Berkeley County News

Berkeley County taxpayers so far have spent $30,000 to defend three school district employees in an ethics probe of November's bond referendum campaign.

As the weather, and the water warms up, you might be thinking of hitting the lake.

The biggest complaints about the recent special congressional election for the 1st District - other than who won or lost - came from those who arrived at the polls and couldn't vote because the district lines had changed with the latest redistricting.

Berkeley County sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect in a shooting that wounded one person Tuesday night in Goose Creek.

There probably aren't a lot of folks in Berkeley County losing sleep over all those temporary bunks at the jail.

A House bill that advanced Tuesday would repeal a 1962 state law that allows students to attend school in districts where they do not live, as long as they own property in that district with a tax value of at least $300. The bill, sponsored by state Rep.

That's one aspect of a bill introduced by Rep. Joseph Jefferson, D-Pineville, that would study the scope of care the safety-net facilities provide to low-income patients.

"What we got was rather surprising and unexpected," said Ashley Field, who with Pam Nance operates Spirit Hunters of the South.

The DOT should provide all the details on its plans to remove trees from I-26 between Summerville and I-95. In this photo, trees line the median along Interstate 26 at mile marker 189.

An early-morning fire rips through a home in Berkeley County. Members of the Goose Creek Fire Department say it happened at a home in the Boulder Bluff neighborhood around 12:30 a.m. Friday.

The S.C. Conservation Bank provided $1.3 million to the owner of the Exley Plantation in Jasper County to create a conservation easement on the land, ensuring it will not be transformed into a parking lot, housing community, or other development.

Viva Recycling, formerly known as Tire International, is expanding with the help of $15.7 million in financing provided by the S.C. Jobs-Economic Development Authority , the authority announced Monday.

Berkeley County sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting that happened early Tuesday at a Goose Creek nightclub spokesman Dan Moon said.

ANDREW KNAPP/STAFF -- May 13, 2013 -- The Lincoln Navigator that Charleston County Sheriff's Office deputies chased Monday night from Charleston nearly to Orangeburg County speeds southward on U.S. Highway 17 near the Ashley River bridge.

An early morning blaze at 849 Runey Lane in McClellanville destroyed the home of a seven-member family, including four children.

Mobile units have been the temporary fix for schools with too many students, but Charleston County officials have unveiled a new three-part proposal to alleviate overcrowding in this growing community.

The Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir is pleased to present “The Wind and the Mockingbird: How the Written Word Changed Society,” a concert theme inspired by literary works “Gone With the Wind” and “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The concert will be presented on Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. at Emanuel AME ... (more)

Authorities responded to this wreck involving a S.C. Highway Patrol trooper on U.S. 176 Friday morning.

A new tech project designed to show off Charleston's technology efforts to residents and visitors alike is taking off.

Alcoa is reviewing 11% of its smelting capacity for possible curtailment or shut down, but company officials won't say whether its Berkeley County smelter, Alcoa Mt.