BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Detectives with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office made several arrests over the weekend in connection with a theft-ring operating in the low country and recovered several large items that had been reported stolen from several different counties. A 53’ enclosed trailer, valued at approximately $30,000.00, that was used to haul a dragster and a stolen 1997 Chevrolet C-3500 […]

Via Cherokee General Contractor: This notification is for February 2015. The left lanes on I-26 Eastbound and Westbound will be closed between mile posts 193 and 198 as follows. Eastbound: Mondays through Wednesdays 4am to 2pm, Thursdays 4am to 1pm, Fridays 4am to 11am and Saturdays 4am to 10am. Westbound: Mondays through Wednesdays 4am to 2pm, Thursdays 4am to 1pm […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Goose Creek Rural Fire Chief Michael Haines passed away around 4 a.m. on Thursday morning. Haines had served with the fire department for more than 40 years, having moved to the area as a little boy. Funeral arrangements are still pending at this time. Since his passing, dozens of people […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) recently announced that Mable Simmons, with the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, was honored on January 15, 2015 for completing the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute’s Leadership Academy for Supervisors (LAS). Simmons is one of 18 graduates who completed this rigorous leadership training program for child welfare supervisors. She […]

WCBD-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Charleston, SC In a recent report by WCBD-TV, neighbors in the Crowfield community of Goose Creek have been the target of a rash of vehicle thefts in the area. According to Goose Creek Police, they received eleven reports of stolen items from cars and truck over the weekend. Three neighborhoods were primarily targeted: Bridge […]

STEPHEN, S.C.—According to authorities a house fire in St. Stephen has left one man dead. At approximately 8:36 a.m. on Monday, fire crews were dispatched to 500 Beulah Tabernacle Drive in St. Stephen in reference to a structure fire with entrapment. Multiple agencies arrived on scene to battle the flames including the Bonneau Fire Department, St. Stephen Fire Department and […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–An arrest has been made in a case involving the death of a Sangaree area man, stated Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Dan Moon. Kristopher Charles Gerhard, 30, of 106 Kirk Ct. Summerville has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Moon says that Daniel Cristino Montalvo, who also resided at 106 Kirk Ct.was found early Monday morning January 19, […]

HANAHAN, S.C.—A former Hanahan firefighter and paramedic pled guilty to assault and battery as well as criminal sexual conduct with a 14-year-old girl on Thursday. A judge then sentenced 31-year-old Justin Shayne Rider of Ladson to one year on the assault and battery charge and his 15 year sentence for the criminal sexual conduct charge was suspended to five years […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Monday shortly after midnight, Jan. 19th, 24-year-old Daniel Montalvo of Summerville was found on the side of Heather Drive in the Sangaree area of Berkeley County. Salisbury stated that he had head and body trauma and was transported to MUSC. On Wednesday, Jan. 21st he was pronounced dead at the […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–The Moncks Corner Police Department responded to a daytime burglary on Maple Leaf Drive at approximately 8:45 Thursday morning, authorities said. The resident woke up to find a young black male rummaging through an adjacent bedroom. “When the teen noticed him, he ran out of the residence,” stated Steve Meadows with the Moncks Corner Police Department. “Thankfully no […]