The March of Dimes compiled the latest data on maternal and infant health for its 2023 Report Card. South Carolina is one of nine states that received an “F” for preterm births at a rate of 11.6%.
So FOX Carolina Investigates is looking at how inspections can improve because -- as one Upstate family found out -- they can be the difference between life and death.
A 911 call released by Pickens County officials sheds new light on how a resident helped catch a man accused of crashing a car through the gate of the Oconee Nuclear Station.
After months of requests, South Carolina’s top law enforcement agency is providing information about the backlog of untested rape kits in its crime lab.
South Carolina’s Legislative Audit Council recently published the second part of their investigation into the state’s Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.
FOX Carolina Investigates visited DJJ in Columbia. Director Eden Hendrick said the conditions are a symptom of a bigger problem plaguing the department.
FOX Carolina investigates why South Carolina doesn't have a system in place for tracking sexual assault kits and where the current backlog of untested kits stands.
This week leaders from 16 southern states are meeting in Greenville to discuss the best way to power one of the fastest growing regions in the country.
The lawsuit said the Department of Social Services, the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and the Department of Health and Human Services “could and should have taken action” to save Heather.
The Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office is dropping charges against Cassius Broadwater after a report from the State Law Enforcement Division pointed to a different suspect.
The Oconee County sheriff has decided an August 2022 case involving an Upstate fire chief needs a second look after receiving a letter from an unknown source.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said agents with the Special Victims Unit are investigating after a 16-year-old with special needs passed away last month in Greenville County
It’s a spring day in early May and 18-year-old Genesys Rice is spending it with those she loves the most in Unity Park: her two daughters and her parents. .Just a few days later, Rice was dead. Simpsonville police found her in her bed at her apartment. The coroner’s report said she had been shot in the head.
We got a copy of the investigation file, which details exactly what investigators saw on surveillance video that led them to charge an employee with nine counts of unlawfully placing a child at risk or causing harm.
“Prisma Health takes patient privacy very seriously. Our team has begun its internal investigation to address any potential issues related to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Investigations are confidential; however, this matter will be reviewed and addressed appropriately,” Prisma spokesperson Sandy Dees said in a written statement.
Sen. Tom Corbin is asking SCDHEC director Dr. Edward Simmer to find ways they can be more proactive in protecting vulnerable adults after our investigation into conditions at Oakridge Community Care.
FOX Carolina Investigates asked: Looking at Oakridge as a case study, do you think the current complaint, investigation and follow up process is working? A spokesperson told us yes.
It’s been seven months since an arrest revealed the horrors happening at one Upstate assisted living facility. FOX Carolina Investigates has been reading through dozens of documents to find out how far back the issues went.
