DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Dorchester County deputies are searching for suspects connected to a string of recent car break-ins that took place in numerous neighborhoods. The break-ins occurred overnight Monday into the early morning hours of Tuesday. Neighborhoods along Orangeburg Road and West Butternut Road were hit, including the Reserve at Mallard Crossing, Plum […]
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Deputies in Charleston County arrested a mother and her boyfriend after a one-year-old was found wandering alone in West Ashley. Deputies responded to the area of Ashley River Road and Old Parsonage Road, where they found the child, who was then taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the […]
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Two Lowcountry school district’s have decided to cancel all classes for Wednesday amid the looming threat of severe weather. Colleton County School District Colleton County School District announced the decision as forecasters predict damaging wind gusts, potential hail, and possible tornadoes. Severe weather on Wednesday: Wind gusts could reach 50 […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Storm Team 2 forecasts a severe weather threat across the southeast on Wednesday, with the risk of high wind gusts. Meteorologist Grace Lowe said showers will begin across the state around 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Within the stronger storms, the Lowcountry could see higher wind gusts. Storm Team 2 says flooding […]
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) — A 40-year-old man is facing charges after another man was found dead in a Mount Pleasant pond last weekend. Herbert Lamont Singleton was arrested on March 3 and charged with reckless homicide, according to the Mount Pleasant Police Department. Officers responded to Wando Park Boulevard on March 1 around 2:35 […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCDB) – The statewide burning ban issued Saturday by the South Carolina Forestry Commission is still in effect for all counties. The SC Forestry’s Burning Ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including yard debris burning, prescribed burning, and campfires in all unincorporated areas of the state. Officials say failure to comply could result in […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The National Racial Justice Network will hold a press conference in North Charleston to address the recent officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a mentally ill individual. The incident occurred Friday, Feb. 28, at an apartment complex in unincorporated Dorchester County. The press conference will take place on […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) — A statewide burn ban remains in effect Monday, and local crews are preparing for the possibility of new fires. Firefighters across the Carolinas are continuing to battle multiple brush and wildfires amid dry, windy conditions that forced some residents to temporarily evacuate. The South Carolina Forestry Commission issued the ban […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – City leaders in Charleston are reevaluating the contract with the city’s chosen parking meter service after the company failed to repair and replace inoperable parking meters. The City of Charleston said the Flowbird Group failed to meet the March 1 deadline of repairing and replacing inoperable parking meters. In January, Flowbird […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Construction has begun after leaders broke ground last week on a new Charleston waterfront community set to be the city’s largest mixed-use development project. Magnolia Landing has been in the making for 20 years and will cover 192 acres or 1.5 miles along the Ashley River that previously sat unclaimed. Forty-three […]
