A mobile home in North Charleston is destroyed by fire on Friday.
North Charleston firefighters responded to a mobile home fire on Friday morning, January 9, 2026, in the 4600 block of West Montague Avenue, rendering the home uninhabitable. Crews arrived at 11:34 a.m. and extinguished the blaze within about 20 minutes, as reported by Capt. Laura Kondor of the North Charleston Fire...
Before being apprehended once more, the suspect escapes the cruiser by slipping handcuffs.
A North Charleston Police Department’s Gang Intervention Team operation in the Charleston Farms neighborhood led to the brief escape and recapture of 27-year-old D’Angelo Jaquan Drayton on Wednesday. Officers spotted him loading large bags into a vehicle trunk, detected marijuana odor, and pursued after he fled...
Highway 78 still closed after Summerville train derailment
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A portion of Highway 78 in Dorchester County remains closed Sunday while crews work to clean up a train derailment. The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office said Highway 78 is closed from Jedburg Road to Deming Way. Only traffic for businesses in the area will be allowed. Drivers are...
A man is arrested by Charleston Police after pointing and discharging a gun during...
Charleston Police arrested Anthony Animas, 50, on Thursday evening following a family argument that escalated to gunfire at MAA Hampton Pointe Apartments on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard.. Incident Details. Officers responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. to reports of a dispute between family members. Animas displayed a gun,...
Lowcountry hospitals take protective measures as flu cases continue to spike
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — As flu cases in South Carolina continue to spike, Lowcountry hospitals are taking action to help slow the spread. Roper St. Francis reports the highest emergency room levels from flu cases they’ve ever seen. They have seen a 26.9% positive rate for flu tests over the past 30 days. “When you...
Woman Pays For 2 Hours of Downtown Parking. Then She Gets $14 Ticket 14...
A Charleston, South Carolina, attorney’s parking ticket dispute has turned into a viral TikTok saga that has exposed widespread issues with the city’s parking enforcement system. The creator, known as hotmesquire (@hotmesquire16), documented her three-part battle with Charleston’s parking authority after receiving...
Coroner identifies victim in deadly Sonic shooting
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Dorchester County Coroner Paul Brouthers identified Friday the victim of a deadly shooting at a Dorchester Road fast food restaurant. Kymani Baker, 18, of Ladson was shot and killed while working at a Sonic Drive-in around 8:30 a.m. Coroner Brouthers said Baker was pronounced dead at...
Bradford Pear Bounty will return in 2026 with a free native tree exchange, so...
South Carolina’s Forestry Commission and Clemson Extension are launching the 2026 Bradford Pear Bounty to combat the invasive Bradford pear trees notorious for their foul-smelling spring blooms, storm-prone branches, and role in spreading the aggressive Callery pear across the Southeast. Program Details. Homeowners...
PHOTO GALLERY: Demonstrators in Charleston assemble to denounce ICE and demand justice
Community groups in Charleston protested a fatal ICE shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Good in Minneapolis, demanding justice amid conflicting federal and local accounts. The event at Marion Square highlighted national divides over immigration enforcement. Incident Overview. Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, was shot on...
South Carolina neighborhood rescues baby kangaroo
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – For one Summerville neighborhood, their Wednesday afternoon took an unexpected turn when a baby kangaroo was spotted hopping through multiple backyards, ending up in a neighbor’s pool. It’s not something you see or hear about every day in the Lowcountry. A baby kangaroo, a joey, was...
