GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The City of Goose Creek was named a 2014 South Carolina Outstanding Traffic Safe Community by the AAA Carolinas Foundation for Traffic Safety. Lieutenant Joshua Battista accepted the award in a ceremony on Nov. 12, 2014, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Columbia. In all, 15 South Carolina communities were honored, including three Grand Winners (Mount Pleasant, […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to an American Red Cross representative, volunteers with the organization assisted two adults whose home, located on Oaklawn Dr. in Moncks Corner, SC, was destroyed by fire Wednesday. The Pimlico Fire Department along with several other agencies responded to the blaze. The Red Cross provided financial assistance for food and clothing and referrals to assist the adults with their […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Dan Moon, the young man found dead inside a home in Ladson is 24-year-old Syquone Kwame Pinckney. Moon says deputies responded to a home at 227 Judy Hill Drive after neighbors discovered Pinckney’s body on the floor of a house. When neighbors saw that the rear door of the house was […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder that took place at a home on Judy Hill Drive in the Ladson area of Berkeley County. The victim was reportedly shot to death. According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, deputies were called to the home around 7:30 p.m. after neighbors discovered a body inside. Salisbury responded to […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Bill Nettles has charged John Nick, age 59, of Huger with money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1956. The attorney general’s office alleges that in 2010, Nick took payment of $40,000 in cash from a person who claimed to be a drug dealer, to purchase a new car and then covered up the transaction […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Recent statistics show nearly 30 people are killed every day in drunk driving crashes across the United States. On Tuesday, one Lowcountry organization will hold a candlelight vigil to remember those lives lost. This is the 25th year that the Berkeley County Prevention Board has sponsored the event. Members hope it will urge people to think twice before […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Feeding America, 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households last year, including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children. In South Carolina over 17% of the population live in poverty, and over 23% of South Carolina children live below the poverty line. That means one in six South Carolina families will not have enough food to feed […]

There are some crimes in Berkeley County so heinous, they’re just too hard to forget–especially, when they go unsolved. Below, in no particular order and by no means a complete list, we’ve included some of the most unforgettable murders to impact the Berkeley County community. If you have any information on these killings, contact Crimestoppers at (843) 554-1111. Remember! You […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is urging motorists to expect heavy traffic and rain-soaked roadways as they head out for Thanksgiving. Troopers have already begun to see minor collisions causing traffic delays on some interstates. Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the most heavily traveled holiday periods of the year. AAA Carolinas is predicting heavy travel due to falling gas […]