CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Boeing announced Thursday it will expand operations at its Charleston County campus with a $1 billion investment in infrastructure upgrades. The facility in North Charleston has been the home of the full 787 Dreamliner production cycle for more than a decade and fabricates, assembles, and delivers the 787-8, 787-9, and […]
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The former CEO of Palmetto Railways could face up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. The case, investigated by the FBI Columbia Field Office, involved Jeffery McWhorter, 63, of Awendaw, a co-conspirator referred to as T.B., and an unnamed employee of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Cross High School will play Abbeville in a state football championship game Thursday evening. The Cross Trojans defeated Lake View High School in the Class A Lower State Championship matchup last week and advanced to the Class A State Football Championship. They will play the Abbeville Panthers at South Carolina […]
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Residents in Dorchester County can attend a public information meeting on Thursday regarding a Deer Run Road replacement project. The meeting will be held in person from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Rollins Edwards Community Center on North Hickory Street. Dorchester County officials hope to provide the public […]
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The St. George Police Department is responding to an incident involving a barricaded subject on Southeast Railroad Avenue. Officers report that the situation is fully contained, with assistance from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, and there is no threat to the public. Authorities are urging the public to avoid the […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston County and Pet Helpers met to discuss current protocols after announcing their official partnership on Wednesday. Since the contract between the county and Charleston Animal Society expired in November, Pet Helpers has stepped in to assist. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office brings in animals they find in unincorporated areas […]
WASHINGTON (WCBD) – U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) was seen wearing a shoulder sling on Capitol Hill one day after an alleged assault she claims came in response to her recent calls for transgender women to be prohibited from using women’s restrooms on federal property. Mace wrote in a Dec. 10 post on X that […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The family of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, has ties to the Charleston area. News 2 has confirmed that Mangione’s parents own a condominium in a building off East Bay Street called, The Cogswell Building, in the Printer’s Row […]
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Smoke caused Students and staff to be evacuated from a Colleton County elementary school. Colleton County Fire-Rescue crews responded to a report of smoke in the ceiling of the breakroom at Hendersonville Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon. The school is located on Hendersonville Highway in Walterboro. Students and staff were […]
RAVENEL, S.C. (WCBD) – A driver was killed in an early morning crash on Highway 162. Deputies with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash just after midnight in the Ravenel area. An initial investigation determined the vehicle was traveling west on Highway 162 when it left the road and […]
