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Man dies from complications of 2005 shooting

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On October 22, 2005, David McCray of Wando was shot on Clements Ferry Road in Berkeley County. Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury says he became a paraplegic as a result of his injuries. The coroner says that on September 14, 2014 (9 years later) he was admitted to a local hospital due to problems from his injury. Salisbury […]

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Bonneau family of six loses home to fire

BONNEAU, S.C.–The American Red Cross assisted a Bonneau family of three adults and three children after their home on Pooshee Plantation Way was destroyed by fire on early Wednesday morning, Red Cross officials stated. The Bonneau Fire Department responded to the residence. Volunteers provided financial assistance for food, lodging and clothing, comfort kits containing personal hygiene items, and referrals to partner agencies […]

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Violent crime in South Carolina dropped in 2012

The rate of violent crime in South Carolina decreased 6.3 percent in 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. “The Uniform Crime Report is a snapshot of criminal activity,” said SLED Chief Mark Keel. “While the decrease in overall violent crime is encouraging, increases in some categories tell us there’s always much work […]

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9-1-1 call released from deadly standoff in Goose Creek

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Goose Creek Police have released the 9-1-1 call from Tuesday’s deadly standoff on McClain Street. Shortly after 9 p.m., Karen Rice called for help after she says her husband threatened to shoot her in the head. “I live at 501 McClain Street, and I don’t know what’s happened to my husband but he just pulled four guns on […]

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Suspect shot and killed during standoff with Goose Creek police

WCIV-TV | ABC News 4 – Charleston News, Sports, Weather GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—The suspect in Tuesday night’s standoff with SWAT and Goose Creek Police has died. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, the suspect has been identified as 57-year-old Brian Eugene Rice. Several officers surrounded a home on McClain Street near Red Bank Road after Rice fired multiple shots. Rice was […]

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GCPD: Suspects steal lottery tickets, cigarettes from gas station

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Goose Creek Police Department and the Moncks Corner Police Department are requesting assistance identifying the persons and vehicle depicted in the attached photographs. Investigators say the two persons are suspected of committing burglaries at Murphy USA gas stations in both Goose Creek and Moncks Corner. On September 19th, police responded to Murphy USA on St. James Avenue […]

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Driver ejected from vehicle, died hours later

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday,   Garren Jennings, 44, of Moncks Corner was traveling on Farrell Street when the vehicle he was driving ran off the roadway and overturned. Salisbury stated that Jennings was ejected from his vehicle and was not wearing a seatbelt. He was transported to MUSC in […]

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Remembering Hurricane Hugo in Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–It’s hard to believe that September 22nd will mark the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo. For those who lived through it, we’ve never forgotten the destruction it left behind. Hugo resulted in 27 fatalities in South Carolina and left 100,000 people homeless—my family included. I was only 6-years-old when Hugo made landfall in the lowcountry; however, I remember […]

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Firefighters respond to fire at Nucor in Cainhoy

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Thursday shortly before 9 p.m., the Cainhoy Fire Department responded to the Nucor Berkeley Plant located at 1455 Hagan Avenue, off of Cainhoy Road, for a reported structure fire. Once on the scene, they immediately requested mutual aid from Charleston County to respond as well. Cainhoy units were first to arrive and found a large mill building […]