Local Charleston SC News and Government News (2024)

Ravenel residents, who are accustomed to a more rural lifestyle, worry about the implications of more developments, including a potential concrete batch plant.

Fisheries across the U.S. are experiencing record-low numbers of overfished fish stocks and stocks subject to overfishing, but a few species remain on the overfished list amid rising climate threats.

Dorchester PAWS evacuated all of its cats and dogs in anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby's arrival. Debby is expected to bring historic rainfall to the region.

NWS forecasts Tropical Storm Debby could drop up to 30 inches of rain across coastal South Carolina. That would be comparable to 2015's "thousand-year flood."

Fecal pollution in the Seine River has been a chronic issue during the 2024 Olympics. But Charlestonians shouldn't judge. We've got our own poop-filled rivers.

South Carolina's holding centers for juvenile offenders have been plagued with violence and unsafe conditions, a problem made worse by persistent overcrowding and understaffing.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who spent nearly 30 years in prayer for a wife, married Charleston interior designer Mindy Noce in a private ceremony before friends, family and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.

Charleston city officials held an emergency briefing Aug. 3 to warn residents about the threat posed by Tropical Storm Debby and how residents should prepare.

Hundreds of boats gathered in the Cooper River before parading around the peninsula and toward Fort Sumter in support of former President Donald Trump.

A woman sued the owner of popular bar Local 616 after she was "catastrophically injured" after she contends the bar over-served a woman moments before a head-on collision on the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in 2021.

Hubert "Wayne" Wilcher served as contracts and procurement director for the district from 2013 to 2023. The lawsuit claims he was fired while on sick leave.

A former Army soldier from Goose Creek will spend 20 years in prison after recording young girls performing sexual acts online. Federal prosecutors contend Evan Bucci, 23, psychologically abused the girls and groomed them so they would record themselves for him.

North Charleston Police arrested 27-year-old Mario Gene Williams in connection to a hit-and-run at Leeds Avenue and Dorchester Road that left a 63-year-old man critically injured.

A patient was injured in an officer-involved shooting at Lexington Medical Center on Aug. 2.No employees were harmed, and the patient suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Of the 32 men on South Carolina's death row,these six have exhausted all their main avenues for appealing their sentences.

A man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Goose Creek on the morning of Aug. 1. No criminal charges have been filed as the Goose Creek Police Department continues investigating.

Federal officials have frozen funding for an expensive effort to transform a historic Black hospital building into a multipurpose campus venue at Allen University, raising questions about how the capital project was managed and its impact on the private school's finances.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Trump's attack on the vice president's racial identity does not help the GOP win in November.

Calls to halt construction on a new segment of trail through Sullivan's Island's maritime forest have resulted in a lawsuit.

New grant funding will allow SCOR and The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina to protect and conserve the state's bottomland hardwood forests. These forests — located along rivers and characterized by tupelo, cypress, oak and black gum trees — store carbon and other greenhouse gasses that contribute to warming temperatures and rising seas. It is the largest grant ever awarded for nature-based climate solutions.

Bagpipe bands from dozens of countries gather in Scotland to perform in the annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It's been a few years, but The Citadel has been invited back for the month of August.

A Columbia man was found dead at a local body shop after a verbal altercation the night prior turned deadly. The suspect escaped by vehicle before being spotted and arrested on July 31.

U.S. Marshals arrested 30-year-old Ryan D’Lorenzo Lewis of Charleston in Decatur, Ga., in connection with a July 5 shooting at the Bridgeview Apartments in downtown Charleston that left one dead and two injured.

Hampton Police Chief PerryMcAlhaney was arrested by state officials for attempting to cut down a tree with a man in it.

A three-day trial for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at a birthday party on Easter weekend 2020 ended in a conviction and the maximum sentence.

Two weeks after a judge determined there is probable cause two men contributed to the deaths of 20-year-olds Lizzy Zito and Arianna Gamber in April 28 hit-and-runs on Morrison Drive, police are asking for DNA of one of the defendants.

A Summerville man, 23-year-old Demontae Jones, was arrested on Aug. 1 and charged with four counts of attempted murder after a drive-by shooting in Ladson that occurred the day before.

The path of a tropical wave has shifted to the west, taking SC out of its direct path, at least for the time being. The system has a 60% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next week.

The victim of a stabbing that happened in Beaufort County's Oyotunji African Village has been identified as the village's leader, Adegbolu Abiogemo Adefunmi. The assailant has been confirmed as Adefunmi's sister.

A portion of Stall Road is closed due to a vehicle collision and downed power lines.

A weather system that produced severe thunderstorms in the Southeast left one man dead in Georgia, caused damage in a SC town and left hundreds of thousands of electricity customers without power.

A former Navy research vessel has been moored in the marsh of Bohicket Creek for weeks, with fuel on board. Residents want it gone.

Once recyclables are collected from curbs throughout Charleston, the journey is only just beginning. At the recycling center in Ladson, they're sorted, crushed, baled and sold. A lot of them stay local, going to mills and plants in South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama. Some materials, such as cardboard, are shipped to paper mills in Thailand and India.

Florida congressman and GOP rising star Byron Donalds will be the headlining speaker at South Carolina Congressman Russell Fry's first "Freedom Fry" later this month, his campaign said.

Former Charleston County sheriff's deputy Jason Barry is asking for a continuance, possibly delaying the trial. He has been indicted on reckless homicide and was scheduled to stand trial next month, more than four years after he was involved in fatal crash.

Charleston's annual cleanup effort, Operation Move-out, began July 31 and will run through Aug. 5, expect on Sunday, Aug. 4. The city asks that tenants place garbage on the curb by 7 a.m. for same-day pickup.

Residents in Hampton County are one step closer to finding answers for the millions long-missing from the local government's coffers, though local tensions still simmer.

The order comes roughly two weeks after Alex Murdaugh formally asked the high court to either vacate his punishment or send the case back to South Carolina's federal courts.

The state has charged 13 prison inmates, former inmates, corrections employees and civilians with criminal activity at various South Carolina prisons. This brings the total number of people that a state grand jury has charged in related cases since last summer to 27.

A Florence County deputy shot and killed a suspect in May. Months after being placed on leave, he's been charged with domestic violence and fired from law enforcement.

The Perseid meteor shower comes around once a year. To see it, find some dark skies.

Former ballet dancer Ashley Benefield, on trial for second-degree murder in Manatee County, Fla., was found guilty on July 30 of the lesser charge of manslaughter in the 2020 killing of her husband Doug Benefield.

We Are Family, a North Charleston nonprofit that provides services to LGBTQ+ youth, was one of 65 organizations to receive a grant from Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation.

Malachi Wigfall will remain in jail indefinitely while he waits for a trial or plea deal for the 2021 gang-related shooting that injured 14 people in the crossfire, killing 14-year-oldRonjanae Smith.

Starting in August, businesses can no longer offer the extra-thick plastic bags in Mount Pleasant.

A proposed workforce housing neighborhood is one step closer to breaking ground with a recently signed development agreement between the Town of Hilton Head and its project partner.

The Coast Guard announced public evidence hearings for the investigation of the Titan submersible disaster will be held in North Charleston in September.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is overhauling its North Charleston pier. Here's how the new facility will support NOAA's climate research.

The Southern Environmental Law Center says Mark Clark should be a stand-alone question in November.

A suspect is in custody after a reported stabbing at the Oyotunji African Village in Sheldon. The victim was transported to an area hospital but later died of his injuries.

A man was arrested in relation to an alleged sexual assault at a West Ashley Planet Fitness. He was released on a $5,000 bond.

Charleston's oldest park, Hampstead Mall, is older than America. It's been a posh enclave for the rich, a multiracial haven for working class immigrants, a crime-battered eyesore and now a beautiful public space restored and loved by a diverse community. It's grand re-opening is next week.

Paws Up! teams up with Dorchester PAWS to offer sponsored dog walks and foster better well-being in shelter dogs to increase their chances of adoption.

According to the latest available data, South Carolina's highways saw 474 drunken driving deaths in 2022 — up 72 percent from just three years earlier and, per capita, among the highest rates in the nation. Some believe it's due to the state's lenient DUI laws, which have contributed to a nationally poor conviction rate for repeat offenders.