Berkeley County News

State prison officials failed to protect a Berkeley County man from an extortion scheme when he was slain behind bars two years ago, a recent lawsuit claims.

A Charleston native is returning to the Lowcountry to help attract new industry and new jobs to Berkeley County.

A new biofuels plant planned for Berkeley County would convert waste grease and fat to fuel.

Berkeley County soon could be in the business of converting kitchen grease into electricity.

Investigators planned to release details this morning about a vehicle-theft ring that operated in the North Area.

Construction to widen Interstate 26 to eight lanes between the Interstate 526 and Ashley Phosphate Road will begin in August.

The new South Carolina license plate sure is pretty; just don't use it for any celestial navigation.

A Summerville woman was killed Thursday night after losing control of the car she was driving on Interstate 26 near College Park Road, the authorities said.

North Charleston police have charged a man in Thursday's fatal shooting after authorities in Berkeley County arrested him on a traffic stop.

Berkeley County residents could end up footing an additional $1.2 million annual bill if the state Supreme Court rules against the school district in a dispute with the S.C. Department of Revenue.

Berkeley County and state authorities harvested an estimated $30,000 worth of marijuana from a wooded area during a drug-eradication effort on Monday, sheriff's deputies said.

Tom Smith, emergency preparedness director for Berkeley County, is bringing the Community Emergency Response Team to area youth.

A lawsuit that Nucor Corp. filed against a former high-ranking executive at its Berkeley County steel mill and his new employer over alleged theft of confidential information has been settled.

Thousands of dollars in cocaine are off area streets, after two Orangeburg men were put behind bars an Wednesday.

Dana Sweatman, 14, shows off her moves to the beat of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" from the "Grease" soundtrack.

Ben Ziegler, an outside attorney hired by council to guide it through the process, said Monday that the first question is whether voters want to change from the supervisor form of government to ...

When a knife-carrying, 270-pound Jason Truitt came charging at 108-pound Stephanie Morosi, "he looked crazy," she told investigators.

A stack of papers rested on Archie Smalls' desk. He riffled through them and found what he wanted: a copy of an advertisement from 1990 citing how he had set an all-time sales record at Love Chevrolet in Moncks ...

The State Infrastructure Bank has promised the county $115.8 million to build the interchange and widen the interstate from the U.S. 17A exit to one mile past the Jedburg exit.

This Berkeley County town could grow geographically by nearly a third by summer's end under a plan Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt.