Ridgeville News

A Ridgeville homeowner caught a man going through his truck Dec. 6 and - fearing that someone might break into his home - fired two blasts of birdshot at the man's feet, sending him running and, ultimately, to the hospital, a Dorchester County Sheriff's Office report shows.

Dogs will occupy a portion of a South Carolina prison, but it's for a good cause.

A Ridgeville homeowner foiled an attempt to break into his home Sunday morning by firing several rounds of birdshot at one of the intruders.

A prison officer was hospitalized Wednesday after being stabbed multiple times by two death row inmates at Lieber Correctional Institute in Ridgeville.

A prison guard at the state's death rowA facility in Ridgeville remains in stable condition after being stabbed by two condemned inmates Wednesday morning.

RIDGEVILLE a ' Dorchester County authorities are responding to a report of a stabbing and officer down at Lieber Correctional Institute.

A woman has settled a lawsuit after her son was stabbed to death in a South Carolina prison four years ago, and hopes officials look more closely at where prisoners are assigned.

It's a big weekend for history buffs. Check out the Battle of Secessionville re-enactment going on at Boone Hall Plantation all weekend, or for a cheaper option, Charles Towne Landing hosts Colonial Trades and Harvest Day on Saturday with demonstrations of 17th-century cooking, dying, and cannons.

A man already on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend is going on trial again in another death penalty case.

A man already on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend is going on trial again in another death penalty case.

A man on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend has been ruled competent to stand trial in a second death penalty case.

Police have arrested two people after authorities say they found a meth lab at a residence in Berkeley County.

A man on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend faces a second death penalty if he's convicted of killing a Conway man.

The pastor of an Inman church says he is willing to offer forgiveness to the vandals who spray-painted a swastika and racial slur on a sign outside his church.

Paul Alexander Geiger of North Charleston, S.C., widower of Audrey B. Geiger, died Aug.

Editora s note: According to information provided Wednesday by the Summerville Police Department, the following suspects were still at large.

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Two people, including a man from Ridgeville, died in separate wrecks this weekend.

Dorchester County is trying to convince a company to locate part of its operations near Ridgeville.