Charleston SC

South Carolina is getting fired up about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence next year with The Battle of Sullivan’s Island. It’s a new film production by Wide Awake Films commemorating Charleston’s role in the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, and you’ll feel right at home.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – With Christmas approaching, the City of Charleston will be adjusting its service schedules in observance of the holiday. This will affect city offices, garbage and trash collection, recreation facilities, and the municipal golf course. Here are the schedule changes announced by the City of...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — More than two years after a deadly shooting at a Berkeley County intersection, the family of 23-year-old Hunter Baum says they are still searching for answers and are determined not to let his case fade from view. Baum was shot and killed in August 2023 while stopped at a traffic light along...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) — The chief of the Moncks Corner Police Department has stepped down after less than a year in the position, the town announced Friday afternoon. Lee W. Mixon, Jr., who was tapped to lead the department in March, resigned, effective immediately. No specific reason for his departure was...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A judge sentenced a man convicted of shooting a man to death in 2021 in a mistaken-identity incident. Antonio Bernard Grant, 43, received a 55-year prison sentence after being convicted of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s...

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — Funding is now complete for a major affordable housing development on Johns Island that will bring homeownership opportunities to 50 Lowcountry families struggling with rising housing costs. Sea Island Habitat for Humanity has secured all the funding needed to begin building infrastructure...

If the sound of crackling oil and sea breeze makes your heart race, Bowens Island Restaurant is calling your name. Tucked off a sandy road just outside Charleston, this waterfront shack serves fry baskets so crispy locals plan entire afternoons around them. You will smell brine, hear gulls, and watch marsh grass glow...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Created in the aftermath of the Mother Emanuel shootings, Charleston’s Human Affairs and Racial Conciliation Commission has spent decades addressing discrimination and promoting equity across the city, but now, the commission’s very existence is under threat. Councilmember William Gregorie,...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — This week, parents can head to the Dorchester County Council building for the first time to get free car seat inspections with county fire and safety crews. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that 60% of car seats are misused or improperly installed. Because...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Five years after her son died in custody at the Charleston County jail, Jamal Sutherland’s mother says there is still no accountability for the ongoing deaths inside the facility. Amy Sutherland’s reactions come shortly after 23-year-old Mary Brucato’s August death inside the jail was...