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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have filed a federal defamation lawsuit against conservative commentator Candace Owens in Nashville, accusing her of spreading false claims about the first lady’s identity and their marriage.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Charleston leaders celebrated the completion of the Spring-Fishburne drainage improvement project Monday, marking a major milestone in efforts to reduce flooding along the Crosstown and in surrounding neighborhoods. The roughly $198 million, five-phase project includes more than 9,000 feet of…
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - Nearly 130 drivers and 15 carrier companies responsible for moving shipping containers between Charleston’s marine terminals and rail yards halted work Monday, citing pay concerns and safety risks. The work stoppage affected more than half of the roughly 200 drivers who transport vital…
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - Crews with Dorchester County Fire Rescue knocked down a fire near Interstate 95 on Monday evening, officials said. Officials said crews worked a commercial fire near mile marker 84 of the interstate. The fire has been knocked down, but crews remained on scene for up to an hour…
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) - A Mount Pleasant man has been arrested on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors, the South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced on Monday. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office arrested…
President Donald Trump addressed the media Monday in an impromptu press briefing at the White House that covered a wide range of topics, with Trump at one point inviting the UFC's Dana White to serve as press secretary.
HOUSTON (AP) — The FBI is investigating a “suspected homicide” aboard a cruise ship that returned to port after departing from Texas, and a suspect is in custody, the agency said Monday. The FBI did not say whether any charges had been filed. The name of the suspect was being withheld pending notification of the
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - The South Carolina Forestry Commission plans to conduct a prescribed burn near Moncks Corner on Tuesday. Officials said the 300-acre prescribed burn will take place off Highway 6 in Berkeley County on Tuesday. Officials warned that smoke might be visible in the area. The site prep burn…
Most of the winners were Black, following a loss of Black representatives over the past two election cycles, and many were political newcomers.
Luca Gattoni-Celli advocates for more home construction to reduce prices in South Carolina's most expensive housing market.
South Carolina Gov.-elect Alan Wilson announced his transition team Friday, a group that will include his wife and prominent business leaders, as he prepares to follow the state’s longest-serving governor. Wilson, a Republican, won the highest number of votes ever for a gubernatorial candidate in state history but his…
COLUMBIA — Senator-elect Annie Andrews made history with a voting shift for the Democrat across every South Carolina county, as Republicans and independents split their tickets, an analysis of election data shows. Andrews flipped South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat with 51% of the vote, 4.5 percentage points more than…
Report ranks South Carolina third-highest nationwide for affordability and homebuilding rates.
Attorneys for another inmate at the end of his appeals asked for a pause in issuing death warrants for the winter holidays.
The University of South Carolina is naming its leadership center after former Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, who donated $1 million to his alma mater.
Here's what we heard and saw at polling places and election watch parties in the Midlands and Charleston County. Photo galleries are scattered throughout this article.