Charleston SC

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - An officer has been disciplined after an internal investigation found he violated policies of the department during his interaction with a teen at a Circle K. The North Charleston Police Department says the primary officer involved in the incident, in which a youth was detained...

Readers of a certain age will remember the literal “cone of silence” that frequently descended over the slapstick spies of TV’s Get Smart, a 1960s James Bond spoof that gleefully mocked the culture of secrecy in government. Today, our local elected officials have a loftier-sounding name for...

A Lowcountry charter school that opened less than two years has now lost its state funding.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Officials are giving dire predictions for the future of palliative care and hospice care. There's a rapidly growing need for nurses and healthcare workers in those areas, including home healthcare and nursing home workers. Educators and facilitators in those areas of care are working to...

Beidler Forest in the Lowcountry is the largest uncut cypress-tupelo swamp in the world, with some trees that have been growing for more than a millennium, according to Audubon South Carolina. As South Carolina’s state-owned utility company seeks to upgrade a transmission line powering homes and business in...

Charleston, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s shark week on TV, but here off the east coast, sharks aren’t just on the screen. The waters off the South Carolina coast are seeing more fins than usual. The rise in local sightings and encounters has sparked concern among coastal communities and beachgoers in the Lowcountry....

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - In the latest round of funding for bridges across South Carolina, 159 were approved for repair or replacement. In Charleston County, there are nine bridges on the list. Among them are two bridges that connect West Ashley to the peninsula and the Ben Sawyer Bridge leading to Sullivan’s Island.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a young teen girl who went missing from her home. Isabelle Nelson, 14, of West Ashley, was last seen Monday night at her home some time between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. She was last...

Significant flooding affected Downtown Charleston on July 22, 2025, following heavy rainfall, while minor saltwater flooding was reported along parts of the Charleston and Colleton County coast. A multi-vehicle collision occurred on southbound I-95 near mile marker 41, prompting a full closure of the highway until...

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) - Goose Creek Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a teen who has been missing for nearly a week. Perrin Antwan Dawson, 15, was last seen at his home at approximately 9:51 p.m. on Thursday, Capt. James Emerson said. He is...