At 12:00 p.m., the Division will increase the state’s operational condition to Level 3. OpCon3 means a disaster or emergency situation is likely in our state and that state agencies have been notified to staff positions at the State Emergency Operations Center in West Columbia. The SEOC is currently operating on a 24-hour schedule for the duration of the incident. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis has announced the arrest of the remaining two suspects from the September 27th home invasion and shooting on McCrystal Circle in the Moncks Corner area of Berkeley County. The home invasion claimed the life 32-year-old Mark Conner who was shot to death. Authorities say both suspects were arrested in Georgia thanks to a […]
With heavy rain and flooding expected over the next several days, AAA Carolinas is urging motorists to adhere to local authorities on weather warnings and instructions. Joaquin recently strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency to expedite availability of state and federal resources. Carolinians living in or visiting the area […]
Heavy rains and flooding are threatening communities in the Mid-Atlantic even before Hurricane Joaquin is forecast to approach the U.S. late this weekend. The Red Cross is preparing to respond in multiple states and urges people in the path of the storm to get ready too. “With South Carolina being threatened by heavy rains and Joaquin off the coast, people […]
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division is paying close attention to Hurricane Joaquin, and as a result of the storm’s projected movement, key agencies in South Carolina government have been notified to be ready to respond if the need arises. “There’s a lot of uncertainty in the forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. We are preparing for the possibility that […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Jennifer Lee Scott, 43, of Ladson has been charged with assault and battery in the second degree, a misdemeanor. SLED agents say Scott is a former nurse at the Hill Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner. According to the affidavit, in May 2013, Randall Ford, an inmate at the Hill Finklea […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–During the early morning hours of September 29th, Berkeley County deputies say they responded to a rash of motor vehicle break-ins at Wind Gate Mobile Home Park off Myers Road in the Summerville area. Once on scene, deputies discovered four vehicles had been broken into. They immediately began searching the area for suspects. According to authorities, deputies witnessed […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Chief Deputy Mike Cochran, while conducting the on-going homicide investigation, Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office detectives received information of a possible location of one of the suspects involved in the home invasion and homicide that occurred at 512 McCrystal Circle on Sunday morning. Late Monday evening, members of the U.S. Marshal Task Force with the assistance of the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office responded […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Chief Deputy Mike Cochran, one person has been arrested in connection with a deadly home invasion that occurred early Sunday morning at 512 McCrystal Circle in the Moncks Corner area. Glenn Randall Lane II, 29, of North Charleston was arrested within 12 hours of the crime and has been charged with murder. Lane also faces additional charges including: […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Keep Hanahan Beautiful is looking for a few good volunteers. Workers of all types are needed October 17th at 9:00 a.m. at the Butterfly & Pollinator Garden located next to the Hanahan Library on 1216 Murray Drive. According to organizers, volunteers will be building and installing various pergolas, a bench swing, and a stone pathway around the garden. A new kids […]
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