ST. GEORGE, S.C. (WCBD) – One person was injured following an explosion near a Dorchester County home. Dorchester County Fire & Rescue responded to an address off Deep Woods Road and found a debris field from a shipping container that had some sort of explosion. Fire Chief Tres Atkinson said an initial investigation determined it […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect, in a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, also touched on […]
ATLANTA (AP) — No. 4 Texas will be competing for a return trip to Atlanta when it plays at home against No. 13 Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The winner will play No. 10 Arizona State in the Jan. 1 Peach Bowl in Atlanta in the CFP quarterfinals. The Longhorns […]
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – The lights around Hutchinson Square are shining bright, and now the Town of Summerville will welcome the holiday season with a Christmas parade on Sunday afternoon. Summerville DREAM, which organizes community events in the town, will host the parade at 2 p.m. This year’s theme is Christmas songs. The parade begins […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns, Nolan Hauser kicked 56-yard field goal as time expired and the No. 18 Clemson knocked off No. 8 SMU 34-31 Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff and position itself for a […]
BEIRUT (AP) — The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government Sunday brought to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto power as his country fragmented amid a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. Assad’s downfall came as a stark contrast to his first months […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – One of the Lowcountry’s largest Christmas parades will march through the streets of Charleston on Saturday afternoon. Charleston’s high-energy holiday parade features hundreds of businesses and community groups, musical ensembles and high school bands, cheerleaders, clubs, community leaders, and even familiar faces like your friends at News 2. The parade will […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Thousands of people were without power overnight in Berkeley County as temperatures dipped into the low 20s. Berkeley Electric Cooperative said a fault occurred on a transmission line near JW Aluminum, which ultimately caused the power outage. The company said crews began working with its transmission provider around 2:30 a.m. […]
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship’s guns could return fire on Japanese planes […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s the season to celebrate community, and many areas around the Lowcountry will soon fill the streets with festive splendor. Christmas parades are back! High school bands, businesses, churches, community leaders, and some familiar faces – like Santa Claus — are preparing to march in towns around the area wishing you […]
