Most towns and cities in the Lowcountry have cancelled their fourth of July events and fireworks shows because of the coronavirus pandemic, but two men are putting on their own celebration right in the middle of the Charleston Harbor Saturday.
A Charleston native is looking to face off against President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden this fall. Her name is Jade Simmons and she’s trying to break through the 2-party system running as an Independent.
Dreamland Amusements has set up a carnival in the parking lot of the Northwoods Mall in North Charleston. The company says they have implemented about 10 different kinds of protocols.
On Friday afternoon, officials with the Department of Health and Environmental control reported that 20.7% of 7,514 people tested for the coronavirus on Thursday tested positive.
About forty percent of child care centers in South Carolina are still closed during this pandemic. One director said it would be much worse without grant money through the Department of Social Services helping keep their doors open.
South Carolina is celebrating Independence Day this year with a patriotic flyover performed by volunteer pilots with the Salute From the Shore organization.
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Carolina continues to increase, communities across the state are meeting to discuss possible ordinances requiring people to wear face masks in public places.
A woman in Fort Worth, Texas became verbally abusive and spit on the counter of a 7-Eleven after being told she needed to wear a face mask in order to make a purchase.
A chilling federal affidavit released late Thursday afternoon says Spc. Aaron David Robinson, of Calumet City, Ill., beat Fort Hood Spc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, with a hammer and that her body was later dismembered and burned.
Highway Patrol officials say an SUV hit median cables and crossed into westbound lanes and struck a Freightliner tractor trailer and a Volvo tractor trailer before overturning.
Though the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control states it contacts all people who test positive for COVID-19, Live 5 News has learned that some people are not receiving a phone call.
As coronavirus cases in South Carolina continue to surge, we are also seeing increases in the number of COVID-10 patients relying on ventilators. The good news is that hospitals in the state are nowhere close to running out of ventilators.
A FedEx spokesperson released a statement Thursday afternoon, saying, “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name.”
Crews had been searching the area of the Don Holt Bridge for the driver they believed to have fallen over the bridge after he was struck in an accident.
The district is set to spend $534,720 on expanding those services after the district’s board of trustees included mental health access into its mission critical actions last year.
Students in Alabama threw COVID-19 parties where infected students were invited and there was a contest over who would get it first, according to officials.
Firework complaints in the city of North Charleston are up 250-percent from June of last year to June of this year.In 2019, they had 90 calls about it, according to the county’s consolidated dispatch. This year that number jumped to 230.
Gov. Henry McMaster has directed the Department of Health and Environmental Control to postpone the release of guidelines for allowing limited visitation at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Wednesday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 39,587, and those who have died to 777, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
MUSC’s Burn Center Director is bracing for a bad holiday weekend in terms of burn injuries. In fact, he’s worried it could be the worst they’ve ever seen.
Despite previous closures due to COVID-19, cities and towns along the coastline are planning to stay open during the current spike in cases across the Charleston area.
Mayor Keith Summey has signed an emergency proclamation requiring face coverings in public places in North Charleston beginning Friday, July 3, 2020 at noon.
Friends of a tow truck driver, who is believed to have fallen over the Don Holt Bridge after responding to an accident, are in disbelief. The search continued Thursday for Will Ellis in the Cooper River.
The sheriff specifically referenced "Black Lives Matter or any other group that’s making themselves a spectacle, disrupting what we know to be our quality of life in this country" in a video regarding protests.
Authorities say a man accused of brining a gun to a store in Charleston was arrested after he crashed into a police car and led officers on a chase. The Charleston Police Department arrested 32-year-old Thomas Ray Drayton of Hanahan.
Emergency crews are working an accident on I-26 in Orangeburg County that has closed westbound lanes. According to Highway Patrol, the incident is at the 147 mile marker.
Mayor John Tecklenburg urged residents to wear a face covering to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as he said the number of confirmed cases is going in the wrong direction.
Marine patrols from multiple agencies are searching for a tow truck driver in the waterways around the Don Holt Bridge Thursday, the day after the missing man apparently went over the bridge in a traffic accident.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says the number of people who have filed their first claim for unemployment benefits continues to grow months after the coronavirus pandemic began having a major impact on jobs in the state.
The Georgetown Police Department is looking for Latisha D. Evans and Jordan E. Johns wanted on charges for murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, and grand larceny.
On Wednesday night, Rep. Marvin Pendarvis said he had received confirmation that SLED will be investigating the case after the Charleston County Legislative Delegation has asked the agency to investigate Weatherspoon’s death.
A Charleston County deputy remains in the hospital with serious injuries following a collision on the Don Holt Bridge Wednesday afternoon after he and a tow truck driver, who remains missing, were struck during a traffic stop.
More cities and counties are enacting ordinances to require masks. While many people are applauding the decision, others are saying it goes against their Constitutional rights.
The water utility company said the spike was detected from results of a wastewater sampling and monitoring study being conducted by DHEC and the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.
Charleston County officials released recordings from the Consolidated Dispatch Center detailing how law enforcement agencies responded to downtown riots in May.
Gov. Henry McMaster and state health officials will be holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon on the state’s response to COVID-19. It’s expected to start at 4:30 p.m.
