Boy's parents were stunned to learn South Carolina, like most U.S. states, has no law requiring public reporting of deaths or infections from the amoeba.

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri will speak to the media Tuesday afternoon.

Clarence and Ebony Carr will address the media alongside their attorney Tyler Bailey outside the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services headquarters in Columbia.

A 12-year-old boy has tragically died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba at a popular swimming spot. Jaysen Carr died on ...

A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

From marshes, rivers and the ocean, how susceptible are Lowcountry waters to brain-eating amoebas? Here’s what to know and ...

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to it.

Columbia SC real estate news notes: New home on Lake Murray, 1931 home for $985K, Trinity finalizes two office leases and Frazeur joins Colliers.

A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the San Joaquin Valley.