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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina law enforcement are mourning the loss of a state trooper Friday after Trooper Dennis Ricks was killed in the line of duty. Fellow law enforcement officers and Trooper Ricks family honored his memory with a proper sendoff. His body was escorted from Trident Medical Center...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation says there could be some major changes coming to the Lowcountry’s highway system. SCDOT Chief Operating Officer Justin Powell said they are in the early stages of environmental designs for rebuilding Interstate 526. As these conversations began...

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD) – A driver was ticketed this week after police on the Isle of Palms said the person ignored school bus stop signals. The traffic violation happened Thursday on Palm Boulevard near 54th Avenue. It was the third day of the new school year for Charleston County students. A video shared […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – A man attempted to steal a giant $2,000 goose statue outside a Waffle House in Berkeley County named Waffles. The Goose Creek Police Department said it was the first time someone has tried to steal one of the statues. Waffles is part of a flock of 41 geese, who each […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – An injured dog that was trapped underneath a dumpster in the Hanahan area has been reunited with its owner. The Hanahan Fire Department and Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control team worked together to free the animal after learning about the dog in distress last Saturday....

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A man wanted in an Orangeburg County murder case turned himself in and was arrested in North Charleston. Zaquan Shaquez Jamison, 20, was arrested on warrants for murder, several counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon while committing a violent crime. Jamison reportedly...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Starting around the month of August, experts typically see fluctuations of bacteria levels across the Lowcountry. Experts said this time of year often brings high bacteria levels due to rain and flooding events. Charleston Waterkeeper tests water quality in the area every week,...

Coast Guard | iStock - 1208340748 When a trucking company's driver went missing it didn't expect him to be in a semi-truck under 14 feet of water. The post South Carolina police pull submerged driver and semi-truck from boat landing appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - A Folly Beach road safety project is entering the permitting phase that would change the workings of the intersections at Bowens Island and Peas Island Roads. Right now, two lanes of traffic on Folly Road merge into one just after passing by Bowens Island and...

The City of Charleston has begun a full restoration of the historic smokestacks at the St. Julian Devine Community Center — an effort to preserve one of the Eastside’s most recognizable landmarks and protect the neighborhood’s historic skyline for generations to come. Built in 1935 as part...