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Bipartisan effort aims to improve healthcare access for rural America
Senator Tim Scott, US Senator for South Carolina | Senator Tim Scott Official websiteSenator Tim Scott, US Senator for South Carolina | Senator Tim Scott Official website This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) collaborated with Senators Tina...

Responding to Texas Floods, Medical Needs in Rural Puerto Rico, and More
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 575 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories and 15 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 8.9 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...
Four Corners acquires Six Novant Health Urgent Care properties for $12M
Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) is pleased to announce the acquisition of six Novant Health Urgent Care properties for $12M. The properties are located in highly trafficked corridors in South Carolina and are corporate operated under long-term,...

Sankovic Joins Salem Regional Medical Center
SALEM, Ohio – Salem Regional Medical Center recently welcomed Dr. Ryan Sankovic, a fellowship-trained physiatrist and interventional pain medicine physician, to its medical staff. Double board-certified in physical medicine/rehabilitation and pain...
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Expands Graniteville, South Carolina, Assembly Operations
Related Research Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc., a provider of off-highway engines and complete power generation systems, plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Graniteville, South Carolina. The $75 million project is expected to...

Gov. Andy Beshear pitches his vision for Democrats in tour across South Carolina
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been dropping hints — in both actions and words — that a 2028 presidential run is on his mind. From a ramped up national media presence to a podcast where guests actively encourage him to run to his new role as the...

Burke County jail inmate dies during medical exam
MORGANTON, N.C. — A person at the Burke County Jail died Thursday after collapsing during a medical check, officials said. On Thursday, an inmate collapsed while getting a medical exam at the jail. Jail staff and medical workers quickly started...

South Carolina students must update certain vaccines before start of school year, officials say
FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health released its new vaccine requirements for the upcoming school year. Health officials are now asking parents to make sure their students are ready at the start of the new...

Hospital catches fire at North Carolina coast, officials say
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WBTV) - A fire broke out an eastern North Carolina hospital on Thursday, officials said. Carteret Health Care in Morehead City caught fire around 8:45 p.m. on July 17. When Morehead City firefighters arrived, they found flames...

Two dead, five injured in crash on South Carolina interstate
CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Two people have died and five others have been injured in a six-vehicle collision on a major South Carolina interstate. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 5:11 p.m. on July 16 on...

Student must get certain vaccines before start of school year, South Carolina Department of Public Health say

Security checks Corewell Health hospital campus in Royal Oak after a bomb threat
By Paula Wethington Paula Wethington Web Producer Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the...

KY Gov. Andy Beshear visits South Carolina while considering 2028 run for the White House
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Another potential 2028 presidential candidate is spending time in the Palmetto State this week. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear spoke with local democrats in downtown Charleston Thursday morning after stops in Greenville and...

What Paul Mainieri said about South Carolina baseball’s newcomers for 2026 season
The South Carolina baseball program is in the midst of one of its busiest offseasons in recent memory. After picking up a 28-29 overall record (including a 6-24 mark in SEC play) and missing the NCAA Tournament in Paul Mainieri’s first season at...

Andy Beshear introduces himself to South Carolina as the normal Democrat
Beshear, who will lead the Democratic Governors Association into next year’s midterm elections, was introduced at most stops as the “most popular Democratic governor in America.” He had not been able to stop his party’s decline down the ballot....

M/I Homes Reenters the South Carolina Market and Begins Sales at Bellamore
M/I Homes has re-entered the South Carolina market for the first time since 2023 with a new master-planned community in York, South Carolina. Sales have begun in Bellamore, which will offer 144 townhomes and 126 single-family homes from M/I Homes’...

PETA demands funding cuts after USDA report reveals deaths of 22 monkeys at South Carolina research facility
Click here for updates on this story YEMASSEE, S.C. (WYFF) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is demanding that a research facility in South Carolina face federal funding cuts after a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

Sacral neuromodulation device empowers patients with greater UUI control
In a recent interview, Andrea Pezzella, MD, URPS, FACOG, of Southern Urogynecology Wellness & Aesthetics in West Columbia, South Carolina, shared insights on Neuspera’s innovative integrated sacral neuromodulation (iSNM) system and its potential...

Over 210,000 Michigan residents to benefit from medical debt relief plan
Over 210,000 Michigan residents will get financial assistance from a new partnership intended to forgive their outstanding medical debt. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others made the announcement Thursday, saying that the first round of debt...

Heartbreaking Loss: South Carolina (29115) Toddler Drowns After Mom Leaves to Cook – PLEA EXPECTED
Orangeburg County, SC (29115) – A South Carolina mother is expected to plead guilty after her 1-year-old toddler tragically drowned in a bathtub. The child was left alone in a high bath seat while the mother reportedly went to cook pancakes and...