New records echo family’s concerns at North Charleston rehab facility
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Newly released state records detail years of neglect allegations at a North Charleston rehabilitation facility, including complaints of residents left in filth, insect infestations, unanswered call bells and chronic understaffing. For Charlean Kelly, those allegations against Riverside...
City of Charleston committee votes down request to annex 2.4 acres on James Island
CHARLEESTON, S.C. (WCBD) A developer’s request to put 38 townhomes on Folly Road is facing backlash on James Island. James Island residents are concerned by a development request to annex and upzone 2.4 acres from unincorporated Charleston County to part of the City of Charleston. They are worried the townhomes would...
Felon with stolen firearm arrested after North Charleston traffic stop, police report
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A convicted felon was arrested Saturday after officers with the North Charleston Police Department discovered a stolen firearm during a traffic stop. Tony Smalls, a 38-year-old convicted felon was arrested and charged with Possession of a Stolen Pistol and Possession of a Firearm by a...
North Charleston PD investigating shooting on Rivers Ave.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities in North Charleston are investigating a Monday shooting off Rivers Avenue. The shooting happened in the 4200 block of Rivers Ave., near Beaufort Avenue. The North Charleston Police Department did not provide many details; however, officials said one person was taken to a...
Seven years later, authorities have few answers in case of Coffee County woman who...
Seven years after a Coffee County woman disappeared on Edisto Island, South Carolina, investigators have few answers. But the search continues. On August 15, 2018, Tina Snipes, a Nicholls native, disappeared under suspicious circumstances after leaving a convenience store on Edisto Island. Not far from her home,...
Fugitive Zaquan Shaquez Jamison Wanted for Alleged Murder Arrested by North Charleston Police
North Charleston Police Department Press Release Re: Zaquan Shaquez Jamison Arrest. Suspect Wanted for Murder in Santee Arrested in North Charleston. On Friday morning, North Charleston Police Department (NCPD) officers arrested 20-year-old Zaquan Shaquez Jamison, a suspect wanted for murder and multiple counts of...
Three people arrested following drug bust at South Carolina motel
SOUTH CAROLINA — Three people face multiple charges following a police raid at a North Charleston motel earlier this month. Authorities said Lushwanna Gathers-Drayton, 22; Jerome Simmons Jr., 37; and Glenn Jerome Ferguson, 48, were arrested on Aug. 4 after the North Charleston Police Narcotics Unit and the...
Charleston, SC Weather: Thunderstorms Return Tuesday Afternoon With Gusty Winds Up to 24 MPH
CHARLESTON, S.C. – After a hot and sunny start to the week, Charleston residents should prepare for unsettled weather beginning Tuesday afternoon as storms move across the Lowcountry. According to the National Weather Service, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected after 2 p.m. Tuesday, bringing gusts up to...
Funeral arrangements announced for S.C. trooper who died
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Funeral arrangements have been announced for the South Carolina state trooper who was hit by a box truck on Sunday and later passed away. Trooper Dennis Ricks passed Wednesday after being airlifted to a Charleston hospital to be treated for his substantial injuries. Visitation for Ricks will...
South Carolina woman killed when SUV she drove crashed with truck, officials say
A South Carolina woman was killed over the weekend when the SUV she was driving was involved in a crash with a pickup truck, officials said. Jennifer Dangerfield, a 44-year-old Bonneau resident, was the person who died, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office . At about 3 p.m., Dangerfield was driving a...
