The victim refused to cooperate, the case was unfounded, or the case was closed based on information gathered and reported anonymously are some of the reasons given for rape kits going untested.
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.
Homeowners in the Fairway at Wild Wing want to see change after some say they’ve been kept up until the early morning hours due to parties in what they were told was a family community.
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.
Raising taxes, adding staff and increasing wages are all decisions local officials must make each year when they set the budget.The question is, how much do officials spend to make those decisions?
NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes, who spent a decade in Congress representing a district that stretched from the Charlotte area to Fayetteville, surrendered himself to authorities and made a first appearance at the US Courthouse in Charlotte on Tuesday.
The Uniform Crime Reporting Act of 1988 requires federal law enforcement agencies to submit information about their cases to a federal database maintained by the FBI; however, those agencies are currently not submitting data, including information about hate crimes.
South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill to end civil forfeiture across the state, a practice that has allowed three local counties to take more than $2.5 million in recent years. WMBF investigates how this change would impact police and citizens.
Every day, hundreds of South Carolina residents get in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles and give personal information to the people who work there.
Emails between the district's former facility director and First Floor CEO date back to six months before First Floor first made a presentation to school board members on constructing energy positive schools.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provides information about financial institutions, including complaints. But NerdWallet and InvestigateTV have found examples of complaints that don't show up in the database.
Condo owners in North Myrtle Beach said they haven't been paid in months by Keye Beach Rental for vacationers using their units. Renters said they are also owed money and showed up for vacation without a place to stay.
In part 3 of a 4 part series on the Move Over Law, we tell you the tragic story of a Lumberton Police Officer who was killed while working a crash scene in December and another story of survival from a Myrtle Beach Officer who has been hit more than once.
Across South Carolina, the Move Over Law aims to protect first responders but when Horry County firefighter Beth Petty was hit in January, the driver wasn't charged with a move over violation. WMBF Investigates is looking into the law and its enforcement.
Across South Carolina, the Move Over Law aims to protect first responders but when Horry County firefighter Beth Petty was hit in January, the driver wasn't charged with a move over violation. WMBF Investigates is looking into the law and it's enforcement.
According to government reports, there is evidence that the main oversight agency for seafood, the Food and Drug Administration, has failed to meet new mandates to increase inspections at foreign food facilities.
Under Facebook's policies, convicted sex offenders are not allowed on the site; however, InvestigateTV identified multiple offenders who appeared to have recently active profiles.
WMBF Investigates rode along with local officers and analyzed millions of traffic stops across the state to find out how traffic enforcement intersects with drivers' demographics.
Visitors to the beach generate money from the dollars they spend at local businesses but also for the city by the taxes they pay on their accommodations.
The school district spends around $150.8 million for its 2,295 highest paid employees. Most of the top earners in the school district work at the district's office.
North Myrtle Beach spent close to $4,000 this year on Christmas decoration for Main Street. The city said this is a small price to pay for the business the decorations attract.
The woman thought she had to give up on the Christmas gift idea for her husband after she was owed money and work, but then a local business called her with a surprise.
Financial challenges caused the Canadian-based company, DME, to close it's facilities, including one in Loris, on Nov. 26. Weeks later former employees are left without thousands of dollars.
North Myrtle Beach said the physicals are required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for all employees who wear a respirator on the job.
A new complaint and affidavit submitted by a Republican judge in Robeson County has raised new allegations of voting irregularities in the county, separate and apart from anything to do with absentee ballots.
South Carolina's number of absentee ballots returned doesn't match the number of ballots counted. WMBF Investigates looked into why and the impact on election results.
A woman who had a son who was enrolled in Socastee Montessori School says she is concerned about the school’s deficiencies after her son went through an incident she thinks never should’ve happened.
WMBF investigates the factors that led to the widespread flooding in Polo Farms, including Horry County's decision to develop the land in the first place.
WMBF Investigates found local charities only kept around one percent of money donated when working with a professional or paid fundraiser, according to details of the “2017-2018 Wise Giving & Professional Solicitor Report.”
