Charleston SC

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A final settlement was approved Tuesday in a wrongful death suit filed by a groom who lost his bride in a DUI golf cart crash that happened on Folly Beach in 2023. Jamie Komoroski’s vehicle insurer will pay $160,000 to Aric Hutchinson, whose wife, Samantha Miller (Hutchinson), was...

A fatal residential fire occurred early Sunday morning, December 7, 2025, in the 6500 block of Maybank Highway on Wadmalaw Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. St. John’s Fire District Chief Ryan Kunitzer reported that firefighters and the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:30 a.m., where...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A Moncks Corner woman was arrested Friday after narcotics were discovered during a traffic stop, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office. Angie Therrell, a 45 year-old, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension and trafficking methamphetamine 10 grams or more but...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Berkeley County, SC – A routine traffic stop in the Ladson area on Wednesday turned into a narcotics investigation after deputies recovered two plastic bags containing more than 19 grams of methamphetamine,...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — North Charleston Police have confirmed the arrest by their agency and U.S. Marshals of a convicted felon found with a handgun and a large amount of marijuana. Brandon Maurice Martin, 29, is charged with possession of firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a...

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – First responders say a Summerville man was shot multiple times during an early Sunday morning altercation outside a Cottageville bar and grill. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Bourbon Creek Bar and Grill on Augusta Highway. Deputies from the Colleton County...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — The Mount Pleasant Police Department is investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. Police responded around 11:45 p.m. Monday to Franklin Tower Drive for reports of that shooting. Officers provided aid to the victim...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A woman is facing a slew of charges following her Dec. 4 arrest for allegedly driving past a stopped school bus on Greenridge Road. A detective with the North Charleston Police Department observed a sedan pass a school bus that had its red lights flashing and stop sign extended near […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Two teens were arrested Sunday night when they barricaded themselves inside a North Charleston home they were attempting to steal from. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department responded to a reported burglary at a home on Waltham Drive around 10 p.m. Sunday. When they...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A College of Charleston public safety officer has been fired after his arrest on assault and misconduct charges, officials said. Robert Arnett, 34, was arrested Saturday by the Charleston Police Department on charges of assault with intent to commit first-degree criminal sexual conduct and...