MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–A teen has been arrested after Moncks Corner Police say he called 9-1-1 and made a false report. On June 4th at approximately 9:50 a.m., Chief Rick Ollic stated that his department along with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s office responded to the Berkeley High School Campus after receiving a 9-1-1 call about a person on campus with a […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Agents with the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged a Goose Creek man on Monday in connection with offering to pay $2,500 to murder another person. Aaron McKenzie Capers, 18, has been charged with one count of solicitation to commit a felony. Capers was booked into the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner. The case will be prosecuted […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Beth Drake stated Friday that Rico Reid, a/k/a “Deuce”, age 41, of Berkeley County was sentenced in federal court yesterday in Charleston for (1) Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime, (2) Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribute of Heroin, and (3) Possession of a Firearm by […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Berkeley County leaders along with SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) officials broke ground Friday on a new expansion site in Hanahan. Through this continued growth, the company expects to create 200 new jobs over the next five years. Governor Henry McMaster spoke during the event. “The State of South Carolina is leading the way in industry growth, and announcements […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Emergency Medical Services will deploy the final two advanced life support ambulances for this budget year on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Medic 23 is a peak-hour ambulance that will be deployed in the vicinity of Highway 52, near Cypress Gardens Road. This ambulance will operate on 12-hour shifts, and will be in service from 11 a.m. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– The Nexton Parkway Interchange officially opened to the public Monday at 6 a.m. Contractors removed barriers and construction equipment so that vehicles were able to finally travel both the east and westbound lanes. A few days prior to the official opening, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held. The interchange connects the Nexton Parkway in Berkeley County to Summerville. […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Hanahan City leaders were inundated with phone calls Monday morning regarding a rumored shooting at Hanahan High School. A spokesperson for the Berkeley County School District took to Facebook to address the inaccurate information. “We are aware that a rumor is circulating that an incident has occurred at Hanahan High School,” read the post. “This rumor is unfounded. Hanahan […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who drowned over the weekend in Lake Moultrie. On Sunday, May 6, at 1 P.M. 26-year-old Jason Williams, of Loris, S.C. was walking in the water with his cousin when he stepped into an area over his head and went under, according to Berkeley County Coroner […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–More than a decade after two Moncks Corner police officers lost their lives in the line of duty, a monument now pays tribute to their bravery and for making the ultimate sacrifice. Corporal Marcus Stiles, 26, and Officer Lonnie Wells, 40, were killed while responding to a 9-1-1 domestic disturbance on March 25, 2007. Authorities say the suspect, Gary Douglas, […]
UPDATE FROM CORONER: The body found Saturday in Lake Marion has been identified as 74-year-old Jerome [Jerry) Ferneding of Berkeley County. He was reported overdue from a fishing trip Friday. Search was conducted by the Berkeley county sheriffs office and the South Carolina Department of natural resources. His death has been ruled accidental by the Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury BERKELEY COUNTY, […]
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