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BCSO asks for help locating missing and endangered man from Hilton Head Island
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV)—The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is asking for the public’s help locating a missing and endangered man out of Hilton Head Island. 60-year-old Stanley Kapowski was last seen around 10:30 a.m. today Friday Aug. 16 leaving 226 South Sea Pines Drive. Kapowski...
Yellow-legged hornets' nest destroyed in South Carolina to protect bees
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Officials with the Clemson University of Plant Industry successfully executed a search and destroy mission against a yellow-legged hornet nest near Hilton Head Island. The destruction of the nest, which included a trapping system and onsite monitoring by department personnel, came after a beekeeper...
Clemson officials find, destroy yellow-legged hornet nests in Beaufort County
Officials with the Clemson University Department of Plant Industry (DPI) destroyed multiple secondary nests of yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in South Carolina near Hilton Head Island. They are the first secondary nests of the yellow-legged hornet found in the state. The nests were found in trees. The search and destroy...
Beaufort Co. Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting on Kennedy Cr. in Burton
BURTON, S.C. (WTOC) - The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says the community should expect an increased law enforcement presence in the Kennedy Circle area of Burton. They say they are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. At this time, they say they do not have a suspect in custody.
Update: Rip current statement issued for Savannah until Friday evening
On Friday at 12:50 a.m. an updated rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Friday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The statement is for Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Coastal Colleton and Coastal Jasper as well as Bryan, Chatham, Beaufort and Charleston counties. The NWS...
Fixing a traffic pain point: US 278 and SC 170 interchange getting overdue attention
The $6.7 million project is intended, in part, to improve safety for drivers at and around the busy interchange in Okatie. The junction has been the site for about 80 car accidents and one serious injury since August 2021.
Sheriff: Man drowns Friday on Hilton Head Island
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Above video: WJCL August 16 Morning Headlines. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office tells WJCL 22 News a drowning occurred near Dune Lane on Hilton Head Island. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office says the drowning happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday morning. The unnamed victim...
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