Keeping contraband out of correctional facilities can save lives, but a policy intended to do so at the Charleston County jail may cost inmates their constitutional rights, according to the 9th Circuit Public Defender’s Office.
A family who says they’ve been fighting to evict illegal squatters from their dead relative’s home is skeptical but cautiously optimistic despite another delay in the process.
A piece of Charleston's history may virtually be lost forever after a historic building under construction collapsed in downtown Charleston over the weekend.
More than two years since the city of North Charleston donated land to a nonprofit with the promise they would build affordable housing units, funding cotinues to be a barrier.
The family of an inmate who died in custody at the Charleston County jail last year is calling for the county to take accountability and fulfill a seven-digit settlement demand.
A former engineer was the first to testify Monday in a Coast Guard Marine Board Investigation in North Charleston examining the 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible.
A “sizeable gap” between a roadway and a small bridge in Charleston County has led to a state payout after a lawsuit claimed the South Carolina Department of Transportation neglected to fix it, causing injuries to one driver.
Charleston Water System has suspended its deliveries of human waste byproducts to a plant in Williamsburg County after years of odor complaints by neighbors.
It was the blue screen of death seen around the world, as a tech outage grounded thousands of airplanes, closed businesses and affected hospitals, media outlets and more.
In the aftermath of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett’s death, advocates say it’s clear the law that was supposed to protect him wasn’t working, subsequently putting the public he’d risked everything for in even more danger.
A major step forward for neighbors of an Andrews-based biosolid recycling facility, a Charleston law firm has stepped up to represent nearby property owners at no cost upfront in a new class action lawsuit.
Republican candidate for Charleston County Sheriff Greg Kitchens was once accused of beating a suspect when he worked for the department he’s now running to lead, according to court records.
The Charleston Water System has warned a sludge recycling facility in Williamsburg County that it will cut ties if the facility fails to fix issues discovered by inspectors last month.
The days-long search for a 15-year-old Japanese Macaque that escaped from his habitat did not have a happy ending, officials with Colleton County have confirmed.
A legal battle over the alleged “retaliatory” firing of the Charleston County Sheriff’s former second-in-command has come to an end after more than two years.
In its latest inspection, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control rated Williamsburg Recycling’s stormwater management program “unsatisfactory.”
Longtime Charleston Heights neighbors report flooding issues have become exponentially worse after the South Carolina Ports Authority began construction on its multi-million-dollar project next door, leaving them with the clean-up.
Two years have passed by for the Dantzler-Williams family since a deputy-involved wreck on Savannah Highway killed three of their own but they say they are still waiting for justice.