CRIME & SAFETY

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Authorities say the victim of a Sunday afternoon shooting in North Charleston has died. North Charleston Police officers heard gunshots near Kraft Avenue and Tulip Avenue just before 5 p.m. Sunday. A police report states officers were directed to Florida Avenue where they found an...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano told Hollywood residents during a town-hall community meeting that deputies need the community’s help in solving a Memorial Day shooting that killed one and injured five others. The shootout happened on May 29 at Church Hill Road and Storage Road...

HOLLYWOOD, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is asking the community for help gathering information on a Memorial Day shootout that killed one person and wounded five others. According to CCSO, the incident happened at a block party near Church Hill Road and Storage Road...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A 26-year-old Summerville man convicted of attempted murder of a Charleston County deputy will spend over 20 years in prison, according to First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe. Albert Scott III was sentenced to 24 years in prison without parole following a guilty plea to attempted murder and possession of a weapon […]

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Officials are responding to a structure fire on James Island Tuesday night. Deputies with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office are assisting fire crews with the James Island Public Service District with a fire on Wild Wing Lane, sheriff’s office spokesman Andrew Knapp said.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - A Mount Pleasant family is grieving after losing their son in a fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 17 over the weekend. Brandon “Eric” Newsome, 19, the driver of the motorcycle, died Saturday from injuries he sustained in the crash, according to the Charleston County Coroner.

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A man killed in a Mount Pleasant crash over the weekend has been identified by the Charleston County Coroner. Brandon Newsome; of Mount Pleasant, was pronounced dead Saturday just after 1:40 p.m. after enduring fatal injuries in a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle, according to Coroner Bobbi O’Neal. […]

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston International Airport welcomed two K-9 officers and their handlers to their security team on Monday morning. The new officers have been trained by the Transportation Security Administration through a rigorous four-month program, airport spokesman Spencer Pryor said. The program trains and deploys both TSA-led and state and law enforcement-led canine teams that protect the transportation industry.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Friends and family gathered Sunday morning to walk across the Cooper River bridge in of honor Samantha Miller’s life who was killed on her wedding night. Miller, 34, died on Folly Beach on April 28 when a car rear-ended her wedding party’s golf cart....

Officials say an argument between two sisters led to an exchange of gunfire early Friday morning in North Charleston.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Police Department says a missing 22-year-old man was found safe. The man was reported missing Saturday and was last seen Friday in West Ashley, the department says. Police said he was located safe on Monday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Police Department says all westbound lanes on I-526 have reopened. Authorities say a vehicle fire near exit 17 caused lanes to be shut down in the area. There was no immediate word on any injuries. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

The Isle of Palms Police Department and the Law Enforcement Neighborhood Support program will join forces to establish a long-term internship program that is expected to help both the Department and students seeking a career in law enforcement. At its May 23 meeting, the IOP Council unanimously approved plans to...

The Goose Creek Rural Fire Department is urging the community to be cautious if approached by a man claiming to sell fire helmets. Firefighters said it's a scam. The post Goose Creek Rural FD: Man Selling Fire Helmets Is A Scammer first appeared on The Berkeley Observer.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - An argument between two sisters led to guns being drawn and shots fired early Friday morning, authorities said. Jazzmen Lesston, 32, was charged with discharging firearms into a dwelling and unlawful conduct toward a child, jail records show. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department heard...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities have closed a portion of Highway 17 N following a crash Saturday afternoon. According to the Mount Pleasant Police Department, Highway 17 southbound near Park West Blvd is closed to traffic as first responders work a vehicle crash. Reports say the crash happened at Ivy Hall just after 1:00 […]

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)- The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing James Island teenager. Melena Gabrielle Snider, 17, was last seen by family members at her home on Stono Post Road on Thursday around 2:00 p.m. Deputies said Snider is considered endangered as she has medical conditions that […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Tributes have been pouring in for late Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds since his passing last week. On Friday, CPD put out a video titled "Charleston salutes Police Chief Luther Reynolds." The video shows hundreds of officers saluting Chief Reynolds as he is escorted from...