BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Tuesday, dozens of Berkeley Co. volunteer firefighters packed the inside of council chambers where they waited nearly two hours to voice their concerns about the future funding of their departments during public comment. To help with funding issues plaguing the county’s rural fire departments, a Special Fire Tax Advisory board was formed recently, made up of eight […]
The U.S. Marshals Service has announced the arrest of 59-year-old Lee Dell Bradley.Investigators say they arrested him in a parking lot near 3156 Freedom Drive in Charlotte. Several days ago, the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for Bradley’s arrest for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Frances Lawrence, 59, to death. Following the incident, officials say Bradley fled to the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Berkeley County man is facing multiple charges relating to the sexual assault of a child. David Earl Wesly Rabon, 30, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree, one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third degree and one count of committing a lewd act […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Sheriff Spokesperson Dan Moon, the drug enforcement unit of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has arrested five people on charges related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Moon says they were arrested inside a home located along the 800 block of Eastern White Pine Rd. in Ladson. Those arrested were: 31-year-old Christopher Jenkins, 29-year-old David […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is holding its annual Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Summer Deputy Camp for students 8-12 years of age. Camp dates are July 14 through July 18, 2014 for those 8-12 years old. Participation is limited to the first 50 students who return a completed parental consent and registration form along with a check or […]
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety has announced that five people were killed on South Carolina roadways over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. None of those fatalities were in Berkeley County. Preliminary numbers show this year’s Memorial Day weekend had the fewest traffic deaths since at least 1984. In 2013, twelve fatalities were recorded over the weekend holiday period. […]
As you may have heard, eBay, one of the Internet’s most frequented websites was recently hacked into. This cyber attack put millions of its users private information in jeopardy. Â In light of this event, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is encouraging all South Carolina eBay users to change their passwords. The SCDCA has released these tips […]
MACEDONIA, S.C.—For Randy “RJ” Cannon, firefighting isn’t just his calling—it’s been a longtime dream of his. While he may not be old enough to drive a fire truck to a call, for the last six years he’s volunteered with the Macedonia Rural Fire Department. There, he is a member of the department’s junior explorers program. “My son wants to be […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of 65-year-old James Curtis Miles of Summerville, S.C. on three counts involving the sexual exploitation of minors. The Dorchester County Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. However, it was the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, also members of the ICAC Task Force, […]
On Friday, a team of more than 15 South Carolina Aquarium staff moved three large male nurse sharks into the Aquarium’s 385,000-gallon Great Ocean Tank.Two of the sharks are 7-feet long and weigh approximately 200 pounds, the third shark is nine-feet long and weighs approximately 250 pounds. They join 750 animals in the Great Ocean Tank, bringing the total number […]
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