GEROGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Georgetown County man spending life in prison for the 2009 kidnapping, rape and murder of Brittanee Drexel is expected to be in court this week. Drexel’s mother Dawn Conley in January 2023 sued 64-year-old Raymond Moody for intentional infliction of emotional distress, blaming him not only for taking the […]
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A vehicle crashed into a Folly Road home early Saturday morning, sparking a fire that caused significant damage. Emergency crews responded to a vehicle crash near 66 Folly Road around 1:44 a.m. after a 911 caller reported a vehicle left the road, hit a structure, and was on fire. The car […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A North Charleston woman is celebrating her 102nd birthday this Friday! Florence Munford turns 102 years old on Feb. 21, 2025. According to her granddaughter, Hope Munford, she was born on the same day in 1923 in Union, New Jersey. Florence volunteers with Meals on Wheels, delivering meals, and has […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)– A multi-million dollar construction project is underway at the Charleston International Airport. Over 300 million dollars is being invested at the airport by creating a six-story parking garage to meet passengers ‘ growing demand, a concern officials said has been challenging for a while. “One of the biggest issues we have […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – City of Charleston traffic and transportation leaders plan to conduct a traffic analysis on several, busy one-way streets downtown. The action of the traffic study has previously been approved, but the contract for the consultant is up for a vote on Feb. 25. Officials look to possibly reverse Coming Street, Rutledge […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Repairs will begin this weekend on the College Park Road overpass after a piece of equipment damaged the bridge earlier this month. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said they will shut down and detour a section of Interstate 26 E and College Park Road while crews work to repair […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the […]
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — A Georgetown County deputy was fired Friday after being accused of engaging in sexual activity in his patrol while on duty last year. Cody Christopher Bailey, 27, was arrested and charged with misconduct in office, according to the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office. According to a provided warrant, Bailey was patrolling […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The mother of Brittanee Drexel met with Horry County’s top prosecutor on Thursday to try and get kidnapping charges filed against Angel Vause, the longtime girlfriend of Drexel’s killer Raymond Moody. Last week, Vause was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for lying to FBI investigators. After Vause’s sentencing, […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – City of Charleston leaders plan to move forward and begin the process of purchasing a site for fire station 20. The plot of land they hope to purchase is at 2637 Clements Ferry Road, where a truck business currently sits. This comes officials identified four possible sites, and settled on this […]
