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AC unit catches fire on roof of Berkeley High School

MONCKS CORNER, SC (WCSC)- Officials say Berkeley High School was briefly evacuated on Wednesday after a air-conditioning unit on the school's roof caught fire.

Berkeley County Schools spokesperson Kathie Sizemore says the AC unit was located on the roof of the auditorium of the school on West Main Street.

The fire alarm went off during lunch time, and the AC unit was taken out of service for replacement.

No one was injured.

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Emergency crews responding to fire in Moncks Corner

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- Emergency crews are responding to a fire in the area of 116 US Highway 52 in Moncks Corner.

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Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Office hosting 'Summer Deputy Camp'

BERKELEY COUNTY (WCSC) - The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office will once again host its annual Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Summer Deputy Camp in July for students 8-12 years of age.

The week-long camp, beginning July 16 and lasting through July 20, will take 50 students on daily field trips with sheriff's deputies. Registration is $75, and the camp can only take the first 50 students who return a completed parental consent and registration form, and pay.

The camp will begin at 8:30 a.m.at the Berkeley County Emergency Services Training Center and end at 4:30 p.m. each day. Parents are to arrange transportation to and from the center. Lunch will be provided at the camp.

Some of the activities include field trips to Music "N" Motion, Whirlin' Waters, the Department of Natural Resources Demonstrations, K-9 demonstrations and more.

Sheriff's deputies will chaperone the students throughout the week.

Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Office hosting 'Summer Deputy Camp'

BERKELEY COUNTY (WCSC) - The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office will once again host its annual Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Summer Deputy Camp in July for students 8-12 years of age.

The week-long camp, beginning July 16 and lasting through July 20, will take 50 students on daily field trips with sheriff's deputies. Registration is $75, and the camp can only take the first 50 students who return a completed parental consent and registration form, and pay.

The camp will begin at 8:30 a.m.at the Berkeley County Emergency Services Training Center and end at 4:30 p.m. each day. Parents are to arrange transportation to and from the center. Lunch will be provided at the camp.

Some of the activities include field trips to Music "N" Motion, Whirlin' Waters, the Department of Natural Resources Demonstrations, K-9 demonstrations and more.

Sheriff's deputies will chaperone the students throughout the week.

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Wrecks cleared on I-26 eastbound

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)- Traffic is running smoothly again after four wrecks in the eastbound lanes of I-26 snarled traffic for commuters on Wednesday morning.

South Carolina Highway Patrol officials said two of the wrecks are located near Aviation Avenue and the other wreck happened near the I-526 interchange.

Another wreck happened a short time later near the Ashley Phosphate Road exit.

Those wrecks did not appear to be serious.

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Man pays for iPad, finds legal pads in box instead

HUGER, SC- A Berkeley County man who bought an iPad for a Mother's Day gift for his wife instead found legal pads in the box when it was opened at their home.

Jeff Foster said he paid $729 for the iPad at the Walmart on Centre Point Drive.

"Decided on an iPad and it's a great gift I thought. I had tax money coming in so it was a splurging gift," Foster said. "Took my item home, setup a nice display for my wife for mother's day, card and flowers and then had the gift out."

When his wife woke him up, Foster would soon be stunned.

"First she gave me a kiss for the iPad and then as she opened it up she said what's the gag and I said excuse me? And she said what's the joke?" he recalled."And then she opened the box and showed me the pads."

Foster was the victim of a nasty prank and possibly a crime.

"At first I thought she was kidding me and then I immediately called Walmart," he said.

Man accused of driving wrong way, killing woman pleads guilty

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC)- A Mount Pleasant man accused of killing a Ladson woman last summer when he drove the wrong direction onto Interstate 26 pleaded guilty in court Monday.

Samuel McCauley, 20, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and felony DUI for the July 24 incident.   McCauley also expressed his desire to be taken into custody prior to sentencing, which the judge granted.

The 20-year-old asked to be sentenced Monday, but the judge said he would have to wait about a month for that. 

Prosecutors revealed on Monday that McCauley had been drinking heavily during a party on a boat at a marina before the deadly accident.

Investigators say McCauley's car was going the wrong way on I-26 early near downtown Charleston just after midnight.