South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the release of South Carolina’s 2013 Insurance Fraud Annual Report. Just in Berkeley County alone, Wilson’s office received 26 fraud complaints in the amount of $33,764.42. Most of those complaints, 22 total, pertained to automobiles. “My office continues to fight insurance fraud by prosecuting these cases in court and raising awareness of the […]

This year, the US Fish & Wildlife Service has added 20 additional days to the dove hunting season in South Carolina. This means that the dove season will be 90 days, rather than the 70 days that it has been in the past. The 2014-2015 mourning dove season has been decided as September 1-6 (from noon until sunset); September 7-October […]

The Department of Defense recently announced the death of a soldier was bravely supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Officials stated that Staff Sgt. Girard D. Gass Jr., of Lumber Bridge, North Carolina, died Aug. 3, in Jalalabad Air Field Hospital, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident while on patrol that occurred in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Gass, originally from Hanahan, was assigned […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Goose Creek Police have released the identity of the man they say took a manager inside the Royal Lanes bowling alley hostage Tuesday evening. According to Captain John Grainger, Gary Fraley faces multiple charges including attempted murder and kidnapping. “Additional charges are likely as the investigation continues,” Grainger stated. Fraley’s bond on the initial charges will be set […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Both Stratford and Goose Creek High have plenty to smile about. According to MaxPreps.com, a division of CBSSports.com, the two schools have one of the most dominant football programs in the state. Goose Creek High came in at number nine on the list. The Gators have notched one state title and seven Top 25 finishes since 2004. Stratford […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—According to Captain John Grainger with the Goose Creek Police Department, a hostage situation that occurred at the Royal Lanes bowling alley has ended peacefully. Police were dispatched to the bowling alley around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in reference to shots fired inside the manager’s office. “When they arrived they determined that the owner of the bowling alley, his […]

SUMMERVILLE, S.C.–Shoppers and employees inside the Walmart at 1317 North Main Street in Summerville were forced to evacuate the building around 2:15 p.m. According to Captain Jon Rogers with the Summerville Police Department, officers responded to the store after being notified of a suspicious package found on the store’s roof. Rogers says that management at the store decided to evacuate […]

Extra funds have ramped up South Carolinas efforts to repair and replace deficient bridges, but one in five of the state’s bridges still remain substandard, according to AAA Carolinas. A Richland County bridge, which carries one of the heaviest daily traffic counts in the state, tops AAA’s 17th annual substandard bridge report. Charleston County has the most substandard bridges on […]

PINEVILLE, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury,  52-year-old Anthony Brown, of Cross, was a passenger in a Lincoln town car traveling on Thomas Walters Road in Pineville when he died in an accident Saturday shortly after 8:00 p.m. Salisbury say the driver was transported to MUSC and his condition is unknown at this time. The coroner says the car […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Captain John Grainger, at approximately 2:05 p.m. police were dispatched to the Rite Aid Pharmacy located at 214 St. James Ave. in reference to a robbery. Upon arrival, officers met with pharmacy workers who told them that a white man had approached the pharmacy counter, pointed a pistol that was and remained in his waistband and […]