Abbey Walton appears to have left Live 5 News in Charleston and moved to a new traffic role elsewhere. A May 2026 post says she was “saying goodbye to Charleston,” and a separate May 2026 post says Live 5’s traffic reporter had “found her new destination,” which points to a job change rather than a disappearance.

What the public posts show

  • Live 5’s own message says Abbey Walton was leaving Charleston after more than four years there.
  • A later post says she had found her “new destination,” implying she had already moved on to another station or market.
  • Her earlier Live 5 bio/video confirms she had been serving as a traffic anchor for the morning team.

Best read

The most likely answer is that Abby/Abbey Walton did not “go missing” from TV; she changed jobs and left Live 5 for a new traffic position. The available public posts do not clearly name the new station in the snippets I found, so that part remains unconfirmed.

Bottom line

In short, she seems to have moved on from Live 5 News and taken another broadcasting job, but the exact destination is not clearly identified in the public snippets I found.