SANGAREE, S.C. (WCBD) – A problematic road in Berkeley County will soon be paved. Drivers say the road in Sangaree, which runs between Beauregard Road and the Food Lion, is bumpy and dangerous. “I do a lot of bobbing and weaving,” said Jessica Franklin, who works next to the road. “My car has bottomed out, […]
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YEMASSEE, S.C. (WCBD) – None of the more than 40 monkeys that escaped a research facility in Beaufort County earlier this week have been captured as of Friday midday. The primates, 43 rhesus macaques, escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center on Wednesday after an employee did not fully shut an enclosure. They have […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A man who slammed into the side of a North Charleston K-9 unit during a high-speed chase has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The crash happened during the night of June 12, 2018, while multiple law enforcement agencies attempted to apprehend Willis Terrel Ivey on outstanding warrants. According […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency in South Carolina on Thursday to support response efforts to flash flooding. Specifically, the emergency declaration is for flooding in the eastern midlands and areas of the Lowcountry. Orangeburg County experienced significant issues on Thursday due to heavy rainfall. More than 130 road […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — The school board in South Carolina’s second-largest school district will see some turnover following Tuesday’s election, though conservative-backed candidates are set to retain the majority. Half of the seats on the Charleston County School Board of Trustees were up for election on Nov. 5, giving voters a chance to reshape […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) officially rolled out his bid to run the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Friday, a move that would put him at the helm of the party’s midterm efforts to maintain and possibly grow its majority next cycle. Scott had been mulling a run for the post since mid-October. He is […]
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities in Williamsburg County are searching for a missing 83-year-old woman with dementia. Lula Davis McClary was last seen at 5 p.m. on Folly Road in the Greeleyville community wearing a long red sweater and pants. McClary, who goes by the nickname “Tiny,” is 5 feet 4 inches tall and […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — The wife of a Berkeley County sergeant killed while riding his motorcycle to work Monday morning shared what she remembers about her husbands life. Sgt. Devon Lindsay, a father of four, died as a result of the early morning crash on Old Gilliard Road in Ridgeville. Following the tragedy, Sgt. […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Racist text messages are reportedly being sent to people of color across the country, and within the past few days, some Lowcountry individuals say they have received the texts themselves. State Rep. Tiffany Spann Wilder (D) sent an email to House colleagues explaining that several of her constituents received text messages […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Police in North Charleston have arrested a murder suspect following an October shooting on Remount Road. 29-year-old Adin Perez-Perez is charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a firearm during a violent crime, according to Harve Jacobs, spokesperson for the North Charleston Police Department. Perez-Perez caught in Florida and […]
