Category: World News

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) — Homeowners in the Town of James Island are slated to receive lower premiums for flood insurance starting this fall. Officials said Thursday that the town’s designation in FEMA’s Community Rating System — a voluntary incentive program — was bumped up to Class 5 as a result of ongoing efforts to […]

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – At least one person is seeking medical care after being exposed to a rabid fox in a Williamsburg County community. The South Carolina Department of Health said the fox was found near Gowdys Lane and Spring Road in Lake City. It was submitted to the state health agency’s laboratory for […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina prison inmates led a crime ring responsible for obtaining $5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment benefits, according to federal authorities. Twenty-nine of 31 people indicted in the five-year-long investigation have pleaded guilty, South Carolina’s Acting U.S. Attorney Brook B. Andrews’ office said on Thursday. Fourteen of the 29 have […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – United States Forestry crews will conduct a prescribed burn Thursday in the Francis Marion National Forest. The burn will happen off FS-161 Farewell Corner Road and FS-176A Cumbee A Road. Berkeley County officials say smoke is expected to head toward Awendaw and Highway 17. Residents may also notice a light […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has been tapped by President Donald Trump to join the Council of Governors. The bipartisan group of 10 governors — five from each major political party — is tasked with strengthening collaboration between states and the federal government on national security, disaster response, and military coordination […]