South Carolina is reporting fewer H1N1 flu cases, but more deaths from the disease.

South Carolina health officials say bacteria levels have returned to normal following a sewage spill sparked by the rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.

Federal agents discover asbestos inside Old Whitney Mill in Spartanburg County today, after a criminal warrant was filed.

Soon, DHEC will be setting up shop in area school districts to help prevent H1N1 from spreading in the Carolinas.

A plan to put the governor in charge of South Carolina’s health and environmental agency has been revived by a Senate panel.

Indigo might be South Carolina’s state color, but the hospitality industry is going green.

Doctors and health officials are worried that a lot of pregnant women won’t get flu vaccines because of concern for their babies, but the flu poses a much bigger risk.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control held a summit Tuesday to provide community leaders with an update on the H1N1 flu.

Spartanburg County Council began the process Monday to formally authorize administrators to pursue up to $1.4 million in the form of a low-interest loan from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control for cleanup of the Victor Mill site in Greer

Senate panel wants only minor changes at DHEC.

A report says drinking water from a South Carolina lake that’s part a federal case over PCB contamination cleanup has no detectable traces of the chemical.

The H1N1 vaccine has arrived in South Carolina, but there is only a limited supply currently available to the public. According to DHEC, it will be a while before the vaccine is widely available for public consumption.

South Carolina sites received the first shipments of the H1N1 vaccine Friday according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The state may receive up to two million doses of H1N1 vaccine by the end of December.

The first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine is scheduled to arrive in South Carolina this week. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control says 25,500 doses of the nasal spray vaccine are on their way to the state. According to DHEC, since September 1, seven people have died and 145 people have been hospitalized from influenza in South Carolina.

H1N1 is in the schools and in recent weeks parents have called asking questions like “How do I know whether to keep my child home?” Schools around the Upstate are communicating with parents via newsletters and websites, and tonight we are providing you with more resources to help arm and protect yourself.