UPDATE: The tornado warning has expired as of 10:04 a.m.; however, a severe thunderstorm warning remains active for Berkeley, Colleton, Charleston, and Dorchester counties until 10:45 a.m. View live cameras as severe weather passes through the Lowcountry — MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Charleston and […]
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Charleston and Colleton counties until 10:15 a.m. Specifically, the warning area is for southeastern Beaufort, Charleston, and Colleton counties. According to the NWS, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Dale, in the Beaufort area near […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Once week from today will mark 10 years since an event that changed the Lowcountry forever, the tragic June 17, 2015, shooting at Mother Emanuel in downtown Charleston. A gunman, motivated by white supremacist views, shot and killed nine people during Bible study at the historically Black church, leaving a lasting […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County School District’s Board of Trustees has approved a plan for how responsibilities that were once delegated to the now-dissolved constituent boards will be handled in the new school year. The district suggested that duties for student transfers, drawing attendance zones, and handling student discipline will now be […]
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A person was taken into custody Monday night after a nearly five-hour standoff on Waverly Road in the Pawleys Island area, Sheriff Carter Weaver said. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement just before 7:30 p.m. saying a man barricaded himself in a residence on St. Christopher Circle. Deputies […]
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Town leaders in Summerville are considering a new ordinance that would make it illegal to camp on both public and private property without permission. The proposed ordinance is set for discussion and a potential vote during Monday night’s council meeting. It would give law enforcement the authority to clear encampments from […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Roughly more than 20,000 customers are currently without power as of 5:36 p.m. in the Lowcountry. The Dominion Energy outage map shows 11,647 customers are without power primarily Knightsville and Summerville areas. as of 5:42 p.m. The Berkeley Electric Cooperative Outage map shows about 10,224 customers are without power mainly in […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A longtime Charleston radio personality who hosted shows on 92.5 Kickin’ Country has died. “Charleston Media Solutions is sad to announce the passing of TJ Phillips, who died peacefully on Sunday, June 8th,” the radio group said in an announcement Monday morning. TJ Phillips had an established career in radio having […]
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — A much-anticipated project that officials say will help alleviate flooding on part of James Island is set to get underway this week. A temporary road closure along Central Park Road between Riverland Drive and Fleming Road will go into effect on June 9 as crews begin work on the $2.7 […]
