Edward Nelson, 27, was found dead in his cell at Broad River Correctional Institution.

Additional forms will now be accepted at the DMV so that all those who fall under the federal definition of veteran can add the designation

More than 500 people raise money and awareness for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during the Out fo the Darkness walk

One person has died and another is in the hospital following a crash in Berkeley County Saturday

A group working with relatives raising children they are trying to keep out of foster care is holding an oyster roast and silent auction in Mount Pleasant Sunday.

Officials with the Citadel say they are searching for a cadet accused of accosting female cadets and brandishing a knife on campus.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is working to determine the identity of remains discovered Friday evening in a park.

One person is dead and multiple people have been injured following a multi-vehicle accident in North Charleston Friday night.

Authorities say two people have been shot at a home on James Island Friday night.

Emergency crews have reopened Main Road on Johns Island following a fire Friday night.

The Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council has almost reached its goal to reduce the jail population by 25 percent.

28 percent of the locations surveyed weren’t accessible by someone using a wheelchair.

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a black 13-year-old boy’s claims that a white man held him down to the ground at Joint Base Charleston.

The site will honor the late senator and pastor Clementa Pinckney. He was one of nine people killed during bible study at the Emanuel A.M.E church in 2015.

The U.S.S. Yorktown Association honored more than 70 veterans and astronauts this morning during an annual Memorial Service at Patriot’s Point.

Charleston police are looking for an Uber driver who allegedly sprayed a “chemical agent” in the face of a passenger Friday morning on King Street.

A nonprofit organization based in North Charleston is teaming up with a local church to sponsor a food giveaway Saturday morning.

Two lanes on I-26 westbound have reopened in the area of the 52 connector after crews had to clean up a fuel spill from a tractor-trailer.

Town leaders are considering a plan to prevent elevated bacteria levels in James Island Creek they believe is caused by pet waste.

A man shot by a Charleston County deputy responding to a call about a possible home invasion received a $750,000 payout from the South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund.

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A man made his way inside Camp Road Middle School on James Island Wednesday morning, according to the Charleston County School District.

The coroner’s office has identified a woman who investigators say was killed in a domestic violence-related incident.

Charleston police officials announced Thursday afternoon that a missing 30-year-old man has been found safe.

Biologists on Kiawah Island who have been investigating the deaths of bobcats say the animals have died from rat poison.

A review of Charleston County Public Library records show that 49 people have been banned from county libraries since 2014 for a variety of reasons.

Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Daniel F. Agold pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, third degree.

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a claim that an adult assaulted on the base.

41 states were a part of the settlement

The bridge at the location crossing over the interstate is also closed.

The plan for the park is to get rid of the old Subway building, add in multi-use paths, a bus shelter and more parking spots

No arrests have been made and investigators are still seeking information in an attempt to bring peace and comfort to her family

On Wednesday, the city of Charleston’s Planning Commission voted to approve an extension for the site’s concept plan on Central Park Road.

Chinese Lanterns will glow at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens for the first time in its 343-year history.

Lowcountry deputies have arrested a man and charged him with the killing of a woman whose body was found near a roadway in Hollywood.

The mother of a 10-year-old girl shot to death earlier this month faces two charges in connection to the accidental shooting, which Hanahan Police said was “totally preventable.”

In Loretta Easterling's 8th math grade class, traditional education students and students who require assistance are learning the third "R." She teaches at Kingstree Middle Magnet School of the Arts. This unique program is a math inclusion class.

The kindness of strangers was in full effect on Wednesday at Moultrie Middle School in Mount Pleasant.

Next month, Mount Pleasant Town Council is expected to consider an update to its Code of Conduct that includes the addition of a social media policy to encourage civil behavior in the manner that town council members communicate with others.

According to CofC officials, as of Wednesday, two new mumps cases have been confirmed this past week.

The five candidates running for mayor of North Charleston will meet on a debate stage Wednesday night.

Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old Charleston man on charges connected to the exploitation of a minor.

Police responded at approximately 8:53 p.m. to a home on Adeline Drive in the Boulder Bluff subdivision Sunday

Two Mount Pleasant elementary schools and one middle school will lose their partial magnet status should the Charleston County School District move forward with its current plans.

Authorities say a man has been arrested again for drunk driving in a wreck that severely injured another motorist in North Charleston.

A Charleston man who killed a police informant has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

A member of the Live 5 News family was named a finalist for an award that recognizes outstanding community service.

State Rep. Wendell Gilliard said he will introduce a bill to ban the sale of vaping products in January when the state legislature reconvenes.

someone drove by and just started shooting, according to the report

The shoplifting took place at the Spinx gas station

Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon joined other law enforcement leaders at a national summit in Washington DC focused on opposing a proposed encryption plan Facebook is considering for its Messenger service.

The Roper St. Francis Cancer Center on the Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital campus will offer free breast and colon cancer screenings next week.

North Charleston city leaders plan to hold the ribbon cutting and grand opening of a the city’s newest recreational facility Wednesday.

Currently, there are two libraries in Dorchester County, one in Summerville and another in St. George

More than 2,500 are without power specifically on the Isle of Palms

The park closed in early June so the repairs could be finished

On Tuesday, town council voted to bring in a group of consultants to review and possibly update the town’s accredited land management plan.

Charleston County parents and their bus driver are pushing for change after the district moved their children’s bus stop out of their neighborhood and on to a major highway.