Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Palmetto Hope Network on Tuesday will open a new the Lowcountry’s newest domestic violence shelter. The 4,000-square-foot facility will have five bedrooms with seven beds and two full bathrooms, providing women escaping domestic violence and other violent crimes a safe place to stay. It...

Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to a property on Richbow Road near Rembert and Horatio in Sumter County. The property owner discovered two bodies in a wooded clearing on August 8 around 1:17pm. Officials are investigating both deaths as homicides. The victims were...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina may soon take a major step toward expanding its footprint in downtown Charleston. At a special meeting Tuesday evening, the city’s Planning Commission will vote on a proposal to create a 62-acre Medical District Overlay Zone, a zoning change that...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The North Charleston Police Department will be hosting a ceremony on Aug. 27 in observance of overdose awareness month. As part of the ceremony, they are inviting community members to come together and recognize the deep impact that the the overdose epidemic has had on the community.

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The Lowcountry Food Bank announced Tuesday that the TD Charitable Foundation has donated $10,000 in support of the food bank's Food for Health program. Thanks to this donation the Lowcountry Food Bank is able to purchase more nutritious food for individuals who may be going...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — The Summerville Police Department is asking residents to prioritize their safety this Labor Day, and in an extra effort to keep the streets safe, police will be conducting extra patrols and checkpoints. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Aug. 30, police will be out in full...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – In celebration of National Dog Day, Dunkin’ and its hospital partners teamed up to throw a “paw-some” event to wag tails and bring smiles to the faces of patients and caregivers at a local children’s hospital. To sprinkle joy throughout MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, Dunkin’ and the...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A Berkeley County man is facing nearly a dozen charges after he fled from law enforcement Saturday night and crashed into a vehicle, leaving one person dead and another seriously injured, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Eric Gerard Parrilla, 35, of Mulberry Crossing...

Tucked away on a marshy island just outside Charleston sits a weather-beaten wooden structure that looks like it might have washed ashore during the last hurricane – yet it houses seafood so magnificent it’s worth building an entire vacation around. Bowens Island Restaurant stands as a delicious rebuke...