Charleston SC

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, Charleston County Public Library and Charleston County School District have partnered to expand a food drive program. They are extending the drive through Nov. 26 across seven library locations and every school, reaching families affected by...

McClellanville, SC – Charleston County Parks is hosting their annual Silent Dance Party event for ages 8 and up in McClellanville on Friday, Dec. 19. This unique party experience, taking place from 4 – 6 p.m., will be held at the gym of the Lincoln Regional Center, located at 714 Lincoln Road in McClellanville.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Avery Research Center marks 160 years since the founding of the Avery Normal Institute, a school established for formerly enslaved African Americans that continues to serve as an educational hub today. The research center houses extensive archives documenting Lowcountry history, with...

CHARLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for a shooting that happened 15 years ago. The Sheriff’s Office says on Nov. 15, 2010, someone shot Rasha Porter, 27, at a home in Ravenel. Investigators...

A man has been sentenced for the death of Celia Sweeney, a Charleston woman who went missing in 2020 and was later found dead inside a ‘Husky’ container in Spartanburg County.

Charleston, South Carolina – Four people were rescued from the Charleston jetties after their sailboat went aground. The Charleston Police Department Harbor Patrol Unit and the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol recently responded to a distress call from a vessel near Charleston Harbor. According to...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – While the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is coming to an end, the effects on many families could be long-lasting. A joint effort in Charleston County is working to help families as they face food insecurity due to the extended shutdown that left federal workers without...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Central Park Road will reopen to vehicular traffic Friday as Charleston County prepares for an influx of visitors to nearby James Island County Park. Thousands of people travel to the park each year for the Holiday Festival of Lights, which also begins Friday. The surrounding area is...

The Charleston RiverDogs front office staff held a Thanksgiving packing party on Thursday morning inside the Segra Club at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park, packing bags full of food donated by Food Lion for Windwood Family Services. The team packed over 115 bags for Lowcountry families and children in need.

Charleston, South Carolina – The City of Charleston is considering granting $1.5 million to $1.9 million in funds for the Star Gospel Mission to construct new affordable housing units. Geona Johnson, the City of Charleston’s director of housing and community development, stated that the financing would establish 22...