Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Dozens of patrons gathered at Gene’s Haufbrau in West Ashley, all curious to answer the decades-old question: “What’s in the safe?”. “It all started from us wanting to get rid of the safe, actually, because we wanted to put a new merch case in there,” said current manager and owner Liam...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A man arrested in connection with a viral video from earlier this year will not serve jail time for impersonating a law enforcement officer. Sean Michael Johnson, 34, was sentenced to three years of probation and 200 hours of community service at Seacoast Church, according to court records....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — Emergency management personnel from two South Carolina counties are deploying to Alaska to aid response and recovery efforts after storms following devastating back-to-back storms. Thousands of people were displaced after remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record flooding to low-lying coastal...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A West Ashley man was arrested Monday night after North Charleston police said they found fentanyl, other narcotics, and a large amount of cash during a traffic stop. At about 8:15 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle near Kraft Avenue and Ubank Street and saw...

The James Island IHOP closed permanently after failing 11 consecutive health inspections, receiving South Carolina’s lowest possible rating. After more than a decade of serving Charleston’s Daniel Ellis Drive, the restaurant voluntarily closed following a spectacular food safety collapse that garnered “C” marks from...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Barnyard Chicken, a family-owned business that offers a variety of chicken dishes, announced Thursday the closure of its Park Circle restaurant. “With heavy hearts, we’ve made the difficult decision to close Barnyard Chicken. We’ve truly loved being part of this community — serving...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a man after he allegedly harassed someone. Mark Allen Boyce, 66, is charged with second-degree harassment. The affidavit states that he allegedly called and questioned employees about someone back in March 2017. Boyce said that he knew...

Aleena E’Marie Allen, a graduate of Summerville High School, has been named one of nine new Clyburn Scholars at South Carolina State University (SC State) in Orangeburg, South Carolina. This year’s group is the largest in the history of the Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College. Allen is majoring in elementary...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — North Charleston police have arrested a second suspect in connection with an attempted armed robbery that occurred in August. Detectives identified the suspect as 24-year-old Dante Kendall Bailey Jr. Police said Bailey was already in custody at a detention center on an unrelated charge...

North Charleston, South Carolina – The North Charleston Police Department reminded the public Tuesday that wearing masks in public is banned under South Carolina law. The reminder comes as the agency reports that ski masks and ‘Pooh Sheisty’ style masks are becoming increasingly popular as a fashion trend.