Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston Police Department is investigating an early Saturday morning homicide in West Ashley. Officers responded to a report of gunfire on Tripe Street around 12:30 a.m. At the scene, officers found a car in the roadway with a person dead inside. The victim had been shot multiple...

Charleston police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a bicyclist just before 7 p.m. Jan. 6 on the Ashley River Bridge heading into downtown Charleston. The incident occurs only days before the first anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Ashley River Crossing, a large-scale bike-pedestrian...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) — A South Carolina midwife who dedicated her life’s work to preventing maternal deaths died from childbirth complications earlier this month. Dr. Janell Green Smith, a Charleston native, midwife and career advocate for maternal health care, died at age 31. Her family and friends...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is searching for information related to an unsolved homicide case from 2016. Officials say on Jan. 10, 2016, Devante Tramaine Smiley, 23, was shot and killed in a parking lot at 5770 Scott White Road in Hollywood. The Sheriff’s...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has identified the two men who were electrocuted Tuesday evening after their equipment came in contact with power lines. Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal identified Rolando Luis Mucu, 34, and Jose Tec Chub, 26, who died Jan. 6 around 6:38...

The memorial was placed in city storage before being returned to the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Emergency crews are responding to a Friday morning rollover crash along I-26 near the Nexton community. Officials with C&B Fire Department said two westbound lanes of I-26 are closed because of the crash. Photos shared by the agency show both an SUV on its side and a tractor-trailer...

City leaders in Charleston, S.C., are reviewing an updated proposal to demolish modern additions to the historic 1950s Fuel Cantina gas station at 211 Rutledge Ave., relocate the core structure to the property’s corner, and preserve its historical elements. This follows an initial denial in October for a plan...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A live demonstration that would have commemorated the “Firing of the Star of the West” has been cancelled. The Citadel Military Living History Society announced the event would not happen because of “unforeseen challenges concerning the use of the intended property.” A live artillery...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A long-vacant school site in North Charleston is getting new life, and community leaders say it marks the beginning of a brighter future for local students. Work is now underway to transform the former Chicora Grade School into Cristo Rey High School, a college-preparatory school...