A recent payout on behalf of the Medical University of South Carolina involves a doctor who sued the University of South Carolina alleging that an inappropriate relationship between a fellow researcher and a supervisor led to harassment and emotional distress.
Widespread concern about understaffing in Mississippi's prisons has people calling for a change. They say inmates, correctional officers and surrounding communities are in danger.
Orangeburg County paid out $205,000 in damages and more than $56,000 in expenses to a man court records state pleaded guilty to not pulling over for police in June 2014.
InvestigateTV shows issues with undercounting hate crimes, including the FBI failing to meet a federal mandate to report. After months of reporting on this issue, this documentary also highlights results of the investigation, including police departments amending their records.
The reality show Storage Wars gives you a peek at what happens when people renting storage units fail to pay the bill.In South Carolina, if a storage unit renter doesn’t pay the bill for 30 days, facilities can start the auction process.
The white paint still looks fresh on the parking lot, which is already full of cars. A new Park-and-Ride facility is now located off Rivers Avenue in North Charleston.
Trident Medical paid a $20,000 from DHEC. The hospital says, "a positive outcome of the consent order is we were granted permission to increase the number of our inpatient behavioral health beds to 25 from 17."
By retirement, financial experts say you should have at least eight times your annual salary saved up. NerdWallet explains how to get there, decade-by-decade.
Berkeley County’s Council voted to approve some big raises this year.Some employees are now getting as much as thirty and forty percent more in their paychecks.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is turning to genetic genealogy to help close some of its oldest cases, but it comes at a cost to law enforcement agencies and to your privacy, some argue.
With water quality and safety concerns across the country, many families are turning to water filters. But there are counterfeit filters and filters carrying fake certification marks.
New evidence shows the former Dunston Elementary school employee charged with molesting students was specifically trained in preventing child sexual assault.
The FDA has a new strategy for imported food safety, and Congress has increased seafood inspection funds. But the U.S. still lags behind some other countries when it comes to inspections and regulations.
Just four months from now, people in Charleston will be voting for mayor. It's not cheap to run for office and candidates are busy raising money to get their message out to voters.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a list of nursing homes with serious quality issues, which included five facilities in South Carolina.
Hundreds of pounds of solid waste, mostly wipes, is clogging up parts of the Charleston Water System. This week, specialized divers were hired to dig deep to clear out the pumps.
A judge ruled Tuesday documents showing whether certain Charleston County Schools employees were trained in sexual abuse prevention must be turned over to attorneys in the Marvin Gethers case.
Four women have filed lawsuits claiming a contracted nurse at the Berkeley County jail gave them "medically unnecessary" pap smears that were not sent for testing.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, according to the American Academy of Dermatology, and research suggests one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
While this Memorial Day weekend marks one of the busiest holidays of the year, Isle of Palms City Council is already looking ahead to Fourth of July celebrations.
The Charleston County School District is investigating after they said two staff members, one of whom suffered a concussion, were injured at Liberty Hill Academy on Wednesday morning.
Charleston County EMS experienced a staffing shortage and slower average response times this past weekend, according to an internal memo obtained by Live 5 News.
A Live 5 Investigation analyzing state court data shows more than half of domestic violence offenders were sentenced to a lesser charge than they originally faced.
After months of telling us it simply wasn't possible, the Berkeley County School District has released six months worth of documents at the center of a Live 5 investigation.
Want to get top dollar for your home this spring? Or are you looking to buy your first home? NerdWallet gives tips for those on both sides of the equation.
There are more than 60 different species of mosquitoes in South Carolina, and DHEC reports more than 60 local mosquito control programs in South Carolina.
State police files show the Charleston County School district was questioning how a Supervisor handled the Marvin Gethers case well before a Live 5 News investigation exposed what happened.
The attorney of one of the first-known victims alleged in the Marvin Gethers case is asking the courts to make CCSD settle the case as promised, according to a new court filing in Charleston County today.
The deaths of hundreds of children because of abuse or neglect goes unnoticed every year by agencies that protect kids. Congress and a 45-year-old law are largely to blame.
When children die because of abuse or neglect, child protection agencies are often blamed – they are underfunded and overworked. But there are many other culprits who failed children.
Carfax experts say there are potentially more than one million cars on the roads with false odometer readings - meaning their mileage has been rolled back to make the vehicles look like they have less wear and tear.
As the state of South Carolina faces an extreme teacher shortage, the Charleston County School district is taking action to fill classrooms, with a recent recruiting event.
