GOOSE CREEK–Matthew Bormann, age 28, of Goose Creek, was charged in a 1-count Indictment with Possession of Child Pornography, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A. The maximum penalty that Bormann could receive is 20 years imprisonment. The case was investigated by agents of the Department of Homeland Security and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney […]
The 2014 shrimp-baiting season will open at noon Friday, Sept. 12 in South Carolina waters. Recent sampling by DNR collected below average numbers of shrimp available for fall harvest, with heavy rainfall and river runoff during the summer washing small shrimp down into some coastal areas, similar to 2013. Recreational shrimpers who purchase a shrimp-baiting license can legally cast their […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Mark Powell, spokesperson for the state’s attorney general, a Berkeley County grand jury has indicted Amy Kovach, the school district’s communications director, on a second charge of forgery. According to the indictment, Kovach created a false, backdated invoice, purporting to be from the Berkeley Co. School District to the “Yes 4 Schools” campaign, in an attempt […]
WCBD-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Charleston, SC BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—It was a packed room as dozens of Moncks Corner homeowners came out to Monday night’s water and sanitation committee meeting to express their concern over the strong odor produced by GenEarth, a company that converts organic waste into renewable resources. In a report by WCBD-TV, Steve Weber, the attorney […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Although the deer harvest has been on a downward trend the last few years indicating that population levels have moderated, hunter success and deer harvest rates remain good, according to Charles Ruth, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Deer and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator. Top counties for harvest in 2013 included Bamberg, Union, Allendale, Spartanburg, and Calhoun with […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, a vehicle struck a Lincoln Town Car on St. James Avenue at 12:37 p.m. Sunday. Salisbury stated that the passenger in the Lincoln Town Car, John Harkins, 70, of Ridgeville was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:09 p.m. The coroner has ruled his death as […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–According to a spokesperson for The American Red Cross, volunteers assisted one adult whose St. Stephen home, located on Happy Lane, sustained fire damage on Saturday. The Pineville-Russellville Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross provided financial assistance for food and lodging, as well as a comfort kit, containing personal hygiene items, and referrals to partner […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Since 1999, there have been more than 470 violent deaths while at church or on faith-based property in the United States, according to SafeAtChurch.org. In Berkeley County, churches are certainly not immune to crime. “A while back during a Wednesday service at United Methodist Church in Goose Creek, a guy came in with a shot gun and he […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Friday, a 44-year-old woman faced a judge in bond court after deputies say she pointed a gun at a pregnant woman’s stomach and threatened to shoot her and her baby. Julie Gookins is charged with first degree burglary, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and attempted murder. She remains behind bars at the Hill-Finklea […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Sunday will mark exactly 90 days since Kendra Morgan-Stevens lost her daughter to gun violence. For this grieving mother, what hurts more than losing a daughter much too soon is knowing that whoever pulled the trigger and ended her life has not been brought to justice. “It’s very frustrating to know that the people who killed my daughter […]
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