Charleston SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A startling statistic for firefighters is that they are 9% more likely to develop cancer, and 14% more likely to die from cancer than the general population, according to data from the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety. That's a big reason why the...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Over 200 James Island residents are temporarily expected to lose water service starting Wednesday night. The outage will impact two hundred forty customers in the area between Williams Road and Winborn Drive, according to the Charleston Water System. Crews will work to replace a leaking...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Several Lowcountry counties have the potential to see a severe thunderstorm Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service put Georgetown, Williamsburg, Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties under a severe thunderstorm watch that expires at midnight. Storm Team 2 Meteorologist Rob...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Eight South Carolina attorneys made Forbes 2025 America's Best-in-State Lawyers list, including five from the Charleston area. Former state elected officials Richard "Dick" Harpootlian and Bakari Sellers made the list, along with John Lay, a partner at Gallivan, White and Boyd in Columbia....

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A man is facing multiple charges after being accused of threatening a North Charleston officer and their family members. Isiah Demetron Washington, 48, was apprehended in Georgia early Wednesday morning after he made several calls to North Charleston City Hall last week and expressed...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A county park coming to Johns Island will give the public access to waterfront land. In 2018, Johns Island residents raised concerns that decades of development had significantly reduced their access to waterways, according to the Johns Island Community Conservation Initiative. In response...

My Father’s Mustache, an English-style pub owned by Robert Walker, is rebranding. According to the Post and Courier, the pub posted a sign on its door saying it closed June 21 to “step aside and allow another local business to blossom.”. Walker told What Now Charleston the pub...

A tragic construction site accident in North Charleston has claimed the life of John Stowers, a 58-year-old man from Summerville. The incident occurred on June 16 beneath the Weber Boulevard overpass along I-26 East and is now under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). What...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Amazon has expanded their operations in South Carolina by opening a new Same-Day Delivery site in Dorchester County, creating over 100 new full-time jobs. The new 50,000 square-foot facility, located in the Jedburg Logistics Park, will be a state of the art addition to...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — The Mount Pleasant Towne Centre could see some redevelopment in the future, with plans to make changes to the area currently making their way through the approval process. This comes as the owners of the centre express worry about the future of the Belk...