Citing a sharp increase in misdemeanor and non-violent felony charges that are causing a backlog in the courts and jail overcrowding, South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty has ordered that a mental health court be established in Berkeley ...

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A U.S. Marshals Service deputy in South Dakota shot and killed a man who was wanted in a homicide in South Carolina, authorities said. Sioux Falls Police Officer Sam Clemens said authorities received a tip ...

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MONCKS CORNER (AP) — Dozens of law officers searched for a masked man Friday who police say shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy at a gas station, then hijacked a car and fled. Berkeley County Sheriff Butch Henerey told reporters ...

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MONCKS CORNER (AP) — At least six people plan to run for Berkeley County sheriff to replace Wayne DeWitt. DeWitt resigned last week more than a month after his arrest on a driving under the influence charge in Goose Creek ...

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Evening Post Publishing Co. v. Berkeley County School District. Ordinarily, the annual review required by the school superintendent's contract would not require attorney involvement, so it would not . . .

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South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Polite. Even though appellant S.C. Department of Social Services told the pro se respondent-father that DSS would contact him with information about reducing his. . .

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