MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – A railroad crossing damaged during a deadly train versus vehicle crash has reopened following repairs. Altman Street in Moncks Corner has been closed in both directions since the March 12 collision that involved a Volvo and Amtrak passenger train. A representative from CSX told News 2 shortly after the incident […]
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COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Twenty-two animals were saved from “deplorable conditions” in Cottageville this week. Colleton County Animal Services received a tip from a concerned citizen about a home on Running Creek Lane. The caller said they thought there were animals at the home, but they hadn’t seen anyone at the property for a […]
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. – Dorchester School District Two has released new details about former superintendent Dr. Shane Robbins’s early retirement. Dr. Robbins left his post following a March 10 meeting, at which the DDTwo Board of Trustees voted to release him from his contract, allowing him to retire early. According to documents provided by the […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Energy-efficient affordable housing, support for local farmers, air pollution monitoring, and other community-based projects have been left in “limbo” by the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grant funding, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed March 19 in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, challenges the administration’s authority to […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A Charleston-based Coast Guard cutter offloaded about 45,600 of illegal narcotics worth more than $517.5 million in Florida on Thursday. Cutter Stone’s offload was the result of 14 interdiction missions that happened in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. In addition to the seized contraband, 35 suspected smugglers were transferred to the US […]
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The largest IKEA retailer is bringing operations to South Carolina by building a new solar park in Kingstree. Ingka Investments is building Kingstree West, which will produce about 186 GWh annually and consist of 178,000 modules. According to Ingka, the facility’s annual energy output equals a yearly consumption of 15,200 […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A former Charleston County detention deputy has been charged with assault and battery. The charges come after a “use of force” incident was reported at the Al Cannon Detention Center on Wednesday. An investigation into the matter revealed that Alan Genest, 34, used inappropriate force while taking an inmate to […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities arrested two people in what Charleston Police are calling a series of sophisticated ATM thefts across multiple jurisdictions. Officials with the Charleston Police Department said their investigation began on Feb. 21 when an ATM owner reported that several of his machines had been accessed fraudulently. Charleston PD detective determined the […]
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A second person has been arrested for their role in a shooting outside a Kingstree gas station. Malcolm O’Neil Brockington, 26, was arrested on charges of pointing and presenting a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, and breach of peace high and aggravated. Deputies with the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office […]
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A man accused of stabbing a Mount Pleasant officer during an encounter on Johnny Dodds Blvd. has been charged with attempted murder. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the Mount Pleasant officer was responding to a 911 call about a person who had exposed himself at a bank […]
