A former Goose Creek firefighter is out of a job and charged with first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, jail records show.

The Goose Creek Police Department was recently awarded the 2024 – 2025 School Resource Officer Grant from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County is pursuing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Cleanup Grant for the former St. Stephen High School property that closed to the public in 1996 and is located at 1266 Russellville Road in St. Stephen. The County plans to submit an EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application in November 2024 to apply for funding to […]

Nearly 50 years after her skeletal remains were found, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has finally identified the woman known for decades simply as “Berkeley County Jane Doe.”

Moncks Corner police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex that claimed one life Thursday afternoon.

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper has begun to decrease its controlled spill out of Lake Marion, reducing it to 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today. The utility began drawing down Lake Marion last week to make room for the large volume of incoming water from North Carolina. As part of that effort, Santee Cooper increased spilling to 130,000 cfs […]

A Century Aluminum employee died Friday following a 15-foot fall at work, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office.

As Hurricane Helene approaches the Gulf Coast of Florida, Berkeley County Emergency Management officials are monitoring the storm and preparing for potential impacts.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Berkeley County to assist businesses and residents affected by Tropical Storm Debby

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper team members are making preparations for the anticipated effects Hurricane Helene may have on Santee Cooper’s service territory. Approximately 2 million South Carolinians depend on the state-owned electric and water utility as their power source, either directly or through the state’s electric cooperatives. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, Santee Cooper went to Operating Condition (OpCon) […]