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Death order in Calvert case provides new details on their murders
A court order declaring John and Elizabeth Calvert dead provides more details pointing to Dennis Gerwing as their likely killer and lists several reasons that debunk notions that the couple might have vanished on their own.
Animal-rights supporters push for no-kill county shelter
The Beaufort County Animal Shelter euthanized 3,876 of the 5,604 animals it took in last year -- some feral, some too aggressive or too sick to be adopted and others casualtiesof tight space and scarce resources.
Emotional Fla. sheriff celebrates baby's survival
Sheriff Bobby Haddock knew time was running out for a 7-month-old girl missing in the Florida Panhandle.
Fla. baby missing for 5 days found alive
Court records show that Susan Elizabeth Baker had been suspected in another child's 1987 disappearance in South Carolina and convicted of assaulting her daughter.
Dale couple getting kids ready for school robbed in home, forced to drive assailants
A couple were forced from a home Tuesday morning in Dale and into a car by two men - one armed with a gun and the other with a crowbar - while three children were inside the home, according to a Beaufort County sheriff news release today.
FBI looking for suspect in Okatie bank robbery early Tuesday
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the FBI are looking for a man they say robbed a bank near Sun City Hilton Head early Tuesday.
County to be applauded for new stormwater rules
Congratulations to Beaufort County Council, and especially to Chairman Weston Newton, for putting into place new regulations that could help protect and restore the health of our rivers.
BCSO seeking location of suspect involved in shooting
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is searching for the whereabouts of suspect involved in a shooting incident that happened Thursday evening in the Laurel Village Mobile Home Park.
Stepfather found guilty in Beaufort teen's death
A 43-year-old Yemassee man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday after being found guilty by a Beaufort County jury of fatally shooting his teenage stepson during an argument in July 2007.
Beaufort man found guilty for cocaine trafficking
A 29-year-old Beaufort man was found guilty of cocaine trafficking Tuesday and sentenced by Judge J. Ernest Kinard to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine, according to a news release this morning from the office of 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffy Stone.
In retrial, man found not guilty of murder in shooting death of off-duty deputy
Thomas Grover Rye, who killed an off-duty Beaufort County Sheriff's deputyin a 2004 dispute over dead cats, has been found not guilty of murder.
Fire destroys two boats -- one owned by Beaufort Fire Department
Two boats -- one of them owned by the Beaufort Fire Department -- caught fire at a Burton repair service shop Saturday after a 13-year-old boy cranked the ignition of one of them, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report.
Beaufort County EMS faces suit
Brian Lanese, the Bluffton resident severely beaten in his backyard a year ago whose case prompted questions about the quality of ambulance service in Beaufort County, has filed a lawsuit against Beaufort County EMS.
Second arrest made in Buck Island Road shooting
A second suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting on Buck Island Road late Oct.
Retrial of man accused of killing Beaufort County deputy continues
Though it was expected to conclude by Friday, the retrial of a man convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty Beaufort County sheriff's deputy in 2004 during a disagreement over a dead cat will continue next week, according to the solicitor's office prosecuting the case.
SC man's dolphin-shaped mailbox hit by vandals
Someone doesn't like a South Carolina couple's dolphin-shaped mailbox. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported the six-foot-tall mailbox in Bluffton has been hit by vandals a fourth time in the last few years.
Parent education can save children's lives, CAPA says in wake of county deaths
A Beaufort child abuse prevention group hopes better parenting education can help lower an alarming statistic: Five children have died of unnatural causes this year in Beaufort County.
Unemployment rate edges up statewide, down in Beaufort County
South Carolina's jobless rate increased slightly during September as the size of the state's labor force reached its lowest level in a year, the agency that calculates the figures said Wednesday.
Hunting Island Lighthouse has four counterparts in the county
The Hunting Island Lighthouse has gotten a lot of attention lately, thanks to its 150th anniversary, which is being celebrated this weekend.
Beaufort County volunteers step up to help abused children in court
In more than a decade of working with the Beaufort County Guardian Ad Litem program, Curtis Pauling has encountered more than his share of "heart thieves" -- abused and neglected children for whom he advocates as they move through the state's family court system.
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