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4 days ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Credit: Pixabay Charleston County Sheriff Carl Ritchie on Monday announced 80 arrests in a multi-agency sting operation over the weekend at a Ladson nightclub. Among the 80 arrests were two “high level” cartel members, Ritchie said, and one man with an outstanding warrant for a murder in Honduras. The bar’s owner, Benjamin Reyna-Flores, was also arrested, according to the Charlotte-based branch of the Department of Homeland Security.
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1 week ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Bouncer Jason Duprey says he spends every minute possible outdoors and staying active | Photo by John Gaulden Jason Duprey, a bouncer at Recovery Room (which has been the winner of several Best of Charleston awards over the last several years), said it’s difficult to break down his days off hour-by hour. “I try to keep my schedule full and have as much planned as I possibly can,” he said.
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1 week ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Bouncer Jason Duprey says he spends every minute possible outdoors and staying active | Photo by John Gaulden Jason Duprey, a bouncer at Recovery Room (which has been the winner of several Best of Charleston awards over the last several years), said it’s difficult to break down his days off hour-by hour. “I try to keep my schedule full and have as much planned as I possibly can,” he said.
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1 week ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Illustrated by Steve Stegelin Credit: Steve StegelinReports taken from May 14 to May 16Hold on, guysCharleston police on May 14 arrested a man for disorderly conduct near the High Battery wall downtown. While trying to identify him, police said he gave officers several “fictitious” names, like “Superman” and “God.” Wow, guys, we think you were pretty quick to dismiss this whole “God” thing, but we guess we’ll see how it goes.
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1 week ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Andrews | Photo provided MORNING HEADLINES | Annie Andrews, the Mount Pleasant pediatrician who lost a high-profile 2022 campaign against First District GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, will seek the Democratic nomination to run against longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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1 week ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Charleston City Council members unanimously passed the first reading of a measure that would limit when juveniles can be out and about without a parent along the King Street corridor. The proposed curfew bars people under 18 from being on King Street from Carolina to Broad streets, Market Street south of King Street and East Bay Street from Market to Broad Streets between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., Thursdays through Sundays.
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2 weeks ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Illustration by Steve StegelinReports taken from April 28 to May 15Get David Duchovny on the phoneA North Charleston man on May 15 told city police that somebody apparently stole more than $2,000 in construction materials from a Cross County Road construction site. Security footage captured lights turning on and off in the area, but no suspect. Extra creepy: A stack of cabinets in one frame and gone in the next. Come on, you can practically hear the X-Files theme.
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2 weeks ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Stock photo via Unsplash Credit: Stock photo via Unsplash MORNING HEADLINES | Charleston County officials say they are working to review and strengthen ordinances related to animal well-being after county deputies responded to a recent report about several dogs on a Johns Island property. During a May 15 animal welfare check, deputies found approximately 15 kennels housing 25 dogs of various breeds and sizes.
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2 weeks ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Photo by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Flickr.com Emergency management officials across the Palmetto State are urging residents to gear up for the 2025 hurricane season early in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in 2024. “We lost 49 people in Hurricane Helene,” said S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster during a May 15 stop in North Charleston. “That’s the most we’ve ever lost in any hurricane.
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3 weeks ago | 
charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin
Illustration by Steve Stegelin Credit: Steve StegelinReports taken from April 24 to May 4It’s a bonafide mystery, all rightA Mount Pleasant man on April 26 complained to town police that golf balls continuously appeared around his home — he said he found one in his backyard near his recycling bins. A few days before, he found one in his front yard. He said he didn’t know where they were coming from and was concerned. Police noted the man lives across the street from a golf course. Weird.
