Charleston SC

Summerville police rescued an escaped wallaby that hopped through a neighborhood and jumped into a backyard pool on Wednesday. Officers collaborated with Dorchester County Animal Control for a safe extraction and reunion with its owner. Rescue Details. The incident began with a resident spotting the wallaby in their...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Residents of Summerville are being asked to shelter in place. According to an Instagram post, the Town of Summerville said there is an ongoing incident at 2450 W. 5th North Street. “Residents and businesses in the immediate area are instructed to shelter in place until...

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...