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Deputies: Woman Runs Over Victim with Car Following Altercation

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A woman is behind bars and charged with attempted murder after Berkeley County deputies say she ran over another woman with a car on Saturday. Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 329 Winding Road in the Moncks Corner area in reference to a call regarding a female who had been intentionally run over with a car by another […]

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Berkeley County Lawmaker Paul Campbell Arrested For DUI Following Crash

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested a Republican state senator from Berkeley County Saturday night on various charges. Paul G. Campbell Jr. of Goose Creek was booked into the Charleston County Detention Center in North Charleston. He’s charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and providing false info to police. Campbell’s wife was also cited for […]

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Deputies: 2 Men Charged in Sangaree Murder

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two men are behind bars following the recent murder of a Sangaree man that occurred on Halloween. On the morning of 10/31/17, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 603 Beauregard Road near Summerville after receiving 9-1-1 calls reporting gunfire and someone being wounded at that location. Responding deputies found Stephen Hutchins deceased from an apparent gunshot wound in […]

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Berkeley County Deputies Grow “Lip Sweaters” for Good Cause

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–If you are used to seeing clean shaven deputies in uniform, November may be a bit of a change for you. This month, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office deputies are raising money for the Pediatric Cancer Center of Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital at the MUSC. Those deputies who donate will be permitted to grown facial hair during for the […]

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BCSD to Unveil Proposed Attendance Lines for New Foxbank Elementary School

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District (BCSD) will unveil the proposed attendance lines for the new Foxbank Elementary School at two Stakeholder Meetings on Tuesday, November 7, and Thursday, November 9, 2017. District administration will host the first meeting at Whitesville Elementary School on Tuesday, November 7, beginning at 6 p.m. and will host a second meeting at Cane […]

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November is National Adoption Month

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and the S.C. Department of Social Services is highlighting the opportunity to create a forever family for one of the state’s waiting children. There are 566 children legally available for adoption in South Carolina. That’s 566 young people who could make a couple a family, bring life into an empty home or become a […]

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Sheriff: Sangaree Murder Doesn’t Appear to be Random

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office are working overtime to determine who killed a man in the Sangaree community early Tuesday morning. The shooting took place at 603 Beauregard Road near Summerville. Authorities say a man was found shot to death inside a home at that address. According to Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis, the shooting doesn’t appear to […]

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Berkeley County Rescue Squad to Disband

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—After more than half a century in business, the Berkeley County Rescue Squad will permanently shut down by next year. “We are still going to be an organization until July 1st,” stated Chief Bill Salisbury. “That’s when the county’s budget shuts off and that would be a good time to shut it down. We may stop running calls […]

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Coroner: Motorcyclist Killed on Highway 52

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a motorcyclist killed Friday. On Friday Oct 20, at 9:30 p.m., Tirahn Alexander Bradford, 22, of Moncks Corner was riding a motorcycle on Highway 52 in Moncks Corner when he collided with a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Coroner Bill Salisbury. The accident is […]

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Coroner: Help Needed to Identify Pedestrian Killed Near Highway 17A

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a pedestrian killed on Sunday near Highway 17A. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, the fatal accident happened on State Road about half a mile from U.S. 17 A in Goose Creek around 7 a.m. Authorities say a black male was standing in the road when […]