Two New Businesses Join Citadel Mall
The Citadel Mall is welcoming two new businesses - Next Level Photo Education and Waffle Sensations. Next Level Photo Education, located adjacent to Planet Fitness, offers a wide range of photography learning experiences for all ages in Charleston. Their team of instructors are all working professional photographers...
James Island intersection memorializes teen on the 10th anniversary of his death
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — Friday marks ten years since the tragic death of 15-year-old Gabriel Seagraves. The teen was riding his skateboard near Secessionville Road and Kentwood Circle when a driver going 20 mph over the speed limit hit him. In his honor, the town of James Island...
Juvenile arrested for attempted robbery on Dorchester Road
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Officers in North Charleston arrested a juvenile Thursday for an attempted armed robbery that happened on Dorchester Road earlier in the week, the agency said. A victim reported to the North Charleston Police Department that they had been approached and asked for money outside a store...
Berkeley County deputies investigate shooting that left juvenile injured
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that left a juvenile injured Wednesday night. According to an initial statement, deputies were called to a Food Lion on Red Bank Road at approximately 5 p.m. in response to the incident. Upon...
Elementary school honors mother of North Charleston mayor
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The mother of North Charleston Mayor Reggie Burgess thought she was attending a Grandparents Day event, but received a big surprise instead. Albertha Burgess Jamison entered Mary Ford Early learning and Family Center in North Charleston on Friday morning, unaware that the school had...
Man arrested in connection to double murder of Lowcountry women; additional arrests expected
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities have announced an arrest in connection with the murder of two Lowcountry women found dead in Sumter County. Tiamo Henry Mitchell Drakeford is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and desecration of human remains. Although Drakeford was...
9/11: Remembering the lives lost 24 years later
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Twenty four years ago, the world witnessed one of our country’s darkest days, September 11th, 2001. In the Lowcountry, service members and first responders are honoring those who lost their lives. As the national anthem was sung, “The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave”, United...
Beyond the Tomb: Preserving the History of a Local Mystery
For decades, an empty, unmarked, crumbling brick tomb on the edge of the Philips Community lay hidden from sight, shrouded with pine needles, creeping vines, leaves and branches. Although unseen, the descendants of enslaved people who live on the ancestral land never forgot the burial ground. According to community...
Charleston mayor listens to public feedback about MUSC cancer center
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Mayor William Cogswell spoke with the public Wednesday night, answering questions from residents about the proposed district overlay zone, which would add a cancer research and care center to MUSC’s campus. Things like stormwater management and building height are some main concerns for...
Community voices concerns at meeting on proposed Medical District overlay zone
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Charleston hosted a public listening session on Wednesday night to hear community feedback on the proposed Medical District overlay zone. Dozens of residents and leaders of community organizations received responses to previous comments and brought up issues they still had with...