CHARLESTON, S.C (WCBD) –Monday night, the Charleston County School Board held their first meeting of the new year where they discussed raising teacher salaries. Last year, the Charleston County School District passed an $8,000 raise for the 2024 to 2025 school year. This made Charleston County the highest-paying school districts in South Carolina with a […]
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A staffie-mix female dog who made national headlines after surviving an animal cruelty incident nearly ten years ago has passed away, her family announced through social media. Caitlyn passed away peacefully Sunday after she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, according to an Instagram account dedicated to her. “She was a […]
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Law enforcement captured a suspect Monday in Mount Pleasant believed to be involved in a shooting that left one person injured. The shooting occurred on Carriage Lane around 9:30 a.m. after a dispute between two individuals escalated, according to the Charleston Police Department. The suspect, identified as Orlando Maurice Frasier, […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston City Council is set to discuss several stormwater drainage projects Tuesday evening. One of those projects awaits a new contract after the previous one expired after five years. These are more well known as the historic brick arches that date back to the mid 1800s. The city uses these for […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — Two Lowcountry counties had among the most reports of human trafficking investigated by state authorities last year, according to new data from the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. The South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force released its annual report on Monday, detailing the number of cases reported statewide, where these crimes […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A school bus struck a North Charleston Police Department vehicle early Monday morning, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said the school bus hit the police vehicle during a traffic stop. According to Jason Collins with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, it was a minor accident and no injuries […]
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — A popular Murrells Inlet pizza place closed its doors for good on Sunday. Uncle Mikey’s Pizza owner Mike Zalloum said he has sold the business and is retiring after more than two dozen years in business. “I’ll tell you what, I’m going to miss, all of them (referring to customers […]
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities in Georgetown County are searching for a missing pregnant woman. Juliet Lenae Martin, 23, walked out of Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet early Monday morning, according to the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say Martin is 16 weeks pregnant and suffers from serious medical conditions. The sheriff’s […]
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – Tucked deep on St. Helena Island, the sound of wild marshland ponies once echoed across the marshes. Their neighing and grunting filled the air, a sound that many locals believed brought a certain magic to the area. But, like all things, that magic couldn’t last forever. For over a decade, […]
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami threat. Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the quake was centered, in the southwestern island of Kyushu, […]
