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Latest Skin and Hair Trends with the Southeastern Esthetics Institute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - If you’re wanting to stay in the loop of the latest trends in skin and hair, the Southeastern Esthetics Institute is training up the next great Hair Stylists and Estheticians. The school not only focuses on skin but crowns as well and they join us...
PJ Morlando signs contract with Miami Marlins
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - PJ Morlando is officially a member of the Miami Marlins. The Summerville native, who was the 16th overall pick of the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday, officially signed his deal with the team on Friday. Jim Callis of MLB.com reported that Morlando signed for a...
The Significance of the 1945-46 Charleston Cigar Factory Strike
The 1945-1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike was a pivotal labor movement involving workers at the American Tobacco Company’s facility in Charleston, South Carolina and had a significant impact on post-World War II labor relations in the United States. Key highlights and summary:. Duration: The strike lasted from October 22,...
Organization seeking funds to resolve problem of derelict boats in SC waterways
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Derelict and abandoned boats can cause several hazards for boaters and fishers utilizing the waterways, as well as marine life; a Lowcountry organization is working to solve this issue, but it needs funding to do so. Wounded Nature Working Veterans is a nonprofit organization dedicated to...
Dancing on the Cooper continues at Mt. Pleasant Pier
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Dancing on the Cooper has two more events planned for the summer, one of which is scheduled for Friday. Dancing on the Cooper is a live music series on the Mount Pleasant Pier organized by Charleston County Parks. County officials say that guests will enjoy the greatest hits from the 60s, […]
Back-to-school event to benefit South Carolina students in need
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Local organizations are preparing for their first back-to-school event of the year. First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina, along with other organizations like the Latino Community Development, will give away backpacks filled with school supplies free of cost. “This is a community that needs...
Soggy Days Ahead For the Southeast
A stalled front will keep the next several days soggy across the South. A stretch of torrential downpours has led to areas like Columbia, SC reaching 6" in rainfall totals in just 1 day. The past few days have varied the intensity of the storms, with some storms carrying flooding rain alongside strong, gusty winds. Despite there being a risk for general thunderstorms on Sunday, gusty winds and hail will be possible. Any thunderstorm can pose severe hazards, such as dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy rainfall and flash flooding, and damaging wind gusts.
Marine sentenced to nearly 5 years for Nazi salute display during Capitol riot
Tyler Bradley Dykes, of South Carolina, was an active-duty Marine when he grabbed a police riot shield from the hands of two police officers and used it to push his way through police lines during the attack by a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters
More scattered downpours likely this weekend
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — It's a "sweat, rinse, repeat" forecast for the Midlands!. Today will start dry with partly sunny skies and temperatures climbing to the low 90s. Scattered thunderstorms will bubble up starting around 3 pm and should stick around much of the evening. Isolated damaging wind gusts...
Charleston tech CEO discusses impacts and recovery following major tech outage
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The chief executive officer of the Charleston Technology Group says his day started with panicked phone calls from his clients asking if their data would be hit. He says thankfully his company was in the clear. Several banks have been experiencing high-traffic calls following a...
Soda City Live: Attend a free movie screening to benefit teens living with sickle cell anemia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia-Richland Fire Department is hosting a free movie night to benefit teens who are living with sickle cell anemia. On July 24 at 7 p.m. at Spotlight Cinemas near the old Columbia Mall, bring your friends and family to watch Sidney Poitier’s “A Warm December” movie that chronicles the love story of a person living with sickle cell anemia.
Isle of Palms, SC Plans to Spend $1 million for Beach Renourishment on Inlet Rebuilding
ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCSC) – The Isle of Palms is getting $1 million in state budget funding for beach renourishment that leaders say they plan to use to build up Breach Inlet and do shoal work from Dewees Island. The city applied for $2.5 million estimating the restoration...
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