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 […]

BONNEAU, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers assisted five individuals whose home, located on Long Acre Drive in Bonneau, was destroyed in a fire overnight. According to volunteers, The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of the three adults and two children by providing financial assistance for food and clothing, comfort kits with personal hygiene items, and referrals for their […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On January 19, 2015 shortly after 2 p.m. Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury was called to a fatal accident on County Line Road and Addidas Street. According to Salisbury, a tractor-trailer truck was traveling south on County Line Road when it struck a car coming out of Addidas Street. The driver of the car, 74-year-old Florence Hall of […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with local government, education, healthcare and other local business and community leaders on a strategic community and economic development planning process to create a shared vision and strategic plan for Berkeley County, SC. The vision plan will be led by Steering Committee Co-Chairs:  Senator Paul Campbell, Berkeley County Delegation Member; Dwayne […]

United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, settled claims of health care fraud with Nason Medical, out of Charleston, South Carolina, and two of its owners,  Dr. Baron S. Nason and Robert T. Hamilton. The United States contended that Nason Medical submitted numerous false claims to Medicare, Medicaid […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley Co. Coroner’s Office has released its annual report for 2014. The results are listed below: 2014 Deaths: Natural: 724 Suicide: 24 Accidental: 32       (Most were accidental overdose.) Traffic deaths: 39 Drowning: 3 Homicide: 14 Assisting Coroners from other counties: 17 Pending investigations: 9     (Most are waiting results from autopsies and toxicology.) Undetermined: 2 (Both are […]