Meth Mess

See what businesses have been investigated and fined as well as how much they had to pay.

Search out database and interactive map to see where meth has been founded in the upstate.

Conressional Auto Leases

Search a list of cars that were considered salvaged cars but were given clean titles by State Farm by mistake.

This database shows taxpayer-funded cars leased by members of the House of Representatives. About a quarter of all representatives lease cars for use on official business. The rest are reimbursed for use of a personal vehicle.

FBI Crime Reports

Hate crime incidents increased nearly 8 percent nationwide in 2006, with racial prejudice accounting for more than half of the reported offenses, according to the FBI. The agency annually releases statistics crimes that are motivated by various forms of prejudice including race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity and disability.

Violent crime increased 1.3 percent nationwide while property crime fell by 2.9 percent in 2006, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. The agency annually releases statistics on violent crimes like murder, rape and robbery and on property crimes such as burglary and vehicle theft.

Worst Nursing Homes

This list released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on February 12, 2008 represents those nursing homes that have had a history of serious quality issues and are included in a special program to stimulate improvements in their quality of care.

The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Clearinghouse is the collection point for professional educator discipline actions taken by professional standards boards, commissions and state departments of education in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Defense Educational Opportunity schools, the U.S. Territories, British Columbia, Ontario, and New Zealand.