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 Town of Blythewood took to the polls today to decide on which form of town government they would like after the council passed a referendum in May 4-1 to call an election.

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old student at Hand Middle School in Columbia, South Carolina, died on July 18 from a rare infection of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, which health officials say likely came from ...

The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...

Clarence and Ebony Carr addressed the media alongside attorney Tyler Bailey outside the S.C. Department of Environmental ...

The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...

Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular ...

The parents of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, spoke ...

The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as ...