Charleston SC

The 3700 block of Ashley River Road is closed following a single-vehicle crash, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies are on scene investigating the collision. Officials are asking drivers to avoid the area this evening while crews work to clear the roadway. No additional details, including possible...

The Battle of Sullivan’s Island is commemorated with a new short film for SC250. Written By: Colby Denton | Images: Wide Awake Films. Waves crash peacefully on the beach at Sullivan’s Island as the sea breeze cools the otherwise tropical day. The air feels deceptively calm. But danger lurks close by. Nine British warships sit right offshore, cannons primed, ready for a bloody assault. The...

Showers and a few thunderstorms return to the weather picture this weekend as disturbances aloft ripple across the area. The good news is that it won’t rain all the time and that whatever rain we will get will help with the ongoing severe drought. Rain may begin overnight, with...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — Summerville police responded to a possible barricaded-suspect incident Saturday morning. Deputy Chief Chris Hirsch said officers were at the Gates at Summerville apartment complex on Boone Hill Road after responding to a domestic situation involving a firearm. SWAT negotiators were on the scene. It was...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston Housing Authority introduced Nathan Simms Jr. as its new CEO at a press conference this week, but questions remain about why he was fired from his previous position. Simms previously served as the executive director of the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority in...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — Summerville Police arrested one person after officers said three armed suspects ran from them in the Evergreen subdivision near the Sawmill Branch Trail. Deputy Chief of Police Chris Hirsch said officers were proactively patrolling the area when they attempted to speak with three males,...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder after three days of trial testimony, according to the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Prosecutors said that on March 23, 2023, D’yvonte Ontario Collins approached Adan Obed Aguilar Suarez, 32, and his brother and asked for a lighter. Suarez gave Collins […]

On your typical weekday afternoon, you can fully expect to find muralists Allison Dunavant and Christine Crawford covered in paint. Just not hidden inside an art studio. As founders of Girls Who Paint Murals, South Carolina’s only female-owned mural company, Crawford and Dunavant work most often in public spaces perched on top of ladders or hovering four stories above the pavement in a...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston Southern University will celebrate its spring graduating class Friday with three undergraduate commencement ceremonies, as hundreds of students prepare to receive their degrees. The university says approximately 360 undergraduate students will participate in ceremonies scheduled throughout the day. Events will be held at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 […]

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — (UPDATE, 3:30 p.m.) – All lanes on the Ravenel Bridge are reopened following a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Mount Pleasant Police Department. No word on injuries was released to the public. The closure of three lanes headed northbound snarled mid-day traffic for...