Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Inside the halls of the Avery Research Center, history isn’t sitting quietly on display. For 92-year-old Walter G. Brown Jr., it’s alive—spoken, remembered, and carried with him name by name. “Carutha Williams… Isabel Coulson… Alphonso Horsey…” he recalls, listing former teachers and...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston Museum will display an original copy of the Declaration of Independence this summer. According to the museum, the copy was printed in Charleston in 1776 by Huguenot descendant Peter Timothy. This copy brought the news of independence to the citizens of South Carolina 250 years ago. The copy will […]

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A South Carolina man has been ordered to pay over $270,000 after a crash on the West Virginia Turnpike polluted a creek in August of 2022. Dennis West, 58, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was ordered to pay $266,444.86 in restitution on Wednesday for negligent discharge of pollutants into United States waters, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Local conservation groups are challenging a zoning exemption for a sand mine in McClellanville that has seen ongoing pushback from the community. Sitting about 900 feet from Lofton Road and Saint James Santee Elementary and Middle School, conservation advocates and residents are concerned about the 2-acre sand mine’s impact on the nearby school, the environment, and wildlife.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Officers arrested a man on Thursday in connection with a series of sexual assault incidents in Mount Pleasant. Four incidents were reported to the Mount Pleasant Police Department between Feb. 23 and April 20; so far, charges have only been filed for two incidents. The suspect has been identified as […]

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that an inmate sustained injuries during a stabbing incident at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center Thursday. Sheriff spokesperson Lexi Douglas said the inmate received medical attention and is expected to recover. It is unclear what...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Newly released police records are shedding light on what happened moments after the deadly Shem Creek boat crash that killed Citadel cadet Evan Greenleigh. According to a Mount Pleasant Police incident report, officers responded just after 11 p.m. to the crash along King Street,...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A man turned himself in to North Charleston police officers on outstanding warrants for threats to family members. Denzel Terrel Wright, 32, was charged with cruelty to children and unlawful communication. A woman reported on April 3 that he had been intimidating her son,...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — A traffic incident in Summerville has caused lane closures on North Main Street on Thursday night. Summerville Police Department Dispatch posted on X that all northbound lanes at the Interstate 26 overpass are closed following the incident. Drivers should find alternate routes. This is a...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Mount Pleasant is moving ahead with a slate of traffic and pedestrian safety projects that town leaders say have been on the docket for several years, with construction on some improvements possibly starting within six to 10 months. The projects are funded by the...