BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–H.O.P.E Acres has inched closer to becoming a 2015 Giving Back Award recipient. “I wanted to personally extend our appreciation for your support of H.O.P.E. Acres Rescue as one of 50 of your local Non-Profit’s of The Year during round one of the 2015 Giving Back Awards,” stated Tracey Sawyer, the non-profit’s president.  “We are off to round […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–H. Dale Royer from the National Child Safety Council recently presented Chief Harvey Becker an award for the department’s 15 years of continued participation in the organization’s ‘Safetypup’ program. “We are grateful to the NCSC for providing the Safetypup materials we use regularly to educate children in a variety of safety concerns,” Becker stated. Safetypup® has joined the ranks […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office said goodbye to one of their own recently. Gotcha, a longtime K-9 with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, unexpected passed away on Monday. “K-9 Gotcha was the partner and family member of Sergeant Scott Cook. K-9 Gotcha’s service to the citizens of Berkeley County cannot be overstated,” stated Sheriff Duane Lewis. “He will […]

REPORT FROM NTSB: BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On July 7, 2015, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3601V, and a Lockheed-Martin F-16CM, operated by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), collided in midair near Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The Cessna was destroyed during the collision, and both the private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The damaged F-16 continued to fly […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Sunday at 1:30 a.m. 18-year-old Keith Graham, Jr. of Summerville, was shot in an elevator at a hotel on Holiday Drive in Summerville, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The teen was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the chest. “Our investigation found that he was at a party and a […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–John Walsh, who previously hosted “America’s Most Wanted” for more than 20 years, wants to catch every fugitive profiled on his new CNN show, “The Hunt,” including accused ex-cop Daniel William Hiers. “I have been looking for Dan Hiers for over 10 years. I had the ‘John Walsh Personal 10 Most Wanted,’ and Dan Hiers is still on […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced that a Berkeley County jury found Gary Curtis Fraley guilty on Friday of crimes that terrorized a local family entertainment center and spanned over four hours and two crime scenes. Circuit Judge Kristi L. Harrington sentenced the defendant to the maximum on each of the ten indictments for a total of 90 years. […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office ‘Most Wanted’ has been taken into custody. “On behalf of Sheriff Duane Lewis and the entire Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, we thank the public for their assistance in helping the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office arrest one of our previous ‘Most Wanted Criminals,’” read a post on BCSO’s official Facebook page. Calvin […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers say they are assisting a family of six whose mobile home, located on Highway 402 in Cordesville, was destroyed by a fire today. Cordesville Fire Department, as well as several other agencies, responded to the blaze. The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of four adults and two children by providing temporary […]