Charleston SC

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Officers with the North Charleston Police Department responded to a report of shots fired Friday evening. Officers responded to the area of Spruill and Success Streets just before 7 p.m. Lt. Anthony King said a shooting has not been confirmed and officers have not been involved in the...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Some Dominion Energy customers in the Lowcountry are questioning sharp increases in their January electric bills, as the company points to a stretch of colder-than-normal weather as a key factor behind higher usage. Jarrett Cochran, a Dominion Energy customer in Charleston County, said his...

Debra Homicki filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Charleston County, South Carolina, against underage driver Angelyna-Cora Patricia Coleman and entities tied to Taco Boy restaurant (Taco Boy Dos, LLC, All Good Industries, LLC, and server Clara Morse at 217 Huger St.). The suit alleges the restaurant negligently served...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Genetic testing of Charleston restaurants has revealed that while some progress has been made in shrimp transparency, the vast majority of eateries continue to mislead diners about whether they’re serving American wild-caught or imported seafood. A follow-up study, run by the company SeaD...

Julian Samuel Turner, 31, of Moncks Corner, faces three felony charges tied to the alleged possession of sexually explicit material depicting minors. The post Moncks Corner Man Arrested in AI-Generated Child Exploitation Case first appeared on The Berkeley Observer .

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A 28-year-old man was charged on Monday afternoon with four counts of breaking into auto fuel storage tanks, and he is also facing additional charges. The North Charleston Police Department reported spotting a suspect wanted for questioning in several auto break-in cases around 3 p.m....

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Interstate 526 closed at the Westmoreland Bridge on Thursday due to a concrete truck spilling its load, according to the Charleston Police Department. All lanes heading westbound on I-526 near mile marker 12, just past the Glenn McConnell Parkway, were closed. Crews were expected to...

NEXTON, S.C. (Palmetto Life) — Cielo Mexican Kitchen has opened in Nexton, bringing traditional Mexican cuisine from Jalisco to the Lowcountry. The restaurant was founded by local Charleston area restaurateurs originally from Jalisco, Mexico, the birthplace of tequila, birria and other Mexican culinary traditions....

Human remains discovered last year in Berkeley County have now been identified as a Moncks Corner man who had been missing for more than five years, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office. The post Remains Found in Moncks Corner ID’d As Missing Man first appeared on The Berkeley Observer .

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The search for a missing 82-year-old Hollywood man with “severe dementia” is expected to resume Thursday morning. David Graham was last seen around noon on Monday after walking away from his Dixie Plantation Road home. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and assisting agencies have...