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Large ship sighted off Myrtle Beach coast on Sunday laying subsea infrastructure
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the amount of cable the ship is capable of laying. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County’s development boom isn’t just happening on land. A 467-foot French vessel was spotted moving across the Myrtle Beach coast early Sunday morning that ocean traffic data identified as the […]
Rainy week ahead could ease our drought
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- Happy Monday!. We're kicking off the work week with morning lows in the 70s with partly cloudy skies. Following rains on Sunday night, we anticipate more possibilities of rain throughout the week. Our area will see a weak frontal boundary, which is expected to increase the...
Delays, cancellations persist at Charleston’s airport after computer glitch
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - A dozen flights still appear to be affected at Charleston International Airport days after a global computer software failure. The flight-tracking website Flight-Aware reported there were four delays and eight cancellations for Monday as of 7:30 a.m. The site reported Delta, Endeavor Air and Breeze...
Berkeley County to decide how they will spend some accommodation fee dollars
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Berkeley County Council will decide Monday how to spend some of their accommodation fees dollars. The fees are collected by the county which must be spent on things that will be used in relation to tourism. Lisa Jennings, vice president of the Berkeley County Historical Society, was standing in a […]
Woman mourns loss of husband, urges gun safety after N. Romney St. shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - One Charleston woman is grieving the loss of her husband and dealing with injuries of her own while urging the public to practice proper gun safety. On the night of July 5, a Charleston Police officer reported hearing gunshots from the Bridgeview Apartments on North Romney Street while he was patrolling the area. Three people had been shot, including 44-year-old Brian Fokes, who died at the scene. A teenager and Fokes’ wife Pearl Samuels were taken to the hospital.
Former South Carolina baseball star signs with Atlanta Braves
South Carolina baseball legend Whit Merrifield is in his 9th year in Major League Baseball (and his 15th as a professional). During his career, he has made three Major League Baseball All-Star Games, led the league in hits (2x), doubles, triples, and stolen bases (3x), has been a Silver Slugger Award nominee at multiple positions, and has been a multiple-time Gold Glove nominee at second base as one of the league's top utility players.
New gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Jennifer Joi Jaroscak about new gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease. Dr. Jaroscak is a Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Non-Malignant Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation at MUSC. TRANSCRIPT:. Conner: I'm Bobbi Conner for South Carolina Public Radio with Health Focus here...
Stolen car crashed into North Charleston apartment
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Police are looking for the person who crashed a possibly stolen car into a North Charleston apartment building. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department responded to the scene on Mosstree Street around 11 a.m. Sunday to find a vehicle lodged in an apartment wall. “The apartment was an efficiency […]
Authorities: Increased law enforcement presence in and around Sun City-Hilton Head
SUN CITY HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Above video: Your Monday headlines. Update 11:23 a.m.: According to the BCSO, a deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle with a stolen license plate. The car drove into Sun City. They located the vehicle, but not the driver. They are searching for...
3 charged with furnishing contraband at federal prison in Williamsburg County
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Deputies arrested three men after investigating a report of contraband packages being thrown over a fence at FCI Williamsburg last week. Luther J’Quan Antonio Brown, 28, of North Charleston; Dontae Daniel Royal, 25, of Columbia; and Lamont Terell Smalls, 27, of North Charleston, are each charged with furnishing contraband to an inmate, according to Investigator Jalisa Brown.
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