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Mobile home severely damaged by fire on Johns Island
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – St. Andrews Fire Department and multiple other crews responded to a fire at a mobile home early Thursday morning. Charleston County 911 received reports of a possible structure fire on Hughes Road around 3:30 a.m. Officials say St. Andrews, Charleston, St. John’s Fire Departments, Charleston County EMS, and Charleston County […]
Coroner IDs N. Charleston employee fatally shot while driving sanitation truck
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has identified the North Charleston Public Works employee who died Thursday after being shot while on the job. Da’twan Gatling, 26, died from a gunshot wound at approximately 2:18 p.m. at Trident Medical Center, Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal said....
Lowcountry teachers concerned about lack of substitutes as new school year approaches
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD)- We’re counting down the days until school starts here in the Lowcountry. Many districts are just weeks away from students filling the classrooms, but as we look ahead to the school year, some say they’re concerned about the lack of substitute teachers state-wide. “It’s vital for us to have subs,” Moultrie […]
Hwy. 17 reopens after ‘traffic incident’ in Charleston County
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A portion of Highway 17 was shut down for several hours while deputies were on the scene of a “traffic incident” in the Jacksonboro area. Charleston County deputies shut down Highway 17 past Parkers Ferry Road around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. The roadway reopened just before 5:30 p.m.
Celebrating Mount Pleasant's 'thriving' libraries
The results of an $108 million referendum to bring Charleston County libraries into the 21st Century back in 2014 were made manifest at the July 9 Mount Pleasant Town Council meeting. On hand to show and discuss improvements yielded with those public monies was Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) Executive...
Summerville man identified as victim in Ladson homicide
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal has released the name of the victim of a recent homicide in Ladson. Jeremy Mack, a 37-year-old Summerville man, was found dead in a home off Von Ohsen Road early Sunday morning after suffering an apparent stabbing, according to the Coroner’s office. The Charleston […]
‘Moving Honors’ memorial makes stop in Charleston to honor fallen EMS professionals
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston County leaders, South Carolina EMS, and many other organizations gathered Tuesday to pay tribute to fallen EMS professionals. Dozens of emergency vehicles of all types, first responders, and community leaders gathered at Brittlebank Park in downtown Charleston to pay tribute to the nation’s fallen EMS professionals. It was all […]
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