CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Georgetown man spending the rest of his life in prison for murdering his uncle and a woman in 2021 may be headed to trial on a third killing, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said. Ryan Woodruff, 31, fatally bludgeoned his uncle Roger Woodruff and Debra Goins in May 2021 in […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Berkeley County aims to keep courthouse resources from falling behind as the population grows at an unprecedented pace. The county has approved a $95 million contract for a courthouse replacement plan first introduced in 2023. The existing Moncks Corner building, located on California Avenue, was...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol has arrested a man after locating his vehicle in a hit-and-run that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. Cruz Martin Cerritos Mortero, 19, is charged with leaving the scene of a collision with great bodily injury, Cpl. Nick...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Nearly 90,000 undocumented immigrants live in South Carolina, according to the Migration Policy Institute. For some of the people who come into the Palmetto State and stay illegally, they may not hit the radar of immigration officials until they are arrested for a crime. That's the story of 28-year-old Ronaldo Mayco Manzanares-Verde.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A fusion-style taco shop in Mount Pleasant said via Instagram it shut down last week after less than two years of being open. White Duck Taco Shop announced on Oct. 23 that they served their last taco in the Charleston area. The shop opened on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard on May […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Lowcountry Rapid Transit (LCRT) is officially in its final design phase. Leaders celebrated their progress at the future site of the Shipwatch Square Transit Center. The LCRT project began in 2019, reached it 60% design phase in September, and is now awaiting federal funding in the coming years. The […]

Land conservation groups and state agencies are pushing to protect more than 60,000 acres in eastern South Carolina.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Medical University of South Carolina will break ground on a new facility to increase access to care for surrounding communities in Berkeley and Charleston Counties. According to MUSC Health officials, the MUSC Health Clements Ferry Pavilion will be a four-story, 80,000-square-foot medical office building that will increase access to care […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – Home Telcom is now offering free WiFi access to customers throughout the Nexton community. SmartTown WiFi is different from regular public WiFi because it uses the same secure network that customers have at home. Home Telecom states that connecting through SmartTown WiFi provides an extra layer of protection against hacks, […]

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — One80 Place announced Wednesday it was awarded $3.8 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to combat youth homelessness in the Lowcountry. The funding will help One80 Place's system expand its capacity to serve more youth throughout Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, Jasper, Colleton, Beaufort...

SOCASTEE, S.C. (WBTW) — A $50 million U.S. Forest Service grant will protect more than 62,000 acres across three counties in what’s being called one of the largest conservation projects in the state’s history. “Today marks an unprecedented victory for conservation and commerce,” state forester Scott Phillips said. “The funding announced for this initiative is […]

COLUMBIA — More than 62,000 acres of land in the Pee Dee are slated for protection, marking the largest conservation easement project in the state’s history, according to a conservation group helping to arrange it. A $50 million federal Forest Legacy grant will make up the “lion’s share” of funding for the properties in Georgetown, […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and Lowcountry doctors are working to spread awareness about this tragedy that impacts so many families. About one in every four pregnancies will end in a miscarriage and one in 175 pregnancies result in stillbirth, according to the...

ST. STEPHEN, S.C. (WCSC) - Berkeley County officials are one step closer to cleaning up St. Stephen areas, including an old high school. The Town of St. Stephen will have revitalized areas in the upcoming years thanks to grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency. Berkeley County officials applied for the first Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield grant back in 2022 as part of phase one of its initiative.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) The Town of Mount Pleasant’s Commercial Design Review Board met Monday night and one of the developments up for review had residents divided. The developers of the Erckman Pool Club in the Old Village want to develop the club to give families living in the neighborhood somewhere they can enjoy the […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The rain chances will be low and the temperatures will be high as we wrap up the month of October here in the Lowcountry. Halloween will stay rather dry and warm with great conditions for any evening plans. Temperatures will heat up into the 80s, but then drop into the 70s as the kids head out trick-or-treating Thursday evening. Highs will stay in the low to mid 80s through Saturday before cooling a bit into the 70s Sunday.

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD)- Delays in a years-long construction project along Redbank Road have some people in the Goose Creek area wanting answers. The multi-million dollar project, which includes replacing aging sewer lines and putting a median along the stretch, has been moving along slowly. But, for one business owner, the road work feels like […]

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Lane closures on Hungry Neck Boulevard will begin on Thursday for repairs to the stormwater box. The Mount Pleasant Public Services Department will be making repairs to a stormwater box at the entrance to Carolina Walk on Hungry Neck Blvd. The repairs will result in a one-lane closure, traffic will […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Representatives from Dominion Energy South Carolina, Berkeley Electric Cooperative and Santee Cooper are providing their customers ways to save on their energy bills as October is Energy Awareness Month. With the seasons changing, energy costs can fluctuate, but there are ways to keep energy use economical...