DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C.–On Friday, Dorchester Co. deputies responded to a trailer located off of Highway 61 in the Givhans community. Inside the trailer, deputies located the body of a young man. Dorchester Co. Coroner, Chris Nisbet, was then called to the scene. Nisbet identified the body as belonging to 24-year-old Drew Shumway. An autopsy was scheduled today to determine a […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Bill Nettles confirmed today that Tony Allen Riley, age 60, of Goose Creek, SC, was charged in a two-count indictment with two counts of selling a firearm to a prohibited person, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(d). The maximum penalty Riley could receive is a fine of $250,000 and/or imprisonment of […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner, Bill Salisbury, on Sunday at 10:30 p.m. a northbound Amtrak struck a Goose Creek man at the Hollywood Dr. Crossing. Salisbury says the man was standing on the side of the tracks and when the train approached he stepped into the path of the train. The death has been ruled a suicide. The […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Shortly before 5 a.m. Friday, Hanahan Police responded to 5804 Carolyn Street, Pappy’s Restaurant, in reference to an armed robbery. When they arrived to the location, a female employee told police that two men entered the restaurant dressed in all black clothing and black scarves over their faces. One suspect had a sawed off shotgun and the other had […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Board of Elections and Voter Registration is in need of poll managers for the 2014 primary elections in June. The poll managers will work in Daniel Island, Goose Creek, Hanahan , as well as other available locations in Berkeley County on election day, which is Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Duties include processing voters, ballot distribution, […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–On Wednesday, deputies responded to the corner Kitfield Road and Vernon Lane in Moncks Corner where they found a man lying by some nearby steps. The officer noticed a gunshot wound to the victim’s right knee. According to the victim, he was standing across the street near his vehicle, attempting to help his friend get into his car […]
According to WESH-TV, Ebony Wilkerson, a pregnant mother from Cross, accused of driving her van into the ocean with her children has entered a not guilty plea. The young mom’s public defender reportedly filed that paperwork on Wednesday. She faces three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Witnesses and beach patrol rescued the screaming children, along with their mother, after she […]
A new release from Barna Group recently took a look at how 96 of the largest cities in the nation view the Bible. The study was based on 42,855 interviews conducted nationwide, and the analysis of Bible trends was commissioned by American Bible Society. Individuals who reported reading the Bible in a typical week and who strongly assert the Bible […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced that a Berkeley County jury found 30 year old Barry Stanley guilty of Trafficking Cocaine Base and Failure to Stop for a Blue Light on Wednesday after two days of trial. It was the defendant’s sixth drug offense in fifteen years. Additionally, Wilson says Stanley has convictions for assault and battery of a […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The warmer temperatures we are enjoying, combined with the recent rains have led to an increase in mosquito populations. Berkeley County Mosquito Abatement personnel have been inspecting and treating mosquito breeding sites for several months and have now commenced adult mosquito control spraying. “We strongly encourage all horse owners to contact their veterinarian and have their horses vaccinated […]
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