Lillian Donahue

National and local health leaders say once you’ve recovered from COVID-19, chances are you have immunity for a short time thereafter.

History buffs celebrated the long-anticipated discovery of what appears to be a time capsule buried under the base of the monument to John C. Calhoun in downtown Charleston.

Crews found what they believe is the long-rumored time capsule hidden in the base of the former John C. Calhoun statue that once stood in downtown Charleston’s Marion Square.

With new variants of the coronavirus being discovered across the nation and the world, Roper St. Francis chief medical officer says the hospital is monitoring it but not yet testing for additional strains.

Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg in the Salters area is currently reporting 35 coronavirus cases among employees, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 database.

On Saturday, Detective Sgt. Edward Marcurella died after a short battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia.

With just days until the presidential inauguration, around 650 South Carolina National Guardsmen and women are in Washington D.C. supporting law enforcement.

While the parents say it’s a step in the right direction, they also say increased transparency surrounding COVID cases in the classroom should be expanded to middle and high schools as well.

One month in after the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered, leaders at the Medical University of South Carolina spearheading the vaccination effort say between 3,000 to 4,000 patients a day are getting their shots.

Charleston County councilmembers are looking to potentially support a statewide bill aimed at limiting beach towns from restricting access and parking in the future.

While some in the Town of Mount Pleasant are worried about the location of a bird sanctuary renourishment near Shem Creek, advocates say it’s a necessary project to protect wildlife in the area.

Mount Pleasant community members say they fear for the lives of their neighbors, themselves and children around a dangerous entrance to their development along North Highway 17.

The president of a union representing employees of a federal prison in Williamsburg County is accusing the facility’s leadership of making a decision that led to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases behind bars.

Leaders in Mount Pleasant say they want to do everything they can to support a state-wide bill that could make parking on public roads along beaches free.

Just days into her first term, First Congressional District Rep. Nancy Mace has been outspoken after the chaos on Capitol Hill and is calling out her peers to change their tone to protect lives.

After cases surfaced last month, parents with children in a North Charleston Pre-K and elementary school are calling on Charleston County School District leaders to expand who gets notified when a child tests positive for COVID-19.

Climbing COVID-19 cases in the Lowcountry and across the state have left some hospitals tight on space.

While the state is currently in Phase 1a, which includes frontline healthcare workers, nursing homes and first responders, experts say teachers and school staff can expect to be in the next group to receive the vaccine.

For a more than a quarter-century, the New Year’s Polar Plunge at Dunleavy’s Pub has been a staple for thousands, and an important fundraiser for a state-wide charity.

With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to island-wide closures, parking restrictions and new beach regulations across the Lowcountry, local businesses and organizations say their efforts to keep free beach access are ramping up in 2021.

As rising coronavirus cases cause changes to some of the Lowcountry’s biggest new year’s celebrations, business owners are bracing for a quieter night.

Recently retired from the United States Air Force, one man decided to ride his bicycle from California to South Carolina to raise money for a veteran’s charity, ending his journey on “The Edge of America” on New Years Eve.

Relatives of people incarcerated at a Lowcountry federal prison say they are concerned as reports of COVID-19 cases behind the walls of the facility have skyrocketed over the last week.

From closures earlier this year, to layout changes during the pandemic, COVID-19 has left its mark on the historic Charleston City Market.

The leader of a Lowcountry nonprofit that fights domestic abuse says the pandemic has left more people isolated, increasing the risk for warning signs of abuse to stay behind closed doors.

New federal funds will help dozens of homeless veterans in Charleston find a safe place to live this next year.

The president of the Medical University of South Carolina said they are “ready to pivot” any existing testing operations to vaccine distribution sites when more doses arrive in the future.

Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and Lowcountry medical experts held a news conference Wednesday afternoon urging people to continue measures designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 over the Christmas holiday.

With two federally-approved vaccines on their way to assisted living facilities across the Lowcountry, staff and residents say they are eager to help protect some of the most vulnerable from the coronavirus.

Organizers of the only warming shelter like it in North Charleston say despite the COVID-19 pandemic keeping the doors closed so far this year, they plan to reopen in less than a month to meet the increased need.