Charleston SC

A sandy, shadeless, 32-acre island stretches out in the middle of the Charleston Harbor, inviting sea and shorebirds to safely nest and rest from long migrations. But it’s also inviting something else, humans. But make no mistake. The island was built for birds. Effectively immediately, the Department of Natural...

NORTH CHARLESTON — On the wall at the front of Sydney Carroll’s classroom is a blue cutout reading “100%.” The meaning is twofold: It’s a reminder to her eighth grade class that they should be giving 100% to their classwork, but it’s also a reminder to herself that she’s trying to get 100% of her […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lowcountry jail administrators say more than half of those sitting in South Carolina jails right now are suffering from mental illness, but most facilities lack the resources to help them. Inmates inside jails throughout South Carolina are waiting for months, sometimes even over a year to...

JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has arrested one individual in connection with a bank robbery that took place on Wednesday, October 22. On October 22, JCSO received a 911 call reporting a bank robbery in progress at TD Bank, located at 13 University Parkway (Route 112) in...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - More than 1,000 predominantly Black workers launched a strike that would become a pivotal moment in labor and civil rights history. The workers walked off the job at the American Tobacco cigar factory in Charleston 80 years ago, on Oct. 22, 1945. The workers demanded non-discrimination...

Charleston County leaders are taking a new approach to capturing a half-cent sales tax to fund Lowcountry transportation projects after a resounding defeat of a tax referendum in 2024. County leaders have launched a new public input process with the Transportation Sales Tax Special Committee (TSTC) to try to...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Local spiritual leaders gathered on Wednesday at the Charleston County School District office to draw attention to the 2022 firing of former Chief of Staff Dr. Erica Taylor. The wrongful termination case has yet to go to trial. There are no new updates in the...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A couple enjoying a morning stroll along The Battery found themselves at the center of a raccoon rescue. While enjoying the sunrise, Elizabeth Heffron and Will DeLeo spotted something swimming in the water. Initially, they were unsure about the creature – thinking it was a cat or otter – but...

In a collaborative rescue effort involving the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and the ASPCA, more than 50 dogs, including puppies, were taken into custody from a property in Berkeley County, South Carolina last week. The dogs had been living in inhumane conditions and most were malnourished, dehydrated and...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Police are investigating after an early-morning shooting at a North Charleston apartment complex. Police responded to reports of a shooting at Alston Arms Apartments at 3:28 a.m. Thursday, and found a shooting victim when they arrived at the scene, according to an incident report....