FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – An Aiken County man accused of hiding cameras in a Folly Beach condo he owned is being sued by an alleged victim, according to court documents filed Tuesday. 54-year-old William Daniel Mayes was arrested on Dec. 6 by Charleston County deputies and charged with 14 counts of voyeurism and one count […]
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) — A special election will be held this spring to fill the unexpired term of former Councilman Carl Ritchie on the Mount Pleasant Town Council. Ritchie resigned his seat in late December, just over a week before he was sworn in as the new Charleston County Sheriff. The nonpartisan special election […]
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities in Berkeley County are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death. Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a location off Old Gilliard Road near Miles Lane on Wednesday night to investigate a vehicle that went off the roadway. Once at the scene, deputies found a male […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Some areas of the Lowcountry could see a brief period of winter weather on Friday morning while others will only see cold rain. Portions of South Carolina from the Midlands to the Upstate are preparing for some form of winter weather this week as a storm system set to move across […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Disaster-trained volunteers from the American Red Cross of South Carolina are deploying to support disaster relief operations in Los Angeles where wildfires have forced thousands of people to evacuate. Five volunteers from across the state, including one from Pawleys Island, will leave for the West Coast on Thursday to help disrupted […]
LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) —Firefighters battled early Thursday to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. Palisades Fire torches 1,000 structures, most destructive in Los Angeles history Eaton Fire victim dies holding a hose, defending […]
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service in his hometown in Georgia. President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign, will deliver a eulogy for his fellow Democrat just 11 days before he leaves […]
U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy. The International Longshoremen’s Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they had reached a tentative agreement for a six-year contract, a week ahead of a Jan. 15 […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Dominion Energy will host a workshop in downtown Charleston on Thursday to showcase an upcoming tree trimming project. Trimming is planned for roughly 30 miles of overhead distribution lines throughout the downtown area, primarily below the Crosstown between Lockwood Blvd. and King Street, and above the Crosstown between Hagood Avenue and […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Crews responded Wednesday evening to a reported structure fire at a North Charleston apartment complex. According to the call for service log, first responders received reports at 6:31 p.m. of a structure fire at the Otranto Club Villas Apartments in building B. The fire originated from the roof, but the […]
