Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A vessel that ran aground near the Charleston jetties over the weekend was stabilized and moved to safety after a coordinated response by local and federal crews, authorities said. The Charleston Fire Department’s Marine Division responded after the boat became stranded outside the northern jetty...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The victim of a deadly motorcycle crash in Berkeley County was identified Thursday morning. Berkeley County Coroner Darnell Hartwell said 27-year-old Gage M. Ventry, of Summerville, died from injuries they received in a motorcycle crash on Sigma Drive. Hartwell said the motorcyclist was wearing their helmet at the time of […]

Air quality alerts are in place for parts of Georgia and South Carolina as wildfires are sending smoke into Atlanta and Charleston. Explosive wildfire activity in Georgia and across the Southeast has destroyed dozens of homes and sent people fleeing as drought conditions show no signs of improving anytime soon.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — The Summerville Police Department responded to a crash involving a motorcycle Wednesday afternoon. Sigma Drive is shut down in both directions near Cherry Street, according to police. The coroner’s office also responded to the scene. Police are urging people to avoid the area and...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — The proposed Charleston County transportation sales tax referendum is set to take another step forward Thursday as county leaders prepare to advance the final draft following months of public feedback. Charleston County Council Chairman Joe Boykin said ahead of the transportation sales tax committee...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – An “Air Quality Alert” is in effect across the Lowcountry as smoke from wildfires burning in southern Georgia drifts into the region, according to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services. The alert, issued for fine particulate pollution, includes Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester, Georgetown, and Williamsburg counties through Thursday night. […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Have you been smelling smoke over the last 24 hours?. Distant wildfires in parts of Georgia and South Carolina have lofted smoke high into the sky, and southerly/southwesterly winds have carried the smoke into the Lowcountry. Some of the smoke is making its way down to the surface, and this is negatively impacting air quality.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Authorities arrested multiple people after a series of fires tied to an unhoused encampment burned about three acres of private property over three days near Interstate 26, officials said. The North Charleston Police and Fire departments responded April 20 to a brush fire along...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – On Tuesday, police arrested a man in North Charleston after receiving a report that he was using outdoor outlets of a building without permission. When confronted, he refused to cooperate with the officers and resisted arrest. An officer from the North Charleston Police Department was patrolling behind a Sunoco on […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) —A wanted North Charleston man is being urged to turn himself in to authorities. Andrew Sigers, 31, is wanted in connection with a court case involving a driving under suspension charge. He is now being urged by North Charleston police to surrender to any law enforcement...