Goose Creek High Graduate Serves U.S. Navy Mission in Japan
Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Miguel Clark serves as a supply specialist with Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka in Japan, according to the Navy. The post Goose Creek High Graduate Serves U.S. Navy Mission in Japan first appeared on The Berkeley Observer .
‘It was unbelievable’: Second deadly house fire in West Ashley community leaves neighbors shocked
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A person was found dead inside a home on Oakland Road in West Ashley after a house fire broke out Thursday night around 8:45 p.m. The identity of the victim has not been confirmed. Fire crews responded to the 2300 block of Oakland Road, where...
South Carolina tax-free weekend draws shoppers as some parents question timing
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina’s tax-free weekend is underway, giving families a chance to save on back-to-school essentials, but for some Lowcountry parents, the savings come after their children have already returned to the classroom. The annual sales tax holiday began Friday and runs through Sunday..
Chief engineer for ‘out-of-control’ ship in Charleston Harbor in 2024 to be sentenced
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Fernando San Diego San Juan, the chief engineer of the container ship MSC Michigan VII, who pleaded guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition and obstructing an investigation following a runaway ship incident in Charleston Harbor in 2024, is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court o
Mount Pleasant native earns Guinness World Records title for largest sweetgrass basket
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina State Museum honored Corey Alston, a Snowden native, Friday after he was named a Guinness World Records title holder for creating the largest sweetgrass basket in the world. State museum leaders say Alston’s basket, named “Big Percy,” was officially measured by Cox &...
CudoCo. is much more than a seafood house
James Island native Chris John grew up on the Charleston waterways. After graduating from Bishop England High School, he enrolled at the University of California at Santa Cruz to study marine biology and ocean studies. Post college, life took him to Indonesia and Hawaii, where he ran importing businesses bringing local
StoryCorps makes a stop in Charleston for your story
Cozy up to any Charleston coffee or cocktail counter, and you’ll quickly learn that everyone has a story. From beenya to comeya or somewhere in between, we are a region of raconteurs. And the city teems with tales rooted here for centuries. Now, the celebrated national StoryCorps organization has...
10 concerts not to miss through December
The dog days of summer may be winding down, but Charleston’s live music calendar is just getting warmed up. As the year moves into its final quarter, the Holy City’s concert scene shifts into high gear with a steady stream of touring favorites, genre-spanning club shows and hometown acts filling stages from downtown ro
U.S. Coast Guard responds to sailboat pinned against Ashley River Memorial Bridge
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A Coast Guard Station Charleston boat crew responded to an uncrewed sailing vessel stuck at the Ashley River Memorial Bridge in Charleston on Thursday. Crews received the report of the displaced vessel at 11:45 a.m. on August 6, 2026, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard says an indep
These 12 South Carolina Restaurants Serve Fresh Shrimp And Grits Worth Every Mile
Shrimp and grits started as a simple morning meal for Lowcountry fishing families, and somewhere along the way it turned into the dish everyone drives across South Carolina to find. Some kitchens keep it humble with stone-ground grits and local catch, while others load the bowl with smoky sauces and their own regional

















