Charleston SC

Four Lowcountry jails—Berkeley, Colleton, Charleston, and Dorchester counties—have failed South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) inspections every year since 2022 due to overcrowding, understaffing, inadequate medical care, maintenance issues, and security violations like improper inmate separation. Key...

WEST ASHLEY, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston Police Department and says part of Ashley River Road as crews work to fix a power outage in the area. Ashley River Road between Wallace School Road and Sam Rittenberg Boulevard has been closed to traffic. Southbound traffic is being directed onto Wallace School Road....

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A man was arrested Thursday after he led officers on a chase that ended in a crash, according to the North Charleston Police Department. Leon Damar Mays Jr., a 31-year-old from Columbia was arrested and charged with failure to stop for blue lights. An...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Dorchester and Berkeley County Sheriff’s Offices are charging a man they say is responsible for a Christmas Day burglary. Cameron Lewis Tulk, 36, is charged with violent burglary in the second degree, grand larceny in an amount more than $10,000 and breaking into tanks where fuel is...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/WCSC) — The Tri-County ranked toward the top in the number of human trafficking investigations, the state’s Attorney General’s Office said Monday. Attorney General Alan Wilson released 2025 human trafficking data, revealing that the state investigated more than 315 tips, with most of them...

Dorchester County officials released the following statement regarding the train derailment in Summerville:. "At approximately 9:51 a.m., Dorchester County Fire Rescue responded to a reported train derailment in the area of 2450 West 5th North Street (Highway 78), near the KION North America plant. "Upon arrival,...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating a single-vehicle golf cart crash that left the driver dead. Deputies say the crash took place Saturday just before 7 p.m. They responded to the 2800 block of South Palmer Drive in Charleston after receiving...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The College of Charleston officially debuted its new Michael and Amy Bennett School of Hospitality and Tourism on Friday. Named after the owners of Bennett Hospitality, the school will be part of the college’s School of Business. Michael and Amy Bennett announced that the company will be...

Unseasonably warm conditions persist today in Charleston, S.C., with highs challenging records after Friday’s 79°F at the airport (beating 2012’s 78°F). Expect mid-to-upper 70s inland (near 80°F west of I-95) and 60s at the coast. Key Alerts and Conditions. Morning Fog: Widespread, potentially dense early;...

Levi Miles, cousin and coworker of prominent Lowcountry attorney David Aylor, pleaded guilty to federal charges related to supplying fentanyl and oxycodone that contributed to Aylor’s death in January 2023. He faces up to 20 years in prison per charge and remains free on $25,000 bond pending sentencing. This case...