...and SLED Chief Mark Keel agreed with the prosecution's recommendation that Booth not go to jail.But SLED spokesman Thom Berry said Keel reviewed only a few documents about the case.The chief was trying to keep his distance from the investigation...

...in Columbia and has several dozen marketing sales representatives throughout the state, Bethea said.SLED spokesman Thom Berry confirmed the agency was investigating but did not release further details.South Carolina's lottery games started...

...Georgia, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control experts predicted no problems for today, spokesman Thom Berry said.Airnow.gov showed moderately elevated levels of air pollutants for the Aiken-Augusta area but well below unhealthy...

...have yet to receive a completed application to operate a North Augusta splash pad that's been finished since April.Thom Berry, the spokesman for the Department of Health and Environmental Control, said health officials will inspect the splash...

...Department of Health and Environmental Control visited Summerfield Park on Old Edgefield Road for a final inspection. Thom Berry, department spokesman, said that an application to open the splash pad still hasn't been submitted but that state...

...final 11 homes were allowed to return home early today. Officials are trying to determine what caused the derailment. Thom Berry with the Department of Health and Environmental Control says tests showed no dangerous materials in the air. He says...

...they would investigate. "We have a lot of questions right now, more questions than answers," said DHEC spokesman Thom Berry. "We're going to follow up with the individuals and see what we find out." Residents said they're sure of one...

...has happened over time ... is many of these mills are going out of business and the systems are still there," said Thom Berry, a spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. "However, what has also happened...

...40 percent of the facilities it has inspected statewide -- many of them supported by federal dollars. DHEC spokesman Thom Berry said the agency has already begun looking at all of the regulation and processes in the oversight of these types of facilities...

...cleanup as soon as they can get someone there, or as soon as they can hire someone to start the removal process," said Thom Berry, a spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control, which regulates solid waste activities...