The primates broke loose from Alpha Genesis in Yemassee, Beaufort County, in South Carolina. The company confirmed that 43 rhesus macaque primates escaped from an enclosure at one of the company's ...

A sign warns of an electric fence as primates can be seen from Salkehatchie Road as they seek refuge in their enclosure from the rain as photographed on Nov. 7, 2024 in Hampton County, S.C. This ...

Rodney Fields, 39, from Yemassee, is facing two counts of attempted murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The charges stem from an Oct. 13 shooting on Holly Street in ...

(Original story) State law enforcement officials are seeking the public's help in locating a man from Yemassee wanted for attempted murder. Rodney Fields, 39, is facing two counts of attempted ...

The USDA has cited a Yemassee research and breeding facility for violating an animal welfare law after 22 monkeys died in its care in November, likely from carbon monoxide exposure from a heating ...

A CEO of a Yemassee monkey research facility has told an animal rights group to “go ____ themselves,” which is prompting the organization to reply with its own strong language including that ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. — On Thursday, the CEO of a company that recently announced the recovery of several wayward monkeys in the South Carolina Lowcountry expressed appreciation to the community and ...