BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two men are behind bars following the recent murder of a Sangaree man that occurred on Halloween. On the morning of 10/31/17, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 603 Beauregard Road near Summerville after receiving 9-1-1 calls reporting gunfire and someone being wounded at that location. Responding deputies found Stephen Hutchins deceased from an apparent gunshot wound in […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–If you are used to seeing clean shaven deputies in uniform, November may be a bit of a change for you. This month, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office deputies are raising money for the Pediatric Cancer Center of Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital at the MUSC. Those deputies who donate will be permitted to grown facial hair during for the […]
November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and the S.C. Department of Social Services is highlighting the opportunity to create a forever family for one of the state’s waiting children. There are 566 children legally available for adoption in South Carolina. That’s 566 young people who could make a couple a family, bring life into an empty home or become a […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office are working overtime to determine who killed a man in the Sangaree community early Tuesday morning. The shooting took place at 603 Beauregard Road near Summerville. Authorities say a man was found shot to death inside a home at that address. According to Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis, the shooting doesn’t appear to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–After Hurricane Irma damaged the home of a World War II veteran in September, a Berkeley County community–along with the help of BP and U.S. Senator Tim Scott–recently joined forces to provide this local hero with a brand new home. Volunteers made up of individuals, businesses and community organizations recently rallied together to condemn and replace the vet’s […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—After more than half a century in business, the Berkeley County Rescue Squad will permanently shut down by next year. “We are still going to be an organization until July 1st,” stated Chief Bill Salisbury. “That’s when the county’s budget shuts off and that would be a good time to shut it down. We may stop running calls […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a motorcyclist killed Friday. On Friday Oct 20, at 9:30 p.m., Tirahn Alexander Bradford, 22, of Moncks Corner was riding a motorcycle on Highway 52 in Moncks Corner when he collided with a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Coroner Bill Salisbury. The accident is […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a pedestrian killed on Sunday near Highway 17A. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, the fatal accident happened on State Road about half a mile from U.S. 17 A in Goose Creek around 7 a.m. Authorities say a black male was standing in the road when […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Pinopolis Lock on Lake Moultrie at Jefferies Hydroelectric Station will be out of service from Oct. 25 through Nov. 8 for planned maintenance. Once the lock reopens, winter operating hours will begin. The hours are from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weather permitting. As part of the outage, Santee Cooper and the South Carolina Department […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be extra careful when popups appear on their computer screens. Deputies say on Monday an elderly resident was scammed by a pop up notice. “The scammers are very affable and speak like they are in the security field. The number they had the resident call is 315-675-7754 using the […]
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