ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD)–The beach shuttle is back this weekend for the Memorial Day holiday. Officials from the Isle of Palms are celebrating a milestone just in time for summer, rolling out a brand-new trolley bus ready to shuttle riders to the beach. The Beach Reach program, which was launched in 2020, offers free […]
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MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office will be enforcing a new ordinance this Memorial Day weekend to crack down on disorderly conduct at their boat landings. Berkeley County officials say they’ve had several issues over the past few years at boat landings around Lake Moultrie. This new ordinance gives patrol officers […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Sixteen individuals, some of whom have gang affiliations, who operated out of the Charleston metro area have been indicted on drug trafficking and firearms charges, justice department officials said Thursday. A federal grand jury in Charleston returned two multi-count indictments that led to the individuals being charged for their roles in […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Two men from Berkeley County have been indicted for their roles in a $74 million money laundering conspiracy. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina said Thursday that a federal grand jury in Charleston returned a 17-count indictment against 46-year-old Jimmy Soares De Oliveira Carvalho and 51-year-old […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – State transportation officials will hold a drop-in style meeting Thursday to highlight proposed highway safety improvements along Folly Road. The project is looking to address pedestrian crossing safety, a more uniform traffic flow, reduced conflict points, and improvements aimed at reducing crashes. South Carolina Department of Transportation officials said the […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – Teachers in South Carolina may soon see bigger paychecks not just for time in the classroom, but for experience outside of it. The South Carolina Department of Education will now reward real-world experience for teachers who’ve worked in jobs related to the subjects they teach, even if that experience came before […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities are working to identify a person connected to a sexual assault that happened last month in the Bridgeview Apartment complex. Officers with the Charleston Police Department responded to a residence on North Romney Street for a reported sexual assault on April 23. Police said that since then, the victim has […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The body of a 70-year-old man found on the shores of Lake Moultrie Tuesday was discovered by a woman cleaning the beach, according to new details released by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the recreational area off Short Stay Road around 2:30 p.m. for reports of a […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) filed a Wednesday resolution to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) over pending federal charges related to a scuffle involving lawmakers, protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers outside an migrant detention facility in New Jersey. McIver was accused of assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement after touring Delaney Hall […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After his best friend and four other of his fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate wants to become his own attorney which would likely mean his own execution in weeks or months. A federal judge has ordered a 45-day […]
