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1 person rescued from townhome fire in North Charleston
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The North Charleston Police Department is investigating after a structure fire Sunday evening. Crews were called to a report of a structure fire in the 4700 block of Arco Lane at the Lake Palmetto townhomes in North Charleston around 5:45 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters observed...
North Charleston Police say one injured in Saturday hit-and-run
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Police are reporting that one person has been hospitalized following a hit-and-run crash between a motorcycle and a car. North Charleston Police Department Public Information Officer Harve Jacobs said officers responded to a reported hit-and-run on Rivers Avenue near Dalton Street Saturday afternoon at 4:30.
South Carolina updates coastal hurricane evacuation zones as season nears
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina’s emergency management leaders are refreshing the state’s coastal evacuation zones ahead of hurricane season. State and local emergency management officials joined Governor Henry McMaster and law enforcement in North Charleston on Thursday morning to unveil the new evacuation zones. It’s the first major change to the zones in […]
South Carolina college student warns neighbors as fire spreads to 4 homes
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Crews battled a fire in North Charleston Wednesday afternoon that spread to four homes in a subdivision on Sumters Run. The North Charleston Fire Department said four homes caught fire and two were destroyed due to the blaze. Neighbors in the River Chase subdivision described what happened when they discovered […]
Series of burglaries frustrates North Charleston businesses
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A string of robberies at businesses located within the Dorchester Industrial Park has left owners seeking justice. Coastal Utilities on Franchise Street was hit this week for the second time this year and no arrests have been made. The burglars are after big construction equipment like trailers and machinery with a high price tag.
Buccaneers clinch weekend series behind second shutout of the weekend over Radford
CHARLESTON – Charleston Southern clinched the series victory over Radford behind a 2-0, shutout victory on Sunday afternoon. This marked the second shutout victory over the Highlanders of the weekend and helps keep the Buccaneers in the driver’s seat of their bid for a spot in the Big South Championships.
Standoff ends in murder charge, shocks quiet North Charleston neighborhood
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — North Charleston Police (NCPD) arrested a man Wednesday after an hours-long standoff in the Glyn Terrace neighborhood. 20-year-old Kristian Jaheem Bryant has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting on Stall Road in April. News 4 spoke with a neighbor who...
Woman identified as victim of fatal Florence County motorcycle crash
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A 54-year-old woman killed in a motorcycle crash on I-95 over the weekend has been identified. Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutchken said the victim was Stephanie Grant-Gladden, of Ravenel. According to officials, witness statements and preliminary findings indicated that a tire on Grant-Gladden's...
North Charleston reports crime decrease, police explain how they work to keep it down
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — The North Charleston Police Department reports that overall crime has gone down so far in 2024, with Deputy Chief Scott Perry attributing the decrease to factors such as community engagement and enhanced technology. According to a crime comparison report from the North Charleston Police Department (NCPD), aggravated assaults by April […]
North Charleston event brings awareness to current teacher contracts
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Education Association held a teacher signing day event in North Charleston Friday to call for changes educators would like to see made in teacher contracts. With May 10 being the last day for teachers in South Carolina to sign their contracts, members...
Police: 2 men wanted after South Carolina Walmart store robbed
A man passed two South Carolina Walmart employees a note Monday that led to the store being robbed, police said in an incident report. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department said in the report they were called just before 2 p.m. to the store on Dorchester Road about an "active assailant."
Mother-daughter duos dominate graduation at Trident Technical College
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Of the almost 2,700 graduates of Trident Technical College this spring, several have family ties to their fellow grads. Terri Alexander and her daughter, Chelsea Alexander, both participated in the May 3 commencement ceremony. Terri, a student reflection speaker at the ceremony, said she...
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