CHARLOTTE - Francis Joseph Frank Blanchfield, Jr. passed away at his home on Sunday, May 12, 2013, after a long struggle with Diabetes. Born in Chicago, Illinois on September 19, 1945, Frank was the oldest son of the late Francis J. Blanchfield, Sr.

...million to end a federal criminal probe connected to deliveries it made for illicit online pharmacies.The U.S. Department of Justice announced the Atlan ta-based company would also "take steps" to block illicit online drug dealers from...

...General Assembly again pass legislation redistricting the board members.The unusual repeat is because the U.S. Department of Justice failed to complete its required review of board's redistricting by the deadline last year, and the county...

The shooting death last week of Colorado's prison chief has focused attention on the danger faced by those who oversee prisons, including the newest warden at South Carolina's Lee Correctional Institution.

TRENTON, N.J. - Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled dozens of lots of its generic version of cholesterol drug Lipitor because some may contain tiny glass particles.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The state nursing home in Milledgeville is set to close by the end of next year, sending 127 severely disabled patients to smaller community nursing facilities in the state, officials said.

The New York Times reported Friday that Lance Armstrong has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hospital Management Associates owes nothing for declining to buy St. Joseph Hospital, which has since become Trinity Hospital.

ATHENS, Ga. -- Members of a Mexican drug trafficking organization used a college town apartment as a "stash house" to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana throughout the Athens and Atlanta areas.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson initially asked the federal government to pay $90,000 in legal costs, but the judges did not set a specific amount for the federal government to pay.