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Georgia family looking forward to Florida vacation find bedbugs all over rental. They're now fighting for a full refund.
ATLANTA — A local family ran into a nasty surprise while on vacation. And when they struggled to get their money back, they turned to the 11Alive Help Desk and Help Desk Veteran Bill Liss for assistance. The Boyd family was looking forward to their vacation in a condo...
Boat landing in Summerville remains closed due to Tropical Storm Debby damage
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A public boat landing in Summerville remains closed this week because of damage from Tropical Storm Debby. Summerville town officials say a cleanup effort at the Herbert H. Jessen Public Boat Landing is ongoing as said people should not attempt to enter the area. “We appreciate your patience and cooperation as […]
Snake-wrangling teacher in the Midlands
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – An unwanted guest slithered into a South Carolina high school leaving one brave teacher to wrangle the reptile. An Agriculture Education Instructor from Andrew Jackson High School, Mr. Young, caught the non-venomous snake in his class on Monday. The school posted photos of the capture on their social media pages. […]
Dawn Staley describes meeting Tom Brady at Paris Olymipcs
Like many others, Dawn Staley was active around the 2024 Paris Olympics. One particular moment that drew the South Carolina women’s basketball coach’s attention was when she was around NFL great Tom Brady. Staley described being around Brady on Wednesday during the Paul Finebaum Show on SEC Network....
Finally starting, South Carolina baseball alum Jonah Bride is having a whale of a 2nd half of the season
South Carolina baseball alum Jonah Bride has had a whale of a month. Bad puns aside, the Oklahoma native is getting just the second opportunity of his career to play consistently (the other coming at the end of a horrendously bad Oakland Athletics 2022 campaign in which winning was not a priority). The Owasso Walloper has made the most of his chance.
WECO River District Set to Catalyze Prosperity
The pulse of economic growth in West Columbia continues to beat and the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce will celebrate this pulse with a Ribbon Cutting Grand Opening and Block Party at 310 and 324 State St., on Aug. 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the WECO River District. The Cayce-West...
Residents concerned with yellow running water in their homes following Debby
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For the last few days, some people in the Lowcountry have noticed that the running water in their homes has had a slightly yellow or brown color to it. The Public Information Administrator for Charleston Water System, Mike Saia, says this is in direct correlation to...
Cleaning buckets available for Colleton County flood victims
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The cleanup process is underway in Colleton County as flooding from recent heavy rainfall recedes. Several cleanup buckets are available to residents who need them. Colleton County Fire Rescue will distribute buckets filled with basic cleaning supplies at Station #36 at 19576 Augusta Highway. The buckets are specifically for Colleton […]
City Councilman Josh Scallate files to run for Beaufort mayor
The race for mayor is heating up as incumbent Phil Cromer now has some competition for the position. Beaufort City Councilman Josh Scallate put his name into the race when he filed on Friday afternoon to run for the top office in the city. Cromer, who has held the office...
Veterans of the Week – Lillian and Harold Doctor
Beaufort’s Harold Doctor, 63, joined the United States Navy in Atlanta in 1980. After Boot Camp in Orlando, Fla., he was assigned as a storekeeper aboard the USS Puget Sound (AD-38) stationed at Gaeta, Italy. After two years he returned to Naval Hospital Philadelphia for treatment. On release he was assigned to USS Inchon (MCS-12) which made two Mediterranean deployments while he was aboard. He next spent three years ashore in Norfolk before being assigned to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Chesapeake. Following this he was an instructor at the Fleet Training Center, Norfolk; while there he married Lillian. He next spent three years aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65) making an additional Mediterranean deployment. In 2000 he retired with 20 years of service and began working as a civilian at the Space and Naval Warfare Center, first as a contractor then as a Civil Servant. He then moved to New Orleans and worked for the Headquarters, Naval Reserve. He left government service as a GS-13.
Beaufort teacher turns beauty queen with a message
A former Beaufort County English teacher recently competed in the 2024 Ms. USA Petite Pageant in Chicago at the end of July while advocating for her platform supporting women who are healing from abusive relationships. Kristen Smith moved to Beaufort County in 2018 and spent several years teaching at Battery...
Joyce Edwards named USA Today's Girls Basketball Player and Athlete of the Year
Forward Joyce Edwards will soon embark on her women’s college basketball career at the defending national champion University of South Carolina. Her “award tour” following a third state championship season at Camden High School continued on Monday when USA Today once again presented Edwards with its top prestigious honor as part of the publication's 2023-24 High School Sports Awards.
2025 RBC Heritage named PGA Tour Signature Event
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, Sc. (WTOC) - The RBC Heritage announced the 2025 tournament has been named a signature event for a third straight year. The signature event status means a limited field will be playing, but it’s a field filled with the top 70 players in the world. If...
Free Palestine CHS activists to protest North Charleston Elbit Systems facility Saturday
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Local activists with Free Palestine Charleston say they are holding a protest of Elbit Systems of America’s facility in North Charleston Saturday. Elbit Systems manufactures many things including weapons and munitions, and, according to their website, the Palmetto Commerce Park facility focuses on...
Former South Carolina football rival continues to give props to Gamecock fans
South Carolina football fans remember "the good 'ole days" under head coach Steve Spurrier. During the Head Ball Coach's tenure, the Gamecocks peaked as one of the best teams in the country, winning the SEC East in 2010 before ripping off three 11-2 seasons in a row and then being just a few 4th quarter defensive collapses away from another double-digit win total in 2014.
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