In March 2022, Berkeley County deputies responded to a Summerville public library to find broken glass and blood. The man who’d shot and killed two teens there will now go to prison for the slaying. Read moreMan who killed two teens outside Summerville public library pleads guilty to manslaughter
The family of 23-year-old Mary Brucato, a Ladson resident, has sued the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and its medical provider after she died from opioid withdrawal while in jail.
Bayan Aleksey has been on SC’s death row since 1998, the year he was convicted and sentenced to death for fatally shooting a state trooper on Interstate 95 a year earlier.
State investigators found no wrongdoing in the sudden, natural death of an inmate in December, which had initially gone undisclosed.
Suspect 'purposely waited' to shoot victim outside Gilroy's Pizza Pub on King Street, records allege
Andre Ramon Nesbit purposefully waited on King Street, where he fatally shot a man who had accidentally brushed against him inside of Gilroy’s Pizza Pub, arrest warrants allege.
“Hey, don’t go to sleep. Stay awake, OK. Come here. Sit up,” a 911 recording captured one caller saying in the minutes after shots were fired on King Street. Here’s what happened next.
A man arrested in a North Charleston fatal shooting had been free on bond in connection with a drug case. Tavin Dejuan Dowling is accused of murder in April 15 killing of Javon Brown.
Federal and local law enforcement have announced additional arrests and charges against a group of people believed to be linked to drug trafficking throughout the Charleston area.
The two innocent bystanders who were injured in a shooting on King Street were tourists visiting Charleston from Maine, according to GoFundMe posts set up to support the costs of their recoveries.
After reportedly observing a man speed through Moncks Corner at 100 mph on May 17, police gave chase. Authorities had gotten word that the driver had a kidnapped woman in his trunk.
Law enforcement officers who responded to a collision between a cyclist and a vehicle on May 14 ended up using force and handcuffing the victim, bystanders said.
The Charleston Police Department says a shooting that killed a 25-year-old man on King Street presents no ongoing threat to the public. Here’s what we know.
One person was fatally shot in McClellanville on May 16, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Here’s what we know about the ongoing investigation.
First responders rescued a group of people who were in choppy water on Sullivan’s Island on May 16. One person lost consciousness and was transported to an area hospital.
A person fired shots in the parking lot of the Bon Secours Roper St. Francis Hospital in West Ashley on May 16, police said.
A shooting erupted on Burns Lane in Charleston on May 17. Several people were shot. Here’s the latest information.
Former Charleston Magistrate James B. Gosnell has rejected an offer to plead guilty to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials. A federal judge has set a trial date while Gosnell’s codefendant plans to plead guilty.
All lanes in both travel directions of Interstate 526 have reopened after two separate collisions closed parts of the roadway during morning rush hour May 15.
Becky Hill resigned from her position as Colleton County’s clerk of court in March 2024 following a string of scandals surrounding her conduct before, during and after Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder trial.
A new judge will wade through questions about where to hold the next Murdaugh trial, what evidence can be admitted, witnesses’ credibility, and how to field a fair, impartial jury in a redo of SC’s “trial of the century.”
Nearly two years after a teenager reported his bag with thousands of dollars was missing from his impounded vehicle, the College of Charleston officer who’d arrested him was sentenced.
Years after an annual senior skip day celebration on Isle of Palms devolved into chaos when gunshots fired and several people were wounded, the man who fired the shots was sentenced to time in prison.
Former Hanahan Councilman Kevin Hedgpeth was indicted by a federal grand jury on 23 counts relating to his alleged production of child sexual abuse material. He faces life in prison if convicted.
A woman onboard the boat the crashed April 25, and resulted in the death of Citadel cadet Evan Greenleigh, called 911 for help.
Pedestrian Jeaniettra Avonne Jones was fatally struck by a vehicle in late February. Now, the S.C. Highway Patrol has arrested the man they believe was driving the vehicle that fled the scene.
The man had assisted in a fraud scheme where he accepted deposits and dispersed that money to others.
A Charleston jury found a man guilty for a 2023 shooting that left a roofer dead after a day on the job. The victim’s brother had been right next to him when a stranger fired the shots.
In a case of domestic violence, woman’s estranged spouse and her new romantic interest planned a vicious attack that resulted in victim’s 25 stab wounds and fractured bones.
Two northbound lanes on the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge have been closed following a midday accident.
Traffic heading toward West Ashley is being diverted as Spring Street between Hagood Avenue and Lockwood Drive is closed. Similarly, Lockwood Drive is closed between WestEdge and Bee streets.
Berkeley deputies have made 3 arrests following an shooting at Publix at The Market at Cane Bay on May 7.
The average number of people at the Charleston County jail was higher in 2025 than in other recent years, according to a new annual report.
A man accused of murder in the death of his wife, a longtime Summerville resident, and their unborn child sliced off his GPS monitor and fled the country, officials say. He was taken into custody in Italy.
A 24-year-old woman made moves to leave her husband. Weeks after signing a lease and moving into a new home, the man allegedly murdered her. He took a plea deal moments before his trial commenced.
A wrongful death lawsuit against Michael Colucci, whose murder charge in wife’s 2015 death was dismissed last year, can proceed, judge determines.
In 2023, a woman was driving with her infant in her lap when she lost control and slammed into a tree. Her child died as a result — the mother was charged with DUI. She pleaded to lesser charges.
The man appeared before deputies in the jail on April 20 with wound, telling them it had been caused by falling on a table edge. The wound was consistent with a stab wound. Officers later could not find a weapon.
A collision on the Arthur Ravenel Bridge closed some lanes during the morning of May 4.
The North Charleston Police Department has nearly completed installations of surveillance cameras across the community, which are designed to more quickly solve crimes, the agency says.
Town police arrested a 19-year-old in connection with sexual assaults that occurred in Target and Publix parking lots since February. Police have so far charged him in two of the incidents.
A sheriff’s office spokesperson said an inmate was stabbed on April 30 while inside the jail.
Former sheriff deputy allegedly made video of himself in dog fighting pit during active, bloody dog fight, according to warrant affidavit.
Charleston police have arrested a 46-year-old man in connection with an attempted bank robbery on King Street earlier in April.
Information on the circumstances that led to seven people becoming involved in a boating collision in Mount Pleasant has been released by police. A Citadel cadet died after the collision.
After a teen hit a truck on Interstate 26 eastbound outside of Harleyville on April 25, he was ejected from his car and hit by several other vehicles. The S.C. Highway Patrol is seeking information.
A woman will go to prison for helping her sister cover up a stabbing that left a man dead with 73 stab wounds. A judge sentenced her to less than half the maximum time for her role as an accessory.
A pedestrian was seriously injured following an accident in West Ashley on April 27, police said.
A Citadel cadet has been identified as the person who died in a Mount Pleasant boating collision this weekend. Here’s what we know.
The suspect in the slaying of Kymani Baker while he was working one of his multiple jobs us back in local custody.
A boat departed from Shem Creek on April 25 before striking a dock in Mount Pleasant, killing one person. The circumstances of the collision are unclear, the investigating agency said.
Police charged one person with murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in West Ashley on April 24. Here’s what we know.
Darcellus Fishburne was 16 when he and two friends roamed downtown Charleston looking for victims to rob when he killed the College of Charleston provost’s husband. Now, he will face decades in prison.
One of only three people to be charged with fentanyl-induced homicide statewide was granted bail April 23. The Charleston case is the only one of its kind in the tri-county area.
A Summerville police officer who fatally shot an armed civilian while responding to a welfare check in June 2025 will not face criminal charges, state investigators determined.
