention Week with a parade and a Family Fire Safety Event at the Citadel Mall on Saturday. The 2025 Mermaids and Mateys festival filled the streets of Folly Beach, showcasing local vendors, music and family fun while also supporting the Alzheimer’s Association through...

According to a report by the authorities, a South Carolina judge‘s beach home went up in flames on Saturday, causing three casualties. According to the Post and Courier, the incident unfolded midday, sending dark smoke into the air from Circuit Court Judge Diana Goodstein’s Edisto Beach home. Her husband, former...