GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Alligators are a pretty common sight in the lowcountry–especially here in Berkeley County. What’s not so common is seeing one of these large reptiles taking a stroll through your neighborhood. However, that’s exactly what some homeowners witnessed Thursday morning. According to Goose Creek police, residents in The Hamlets subdivision had to share the sidewalk with the gator you see […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Several fire departments throughout Berkeley County were dispatched to a house fire on Shadybrook Drive in Cane Bay shortly after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night. Once on scene, firefighters found a 2-story house fully involved in flames. Authorities say there were two people home at the time the blaze broke out. One person inside the house was reportedly treated […]
Via Press Release: MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Over 200 people attended the Vietnam War Survivors and Remembrance Service on May 1, 2015 at Noon at the Berkeley County Veterans Monument in Moncks Corner, SC. The ceremony was conducted by General Marion’s Brigade Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in partnership with the Dept. of Defense’s 50th Anniversary Commemoration of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is testing four body cameras on several of its deputies. Currently, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s office is testing a Taser-brand body cam called Axon Flex for the next 30-40 days. After that deputies will begin testing another manufacturer’s body cam. Officials at the sheriff’s office say the goal is to keep training with the […]
According to North Charleston police, a 15-year-old was arrested shortly after 12 p.m. Thursday for the shooting death of Kadena Brown, a mother who was killed while in her own car. The teen has been charged with murder, four counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. North Charleston police spokesman Spencer Pryor said […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Charleston indicted Ivan Edgardo Soto Naranjo of Hanahan for returning to the United States illegally. Soto Naranjo also goes by the name Juan Chavez Avalos. The 37-year-old is facing a one-count indictment of Illegal Reentry of an Alien after Removal, in violation of Title 8, United […]
According to military officials, a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter was declared missing this week near Charikot, Nepal, Joint Task Force 505. They say there were six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese service members aboard. At this time, the status of those on board the flight is unknown. One of the Marines reportedly unaccounted for includes Sgt. Mark Johnson IV. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to a Charleston law firm, Berkeley County is illegally holding onto at least $10 million in impact fees charged to new businesses and homeowners over the past decade. These fees should have been used to fund road infrastructure projects associated with the county’s rapid growth, reads a complaint filed on May 12, 2015, in the Ninth Circuit […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Sangaree Intermediate School’s chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) will present a check for $1,500 to the Berkeley County Sherriff’s Office on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Sangaree Intermediate School, 201 School House Lane, Summerville. Students in Sangaree Intermediate’s NEHS meet at the beginning of each year to choose their main service project […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 76-year-old James Edward Harper of Summerville. Harper was reported missing by family members after walking away from his residence on Gains Mill Drive located in Wind Gate Mobile Home Park off Myers Road in Summerville. Harper is suffering from the early stages of […]
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