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It didn’t take long for downtowners to adopt a new one-acre urban community park between King and Meeting streets as if it had always been there. Early Wednesday morning, just four days after the grand opening of American Gardens adjacent to the Gibbes Museum of Art and Charleston Library Society, several pairs of...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Demonstrators are set to gather this Saturday to protest recent events they believe are unjust and to call for government accountability. “We’ve had enough of ICE kidnapping people and deporting them without due process. We’ve had enough of the federal government cruelly withholding SNAP...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department has arrested three suspects after they located guns and drugs at an apartment complex following reports of a shooting Thursday morning. James Alton Brown, 50, of Ladson, is charged with manufacturing or possessing a controlled substance with...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – North Charleston police have arrested a man for the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile at a summer camp this year. Velan Boopathy, 31, is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor (third degree) and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Investigators said that a child’s...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – King BBQ is offering free Thanksgiving meals to anyone dealing with the aftermath of the now-concluded government shutdown. Here’s how to order. The restaurant run by Chef Shuai Wang is offering a limited number of meals that include smoked chicken legs, green bean casserole, corn pudding,...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Greater Saint Luke AME Church will host Friday a community food giveaway ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Church leaders said the giveaway is open to the entire community. You will be able to enjoy a hot lunch and take some groceries home at no cost. Friday’s giveaway will take place at […]

CONCORD, N.C. — A former Cabarrus County Schools employee was charged with criminal solicitation of a minor in Charleston County, South Carolina. Matthew Wicker, 32, of Concord was a transportation safety assistant with Cabarrus County up until Oct. 31, when the school district suspended him after finding out he was...

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Charleston, meet your newest coastal conversation-starter. Open as of September 18, 2025, Rivayat brings a Kerala-inspired, seafood-forward Indian menu to 210 Rutledge Avenue, led by Sujith Varghese of Mount Pleasant’s Spice Palette. The aim is simple yet...

LADSON, S.C. (WCIV) — Three people were arrested Thursday after a large quantity of illegal drugs was found following a reported shooting at a Ladson road apartment complex, according to the North Charleston Police Department. The suspects, James Alton Brown, 50, of Ladson; Dwayne Thompson, 57, of Mount Pleasant;...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Two people are facing charges after police said they robbed a man at gunpoint inside a James Island home earlier this week. Charleston Police officers responded to a residence on Westway Drive around 11 a.m. Thursday, after a man reported that he had been injured during a robbery. The victim...