Charleston SC

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department has arrested two more men in connection to a drive-by shooting. David Taylor, 24, and Dwonenreon Washington, 21, are both charged with attempted murder, shooting into a dwelling, three counts of first-degree assault and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. They have been booked into the L.C. Knight Detention Center.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — North Charleston police are investigating a report of gunfire at an apartment complex late Wednesday evening. Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to Cedar Grove Apartments on Evangeline Drive after receiving a call about shots fired, according to the North Charleston Police Department. Authorities said a group of individuals gathered naer the pool where an argument broke out, before gunfire...

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — The St. John’s Fire District and the Charleston Fire Department responded to a fire in the woods Thursday afternoon. The fire is near Zelasko Drive and Maybank Highway. Officials say the fire caused a “considerable amount of smoke” in the area.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Recent drug busts across the Lowcountry are raising concerns about the flow of fentanyl and other narcotics into South Carolina and the impact on local communities, even as statewide data shows a decline in drug offenses. According to the latest report from the South Carolina...

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. […]