Charleston, SC (WCBD) -Â Now that Florence has passed, victims need lots of supplies. The Lowcountry Truckers organization is collecting donations to give to those in need in North Carolina. This is just the latest effort to give back to the community from the Lowcountry Truckers in memory of one of their own. Randy Smalls is helping to organize the effort. "I'm part of a little group called Lowcountry Truckers and we do a lot of stuff for the community." They have put together a drive to...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - Mayor John Tecklenburg gave former mayor Joe Riley a thumbs up as Charleston City Council approved the next step towards the construction of the International African American Museum.
After a former Summerville police officer was arrested last month for allegedly transferring money from one of the police department's bank accounts into his own personal account, town officials now want to look into the handling of some town funds.
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD)- Most of the Lowcountry was fortunate to see minimal impacts from Hurricane Florence. However, no matter the size of the storm, beach erosion is a concern. The Army Corps of Engineers conducted an assessment on Folly Beach Tuesday to see how the coastline was impacted during the recent storm.
BALTIMORE (AP) - A Maryland man is accused of stealing hurricane victim's identities as part what the Secret Service describes as an $8 million effort to scam a Federal Emergency Management Agency program. Â Â Â News outlets reported Tuesday that 30-year-old Tare Stanley Okirika is accused of registering unique pre-paid debit cards under stolen identities. Â Â Â A Secret Service affidavit says Okirika used stolen Social Security and personal identifying information from hurricane victims in...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) -At a press conference today at North Charleston City Hall, Isle of Palms Mayor Jimmy Carroll, Folly Beach Mayor Tim Goodwin, Goose Creek Mayor Gregory Habib, Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie, Summerville Mayor Wiley Johnson, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, other area mayors and Coastal Community Foundation President and CEO Darrin Goss, Sr. announced the formation of the Lowcountry Mayors' Disaster Relief Fund, which will raise...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association, Inc. has announced Charleston Restaurant Week will extend through Sunday, September 23, according to the news release.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Trump will travel Wednesday to areas impacted by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and South Carolina, sources tell CNN.
After a two-year timeout, the alternative to rolling up your sleeve and getting a flu shot is back. However, doctors are cautioning parents and kids not to get too excited about the flu mist.
