REPORT FROM NTSB: BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On July 7, 2015, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3601V, and a Lockheed-Martin F-16CM, operated by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), collided in midair near Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The Cessna was destroyed during the collision, and both the private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The damaged F-16 continued to fly […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced that a Berkeley County jury found Gary Curtis Fraley guilty on Friday of crimes that terrorized a local family entertainment center and spanned over four hours and two crime scenes. Circuit Judge Kristi L. Harrington sentenced the defendant to the maximum on each of the ten indictments for a total of 90 years. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office ‘Most Wanted’ has been taken into custody. “On behalf of Sheriff Duane Lewis and the entire Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, we thank the public for their assistance in helping the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office arrest one of our previous ‘Most Wanted Criminals,’” read a post on BCSO’s official Facebook page. Calvin […]
Aspen Foods, A Division of Koch Poultry Company, a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,978,680 pounds of frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken product that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken items were produced between April 15, 2015 and July […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers say they are assisting a family of six whose mobile home, located on Highway 402 in Cordesville, was destroyed by a fire today. Cordesville Fire Department, as well as several other agencies, responded to the blaze. The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of four adults and two children by providing temporary […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Cainhoy Fire Department has been awarded 200 smoke detectors as part of the “$5 For Life” campaign. Earlier this year, Service Master of Charleston teamed up with the South Carolina Stingrays and True Value Hardware to launch the “$5 For Life” campaign. The goal of the campaign was to raise money to purchase smoke detectors, which cost around $5 […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers assisted a family following a fire at their Goose Creek home in Berkeley County last night. The Goose Creek Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of the three adults by offering temporary housing and referrals to partner agencies to assist with long-term recovery. In South Carolina, the American […]
Via Press Release: BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting four adults and one child following a single family home fire on Russellville Road. The home was destroyed by the blaze, to which the Bonneau Fire Department responded earlier today. The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of the family by providing temporary housing, financial assistance for food and clothes, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Cane Bay High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC (AF JROTC) earned the AF JROTC Distinguished Unit Award again. This is the fifth time the school’s AF JROTC has received the honor since the award’s inception in June 2008. “These awards recognize the personal growth and accomplishments of the cadets, contributions of the instructors as mentors, and the support […]
If you have seen a DNR truck slowly riding down a rural road about an hour after sundown this summer, it may be part of a cooperative research project that is surveying bat populations across the state. The Carolinas Acoustic Bat Project, a cooperative research project taking place in both South Carolina and North Carolina, is funded by the U.S. […]
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