Charleston SC

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Two were arrested by the Mount Pleasant Police Department in connection with a series of burglaries with an estimated $500,000 in stolen property. Detectives and investigators with MPPD responded to a reported burglary at a local storage facility on Monday. Detectives were able to...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A loaded firearm was recovered from a 14-year-old student at Northwoods Middle School, according to the North Charleston Police Department. Preliminary information released by police states that Northwoods Middle administration and a School Resource Officer successfully recovered a...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — One Lowcountry mother has filed a lawsuit against the Medical University of South Carolina after she claims a medical technician dropped her baby just eight days after she was born. Shortly after giving birth, mother Lacey Oppelt says her baby was admitted to MUSC Shawn...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — The Berkeley County Coroner has identified the person killed in a Monday auto pedestrian collision on Jedburg Road in Summerville. James Ricks, a 59-year-old from Summerville was identified as the deceased. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol the collision reportedly occurred at...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Park Circle Cares, a local nonprofit that works to assist Lowcountry residents who struggle with food insecurity, will be hosting a food distribution event Saturday at North Charleston High School. Beginning at 8:30 a.m., those in need are invited to bring carts, bags or...

Goose Creek, S.C. - The highest national honor in residential homebuilding landed in Goose Creek, South Carolina. On February 17, 2026, the National Association of Homebuilders named Carnes Crossroads as both Residential Community of the Year and Amenity of the Year in the United States, awarding it the association’s...

North Charleston Police, with U.S. Marshals assistance, arrested three suspects linked to a January 7, 2026, shooting behind Marco’s Pizza at 9500 Dorchester Road in Summerville that damaged the nearby Latitude at Wescott Apartments.​. Incident Recap. Around 9:42 p.m., suspicious individuals entered the restaurant,...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston County Council is nearing a vote on the first draft of its transportation sales tax referendum, a proposal projected to generate about $4.25 billion over 25 years. The half-cent transportation sales tax would add half a penny to every dollar spent in...

Summerville Police have charged 19-year-old Anthony Prioleau with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime in the January 9, 2026, fatal shooting of 18-year-old Kymani Baker at a Sonic Drive-In on Dorchester Road. Incident Overview. Baker, who worked at both Sonic and nearby Marco’s Pizza, was shot...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A North Charleston woman was arrested Tuesday after officers say she left her two young children at home. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department were dispatched to the Silvana Oaks Apartments around 1:30 p.m., after being told that a two-year-old child was running around...