MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–A Huger man is facing multiple assault charges after deputies say he attacked two deputies inside the Berkeley County jail in late March. According to the incident report, a detention officer was moving 30-year-old Benjamin Dubois III, of French Quarter Creek Road, to another location of the jail after reportedly covering the camera in his cell as well […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Dan Moon, a spokesperson with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, a joint investigation by his department and the Summerville Police Department has led to the arrest of one person and the recovery of three stolen vehicles. Moon says the two agencies were conducting an investigation into the location of several stolen vehicles in the Pringletown area […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Shortly before 9 a.m. workers inside Google were forced to evacuate after a reported bomb threat. According to a source at the scene, about 300 employees evacuated to the company’s parking lot where they remained until about 3:30 p.m. It was reported that a threatening note found in one of the portable toilets indicated that there would be […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to a federal court indictment, on December 17, 2013 Tony Riley, now an ex-deputy with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, knowingly sold a Mossberg Maverick 88 shotgun to a person under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Two days later after selling the first firearm, court records show that Riley, […]
Once the subject of sea lore and myth, live mermaids are making a splash at the South Carolina Aquarium this spring break. For a limited time, The World Famous mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will swim amongst the sea life in the Aquarium’s Great Ocean Tank, bringing legend to life in a truly unforgettable experience. The interactive family-friendly […]
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking the public’s help in collecting dead birds to test for this season’s arrival of West Nile virus. “Anyone can help us track West Nile virus by submitting dead blue jays, crows, house sparrows, and house finches for testing,” said Chris Evans, a Ph.D. entomologist with the DHEC Bureau of Laboratories. […]
While gasoline prices have climbed 35.9 cents a gallon since Christmas, they are still 1.3 cents a gallon less on average in South Carolina than they were last Easter. Typically a family stay-at-home holiday, Easter gas prices always serve as precursor to higher prices due to the May 1 national deadline for refineries to start producing less-polluting summer-blend fuel. This […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County 911 Communications Center is celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunications Week from April 13th – 19th by honoring dispatchers during this week and has named Ashley Taylor “Telecommunicator of the Year” for 2013. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, honors the thousands of men and women who respond to […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Friday, Goose Creek Police responded to the Sunoco gas station on Saint James Avenue in response to an armed robbery. When officers arrived, they say they found the victim sitting in the driver’s seat with a towel to his head, and bleeding heavily from the left temple area of his head. The victim then proceeded to tell […]
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 […]
Subscribe to our mailing list & get Berkeley County news updates delivered to your email inbox.
Recent Comments