CRIME & SAFETY
Firefighters on scene of Mount Pleasant house fire
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Firefighters from multiple agencies were called to a report of a house fire in a Mount Pleasant neighborhood. The fire was reported at a home on Andover Way in the Park West neighborhood. The Mount Pleasant Fire Department, Isle of Palms Fire Rescue, Charleston County...
17-year-old suspect charged with murdering man found dead in burnt car; denied bond
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A suspect has been arrested for firing the shots that killed the man found dead inside a burnt vehicle. 17-year-old Zion Vaughn is charged with murder in connection with the death of 20-year-old Omarion Brown. He was denied bond at a hearing on May 1 in Dorchester County.
Pedestrian dead in collision with train on Hwy 174 Sunday night
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train late Sunday night in the Adams Run community. Deputies with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to the railroad crossing on Highway 174 between Savannah Highway and Old Jacksonboro Road around 11:30 p.m. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at […]
Ravenel Bridge traffic enforcement results in 112 speeding tickets from CPD & MPPD
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A total of 112 speeding tickets were handed out Tuesday by the Mount Pleasant Police Department and Charleston Police Department in a traffic enforcement procedure on the Ravenel Bridge. Mount Pleasant police dished out 27 speeding tickets while Charleston police collected 85. The fastest...
1 injured, some lanes closed after tractor trailer overturns on Savannah Highway
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — One person is injured and the northbound lanes of the bridge over the Rantowles Creek are closed after a tractor trailer overturned in a single-vehicle crash, according to the Charleston County Sheriff's Office. It happened on Savannah Highway between James Bay Road and Davison Road,...
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