NEW YORK (WPIX) – A man in Pennsylvania has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, officials said Monday. Luigi Mangione, 26, was identified as the New York Police Department’s person of interest in last week’s slaying, according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. He was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, […]
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CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston County deputies are assisting US Marshals with a barricade situation Monday afternoon. The suspect is barricaded in a residence on Tree Canopy Drive off Von Ohsen Road in Summerville, law enforcement told News 2. Surrounding roads are currently shut down while authorities work. A Charleston County SWAT team is […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — Thousands of Santee Cooper customers will see higher energy bills next spring after the state-owned utility company’s board voted Monday to raise electric rates. The base rate increase — the company’s first in seven years — means the average residential customer will pay an additional $11 per month, bringing their […]
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD)— Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie on Monday called for an end to a local option sales tax proposal that would have funded development projects around Patriots Point. The town council approved the first reading of an ordinance last week that included a tourism development fee. The proposed 1% tax would have […]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — North Charleston will soon have a new top law enforcement officer as Ron Camacho is officially sworn in as police chief. Camacho, the former police chief for the Chambersburg Police Department in Pennsylvania, is set to take his oath of office during an 11 a.m. ceremony at North Charleston City […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) — Santee Cooper customers could see a change in their electric bill next spring. The state-owned utility company’s board is expected to vote on Dec. 9 on whether to raise rates for its more than 200,000 customers in Berkeley, Georgetown, and Horry counties—the first base rate increase in seven years. If […]
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Summerville High School’s football team will compete Friday in the State Championship game. Summerville Greenwave advanced to the championship after defeating Sumter 35-6 for the 5A Division 1 Lower State title last Friday night. The team has not played for a state title since 2007. The game will take place Friday, […]
ST. GEORGE, S.C. (WCBD) – One person was injured following an explosion near a Dorchester County home. Dorchester County Fire & Rescue responded to an address off Deep Woods Road and found a debris field from a shipping container that had some sort of explosion. Fire Chief Tres Atkinson said an initial investigation determined it […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect, in a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, also touched on […]
ATLANTA (AP) — No. 4 Texas will be competing for a return trip to Atlanta when it plays at home against No. 13 Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The winner will play No. 10 Arizona State in the Jan. 1 Peach Bowl in Atlanta in the CFP quarterfinals. The Longhorns […]
