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6-year-old Goose Creek girl attacked by 2 dogs

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—According to officials with Berkeley Co. Animal Control, a 6-year-old is recovering from her injuries after two dogs attacked her over the weekend. The attack reportedly occurred on Sunday at a home located on Rahway Road in Goose Creek. Officials say it was a relative of the girl that alerted animal control of the incident. After an investigation, […]

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Moncks Corner man arrested on child porn charges

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Michael Adam Gilman (DOB: 10/22/1976) of Moncks Corner, S.C. on one (1) count involving the sexual exploitation of a minor. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. On November 30, 2013, undercover detectives with […]

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Berkeley County receives additional $27.5 million to fund road improvements

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –Berkeley County officials announced today that the Charleston Area Transportation Study (CHATS) committee has granted the county an additional $27.5 million in funding designated for road improvements. The funding was awarded to viable “federal aid eligible” projects currently underway. Berkeley County will receive the monies to help support two road widening projects which qualify for the funding: […]

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Debt collection complaints take top spot again in SC

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) received over 4,100 complaints in calendar year 2013, saving consumers $1,344,647 in refunds, credit and adjustments. The number one complaint category was Debt Collection at 13% (553). Not far behind were, Utilities at 12.9% (535), Vehicles at 12% (498), Retail Stores at 7% (291) and Real Estate at 5% (219). Debt collection […]

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IRS: 2014 refunds ahead of last year

By the end of February, more than 48 million tax refunds had been issued the IRS recently announced – an increase of 5.6 percent compared to the same time last year. As of Feb. 28, the average refund this year is $3,034, up 3 percent compared to the average refund amount for the same time last year. Almost 88 percent […]

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Man sent to hospital after car flips multiple times

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Around 9 p.m. Saturday, firefighters were dispatched to an overturned vehicle on Branchwood Drive inside an apartment complex that bares the same name.  The complex is located right off of St. James Avenue. When crews arrived they found an overturned white car with a man still inside.  The man was reportedly unconscious.  An ambulance transported him to MUSC. […]

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Family’s St. Stephen home destroyed by fire

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The American Red Cross assisted a family of three, two adults and one child, whose St. Stephen residence, located at 132 Union Lane, was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The Red Cross provided financial assistance for food, clothing, shoes, and temporary housing, as well as comfort kits containing personal hygiene items and referrals to partner organizations to […]

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Who killed Justin Turner?

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—It is perhaps the biggest murder mystery to have ever rocked Berkeley County.  This week marked the 25th anniversary of Justin Turner’s untimely death.  At just five-years-old, he was murdered, his body stuffed in a storage bin inside a camper like a piece of trash on his family’s Moncks Corner property. THE MOTIVE… To this day—the biggest question […]

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Berkeley Co. mom charged with 3 counts of attempted murder of kids

According to Volusia County deputies in Daytona Beach, Florida, as Ebony Wilkerson of Cross drove her minivan into the rough ocean surf at Daytona Beach Tuesday afternoon, she locked the doors of her 2012 Honda Odyssey, put up the windows and told her three frightened children to close their eyes and go to sleep. She reportedly then ignored the children’s […]

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Murder suspect in Heather Elvis case is from Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The Heather Elvis case has taken the national media by storm.  The young woman’s father, Terry Elvis, has made several appearances on Nancy Grace as well as countless pleas to the local media for his daughter’s safe return home. However, two months after Elvis’ disappearance, Sidney and Tammy Moorer were charged with the young woman’s murder and kidnapping.  […]