MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina shrimpers are speaking out, calling on restaurants across the Lowcountry to stop falsely advertising imported shrimp as local. They are backing that message with legal action. At a press conference Friday at Shem Creek, the South Carolina Shrimpers Association, joined by their attorney and several local restaurant partners, […]
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The North Charleston Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Cochise Street early Friday morning. Crews received a call regarding the fire at around 3:30 a.m. The department’s chief fire investigator is at the scene. Officials tell News 2 crews are actively working to clear the structure, adding that […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning early Friday morning for a portion of Charleston County amid heavy rain and thunderstorms. The warning is active until noon Friday, according to the NWS. Forecasters say between three and five inches of rain have fallen as thunderstorms pushed through the […]
Israel launched a major attack on Iran, drawing their long-running shadow war into the open conflict in a way that could spiral into a wider, more dangerous regional war. The strikes early Friday set off explosions in the capital of Tehran as Israel said it was targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities. Iranian state media […]
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A summer kickoff celebration will take place along the Hammock Coast on Friday evening. People are invited to Pawleys Island Nature Park from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to enjoy live music from ‘Second Nature,” a dance floor, and other family-friendly activities. The town has encouraged attendees to bring their […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) June 17th, 2025, will mark 10 years since the racially motivated shooting at Mother Emanuel in downtown Charleston, that took 9 people’s lives. Thursday night, an event was held by a foundation dedicated to one of the victims, Cynthia Graham Hurd, who died that day. “Do the work keep the faith,” said […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq, with multiple sites around the country […]
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Town councilmembers in Summerville voted Thursday evening on a new ordinance that would make it illegal to camp on both public and private property without permission. At the meeting led by Summerville Mayor Russ Touchberry, the council passed a first reading of the ordinance. The town’s public safety committee voted to […]
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Every student in Dorchester School District Two will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2025–2026 school year, thanks to a federal program aimed at expanding access to nutritious meals. The district announced it has qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a program under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – An 88-year-old man has died after a fatal traffic collision on N. Highway 52 Thursday afternoon. Christopher Jenkins of St. Stephen was pronounced dead on the scene in Moncks Corner around 12:51 p.m., according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office. Jenkins was the only occupant of a 2005 Lexus SUV […]
