Burning vehicle backs up traffic for miles on highway heading to Columbia, officials say
All of the westbound lanes on the interstate have been blocked for more than an hour, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
‘I would never do it again’: Tenants, records show life in Charleston Housing Authority
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Some tenants in a Lowcountry public housing project say their living conditions are uninhabitable, while housekeeping inspection records show not all of them are getting checked every quarter in the first place. The City of Charleston Housing Authority operates more than 1,700 of these...
Storm timeline for Carolinas: Severe weather possible Monday across region
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Strong-to-severe storms were possible in North Carolina and South Carolina on Monday. A line of storms was moving across the region and through the Carolinas in the afternoon on Monday, March 31. Here’s a look at what to expect, according to our First Alert meteorologists.
Coroner identifies 15-year-old R.B. Stall student who died after ‘medical emergency’
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The Charleston County Coroner's Office identified Monday a 15-year-old R.B. Stall High School student who died Friday after suffering a "medical emergency." Tyrek Smith, from North Charleston, died at Summerville Medical Center at 3:35 p.m. after suffering a medical emergency at...
Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia in the path of violent thunderstorms & tornadoes...
WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA MONDAY 3/31/2025. METRO AREAS INCLUDE WASHINGTON DC, RICHMOND, RALEIGH DURHAM, CHARLOTTE, CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, ATLANTA.
Mob of teens caught on video looting 7-Eleven
A large group of teens was caught on video looting a Fort Mill 7-Eleven at 2 a.m. Sunday, following a ‘street takeover’ involving hundreds of cars.
Much of the Table Rock Complex fires are now contained; charges imminent
On Monday afternoon, Russell Hubright, a spokesman for the South Carolina Forestry Commission, confirmed that 12,590 acres of woodlands at Table Rock Mountain had burned since a fire began there on March 21. That includes 574 acres burned across the border, in Transylvania County, N.C.; and that makes the Table...
The Untouched Beach at This Former South Carolina Plantation Has Ancient Shell Mounds from...
While tourists crowd Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, Botany Bay Plantation sits quietly on Edisto Island, preserving a piece of raw South Carolina coastline. The 4,600-acre wildlife preserve, formed from two historic cotton plantations, keeps its dirt roads unpaved and its beach ungroomed. No gift shops, no condos –...
Experts share concern after striking pink birds show up at popular vacation destination: ‘Looks...
"It's very clear that they're following the temperature." Experts share concern after striking pink birds show up at popular vacation destination: 'Looks like it came straight out of a Dr. Seuss book' first appeared on The Cool Down .
“Horror stories” surround new builder on land in Josephine Wright’s Hilton Head neighborhood
The proposed subdivision drew national controversy in 2023 when a developer sued a Hilton Head grandmother over parts of her property.