Wednesday, September 16, 2026Charleston Daily Brief
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The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office is reviewing and clarifying county boundary lines in Richland, Kershaw, and Fairfield counties, potentially affecting taxes, voting, and schools.
A man was rescued from a house fire Wednesday night in West Columbia on the 900 block of Mohawk Drive and taken to a hospital.
The Charleston County Coroner's Office is seeking public assistance to identify a Hispanic man who died Nov. 27, 2025, at Roper Hospital.
The Highway 61 connector ramp from St.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has proposed safety upgrades, including crosswalks and sidewalks, for a 2.6-mile stretch of Ladson Road in Ladson, with a public meeting set for Sept. 17.
Kyle Delaney, a former Gonzales Middle School teacher, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after a Tuesday double shooting on St.
Seth Walls, 23, was arrested Wednesday in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is being held for extradition to Shelby County, Tennessee, where he faces charges in the 2022 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Haley Reedy of Millington.
Charleston County will receive nearly $2 million in military grant funding to purchase 20 drones and drone detection technology in partnership with Joint Base Lindsey Graham for public safety and law enforcement use.
The 14th Circuit solicitor's office plans an $8.5 million mock trial building in Bluffton to train prosecutors and sexual assault nurses across Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.
Dominic Empleo, a Dreher High School senior in Columbia, South Carolina, received the national Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement from the school's Navy JROTC program.
An In-N-Out spokesperson told Inc. that store managers now average more than $200,000 annually, up from about $163,000 in 2018, as the California burger chain expands to Arizona, Utah and Tennessee.
Charleston police reported a five-car collision Wednesday evening on the eastbound lanes of I-526 that blocked two lanes and caused heavy delays while tow trucks worked to clear the road.
A monthly overdose-response training event at James Island Town Hall teaches residents to recognize overdoses, administer Narcan and call 911, with free Narcan available at a Barney Box.
Charleston International Airport earned the No. 1 ranking among midsize airports in the J.D.
The South Carolina State Fair is selling discounted advance tickets through Oct. 14 at select Circle K stores and online, with the fair running Oct. 15-25 in Columbia.
A South Carolina State Police trooper reported about 146 out streetlights along a six-mile stretch of I-526 near the Don Holt Bridge, prompting SCDOT to investigate.
Michigan police identified two missing mothers, Vanessa Bautista and Alexa Navarro, whose bodies were found Tuesday inside a Jeep submerged in the St.
WIS reports that South Carolina will see clear, cool conditions Thursday before heat and humidity return Friday, with showers and thunderstorms possible over the weekend.
Hundreds attended a Wednesday memorial service at Faith Church in Summerville for Charleston County Deputy Michael Hendricks, who died Sept. 9 after his vehicle struck a tractor-trailer on Ladsen Road.
Autumn Phillips, managing editor of The Post and Courier, died Sept. 16 at age 52 after a five-year cancer battle.
A Georgia mother and her 9-year-old son face charges after a 10-year-old boy was shot in the face while playing with a firearm at the Brittany Woods Apartments in Valdosta.
The Hot Properties roundup lists commercial real estate sales and leases across South Carolina, including transactions in Isle of Palms, Hanahan, North Charleston, Irmo and Columbia.
A house fire in Independence, Kansas, killed a grandmother and four of her grandchildren and hospitalized five other people, including the children's mother.
The Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved developer Robert McIntosh's request to remove three grand trees and allow construction near two others at 1611 Folly Road for 96 apartments and 16 townhomes.
A $54 million penny sales tax-funded expansion at R.B.
WIS meteorologists report that drier, cooler conditions will affect the Columbia area through Friday before heat, humidity and possible storms return this weekend.
WCSC's weather forecast reports pleasant, drier conditions across the Lowcountry Thursday, temperatures climbing near 90 by Friday, and scattered storms with possible localized flooding over the weekend.
An 80-year-old Scottsdale, Arizona man faces aggravated assault charges for allegedly shooting a door-to-door window-washing salesman in the back after a confrontation over the man asking for water.