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BCSO: Man with 16 Warrants Points Airsoft Style AR-15 Rifle at Deputies

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two men are in jail in connection with a series of car break-ins and thefts in the Pineville-St. Stephen area. On Thursday, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Denzell Carroll, 27. at his residence on Union Lane in St. Stephen. Carroll had 16 outstanding arrest warrants for vehicle break-ins and financial card transaction fraud stemming from a crime spree in […]

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Berkeley County Deputies Investigating Shooting at Spinx Gas Station

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person was shot and rushed to the hospital following a shooting along the 800-block of Jedburg Road on Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened at the Spinx gas station, according to authorities. Deputies say the victim pulled up to the pumps to fuel up his vehicle when a black Dodge Journey pulled up and someone fired a pistol at […]

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Official Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held for New Foxbank Elementary

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Foxbank Elementary in Moncks Corner is gearing up for the new 2018-2019 school year. On Monday it welcomed students for the very first time. Just one day prior, the community celebrated the completion of the school with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The initial enrollment for the first day of school is projected to be around 750 students. Natalie Lockliear […]

Education

BCSD Launches Anonymous Tip Line in App

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–As students and teachers return to Berkeley County School District campuses, they will be armed with a new tool in reporting situations like bullying, threats and drug activity. On the home page of the Berkeley County School District app, those with a concern can now submit a tip to our safety and security office. Tips can even be […]

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Overton Beach Park Closes for the Season

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Overton Beach Park officially closed Tuesday for the summer season. The 400-foot beachfront swimming area is located on Lake Moultrie. For more information, call Old Santee Canal Park at 843-899-5200. Santee Cooper is South Carolina’s largest power provider, largest Green Power generator and the ultimate source of electricity for 2 million people across the state. Through […]

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Coroner: Man Fishing Near Bushy Park Found Dead

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a fisherman who drowned over the weekend. On Saturday, a 37-year-old commercial fisherman, identified as Van Ho of North Charleston, was reported overdue from a crabbing trip in the Cooper River near Bushy Park in Berkeley County. Officers with the South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, the Berkeley […]

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Coroner Identifies Elderly Couple Killed in Ladson House Fire

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the names of the elderly couple who passed away Wednesday morning after their house caught on fire. At 8:25 a.m., Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury stated that 9-1-1 dispatchers received a call of a house fire at 112 Ponderosa Drive in the Tall Pines community of Berkeley County. The first fire […]

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Berkeley County Educators Complete Santee Cooper’s Energy Educators Institute Summer Session

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.— Santee Cooper provided twelve Berkeley County Educators with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in critical fields of the energy industry through its annual Energy Educators Institute at the Wampee Conference Center in Pinopolis. “Personally, I made connections with wonderful teachers from all over the state. Intellectually, I learned more about energy than I ever dreamed, and […]

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Ladson Teen Convicted for Attempting to Join ISIS

Zakaryia Abdin, 19, of Ladson, South Carolina, pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon for the District of South Carolina and Special Agent in Charge Jody Norris of the FBI’s […]