Category: World News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize. In a stubbornly fluctuating Oscar season, “Anora,” the Palme d’Or-winner at the Cannes Film Festival, emerged as the unlikely frontrunner. Baker’s […]

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead in a pond along Wando Park Boulevard on Saturday. According to the Mount Pleasant Police Department, officers first responded around 2:35 a.m. to a report of a vehicle in the water. The department’s Swift Water Team entered the pond but was […]

UPDATE: Georgetown County Emergency Management said the evacuation has been revised to include properties east of the traffic circle on Vanderbilt Blvd. “All other Prince George Oceanside residents should closely monitor conditions,” officials said. Emergency management said the clubhouse at Prince George Riverside is available for residents who need a place to go.  The Waccamaw […]

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCBD) – Multiple fire agencies are working to contain a large brush fire in Hanahan. The fire is located near Henry E Brown Blvd and Tanner Ford Blvd, causing northbound traffic to be reduced to one lane. Hanahan Fire Department, Goose Creek Rural Fire, and Joint Base Charleston Fire are responding. People should […]

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A man wanted for charges in Georgetown and Charleston counties was arrested Friday following a pursuit. 42-year-old Marion J.C. Cooper was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, methamphetamine, and schedule II drugs, along with failure to stop for blue lights. Additionally, Cooper was booked for hindering […]

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Coroner has identified the passenger killed during a police pursuit on Wednesday. Joshua Richardson, 31, of James Island, died at the scene on Fort Johnson Road at approximately 9:49 p.m. from injuries sustained in the collision, according to the coroner. As previously reported, Lance Cpl. Lena Butler […]