Charleston SC

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) — A new program in Mount Pleasant is designed to make police encounters safer for people with communication difficulties. The Mount Pleasant Police Department is rolling out the ‘blue envelope’ program, which gives drivers a simple way to signal potential communication barriers to...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Just before one sunrise on the Charleston coast, a long-forgotten Navy vessel began its final journey to transform from an environmental hazard into new life beneath the sea. The 120-foot Navy torpedo retriever HAZAR, once abandoned in the marsh and leaking oil into sensitive waterways,...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an active incident in a subdivision Tuesday night. Deputies are on the scene of the incident at the 2100 block of Bacon’s Bridge Road in Summerville around 10 p.m. Residents are urged to stay inside...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — A Charleston County deputy and another driver were injured in a crash near Ladson on Wednesday morning, according to officials. A sheriff’s office spokesperson said the deputy was traveling toward Summerville on Ladson Road near U.S. Highway 78 around 8:30 a.m. when a vehicle failed...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — A new state audit shows Charleston County has spent its transportation sales tax money exactly as voters intended, with only $615 in non-qualifying expenses found over five years. The South Carolina Department of Revenue reviewed penny-tax collections and spending from 2019 through...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Medical University of South Carolina is planning to purchase a large portion of the Citadel Mall in West Ashley, as project officials claim it will expand health care services in one of Charleston's growing suburbs. The purchase will be in the ballpark of $83.5...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WBCD) – The City of Charleston is moving forward on a plan designed to improve road safety in the area. The city has been working on its federal Safe Streets for All grant program (SS4A) for about a year. On Tuesday, Kimley-Horn presented its findings for the Safety Action Plan, one of the […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — (UPDATE) – North Charleston police are investigating two separate shooting incidents that occurred Tuesday afternoon and evening, officials said. In the first incident, a victim arrived at the department’s South Bureau around 4:30 p.m. and reported being shot near the intersection of...

This majestic Catholic Cathedral was opened in 1907.It is located on Broad Street in the heart of the town surrounded by hundreds of old historic houses. The Cathedral was built on the foundation of the original church built in 1854 which sadly burned down. We attended 9am mass and it was good to see lots of young...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston city leaders approved the use of greenbelt funds Tuesday to preserve a 580-acre wildlife refuge on James Island permanently. The Dill Sanctuary, managed by The Charleston Museum, lies adjacent to the Stono River off of Riverland Drive. At Tuesday’s City of Charleston Committee...