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Apartment fire in Summerville possibly caused by lightning strike
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A lightning strike may have caused a Saturday afternoon apartment fire in the Summerville area. Summerville Fire Rescue responded to the Waters Edge Apartments on Dorchester Road. According to authorities, it appears that a lightning strike caused a fire at the complex. Captain Chris Hirsch of the Summerville Police Department said […]
Summerville family hopes daughter’s fentanyl death will raise awareness
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - A family mourning the loss of their 23-year-old daughter earlier this year is hoping her death will put a spotlight on the crisis surrounding fentanyl. Alexis Rose Carraher died on Jan. 31 after using cocaine laced with fentanyl, her family says. They describe Alexis as an...
N. Charleston public worker killed in shooting: Business manager shares what he saw
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The North Charleston Police Department is still searching for the person who shot a North Charleston public works employee Thursday. Da'twan Gatling, 26, from North Charleston, later died at a hospital. Police say Gatling crashed his work truck on Dorchester Road right in front...
Coroner IDs North Charleston Public Works employee who was shot while on the job
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The coroner’s office identified Friday a North Charleston employee who died after being shot while on the job. Da’Twan Gatling, 26, from North Charleston, died on Thursday from a gunshot wound while at Trident Medical Center, according to the Charleston County Coroner’s Office. Gatling, a public works employee, was collecting […]
Mobile home burned down, 3 displaced in N. Charleston fire
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The North Charleston Fire Department says two adults and one child have been displaced following a structure fire Sunday morning. Fire crews were dispatched to the 4800 block of Gaynor Avenue around 8:50 a.m. Upon arrival, they found a single-wide mobile home fully involved in...
North Charleston liquor store robbed at gunpoint; suspect flees with cash and goods
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C (WCIV) — On Thursday, July 18, officers with the North Charleston Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at a liquor store in North Charleston. At 6:10 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to the location on Rivers avenue, according to the police report. Upon arrival...
Pedestrian dies following N. Charleston crash
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The North Charleston Police Department’s Traffic Unit is investigating after a man died in an auto-pedestrian crash Saturday night. Police say they responded to the incident just before 10 p.m. at the intersection of Rivers Avenue and Fuller Street. The pedestrian, a man, was...
Cottageville restaurant damaged in Wednesday fire
COTTAGEVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A restaurant in Cottageville was damaged this week in what appeared to be an electrical-related fire. Callers told 9-1-1 operators that they saw smoke coming from the roof of a business at 10476 Cottageville Highway around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Crews with Colleton County Fire Rescue arrived to find smoke and flames […]
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