Charleston SC

This month, lovers of liberty can mark Independence Day on July 4, and the Fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14. But the Charleston Workhouse Rebellion of July 13, 1849, also merits remembering. Nicholas Kelly, born locally circa 1822, had been jailed at the Workhouse (no longer standing)...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Charleston has approved a nearly $3 million restoration project for the twin smokestacks at the St. Julian Devine Community Center after finding the structures unstable a few years earlier. The smokestacks will undergo a top-to-bottom and inside-out restoration. The project...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says that with stronger mental health comes stronger deputies, and they’re wanting to make sure their corrections officers are mentally equipped, too. This comes as the Charleston County Finance Committee is reviewing a $113,100 grant Thursday...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of “brutally beating” his girlfriend in 2022, according to the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. The incident happened on April 3, 2022, when Efrain Hernandez-Montero and his girlfriend went to a pub on Maybank...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities arrested a man accused of a downtown burglary. Zachariah Crews, 34, was arrested on May 1 and charged with second-degree burglary. It stems from an incident that happened on the night of March 4 when an unknown individual broke into a leasing office at 400 Meeting Street....

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Emergency crews responded Thursday morning to a crash on Interstate 526 that briefly blocked westbound traffic. The right lane had been blocked by emergency vehicles, but that lane reopened at approximately 11:38 a.m. As of just before 11:30 a.m., police, Charleston County EMS and a...

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Whit’s Frozen Custard is bringing more homemade happiness to the Lowcountry with the grand opening of its newest location in West Ashley on Friday, July 18. Located at 3863 W Ashley Circle, Suite 200, the shop is the second Whit’s to open in the Charleston area, following the community’s warm...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — We are going walking with the North Charleston Police Department to see how they engage with the people they protect and address current issues. Talking with people is a simple concept that seems to be helping when it comes to the relationship between a local police department and the...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — MUSC researchers at the Hollings Cancer center are making strides in new developments for leukemia treatment. Sophie Paczesny, M.D., Ph.D., the principal investigator for this new research, and the co-leader of the Cancer Immunology Program at Hollings Cancer Center, says her main focus is...

Charleston’s outdoor dining scene is a year-round staple, thanks to its 300-plus days of sunshine. The best outdoor restaurants in Charleston with views worth the ... Read more The post The best outdoor restaurants in Charleston with views worth the reservation appeared first on Food Drink Life .