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ACLU-SC's "Youth Behind the Fence" report reveals that hundreds of children are still detained for non-criminal status offenses despite federal law barring the practice, alleges safety failures, and highlights 'widened' racial disparities within the state's juvenile justice system.
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As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, a former White Knoll Middle School student turned Lexington County deputy looks back on the fundraiser that bought FDNY a firetruck — and the lifelong commitment to service it inspired.
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I watched a wood stork feeding in a shallow wetland not long ago. It moved slowly, sweeping its open bill from side to side through the water.
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Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001, a day that shaped a generation of Americans.
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Reporter Luis-Alfredo Garcia spoke with Special Projects Director Darryl Huger and Chief Meteorologist Tim Miller about the upcoming Remembering 9/11: South Carolina Reflects documentary and overall remembrance in the state.
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Today, Sept. 10th, marks the official climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. It’s the day when the ocean is prime for tropical development.
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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says the suspect died following the incident that began in Florence County and ended in Williamsburg County on Sept. 9.
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South Carolina Public Radio News Updates
The State House Gavel shares updates about the South Carolina General Assembly, including legislative actions, debates and discussions. Featuring news and interviews, so you have access to the latest developments in policy and decisions that shape South Carolina’s future.
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Discovered in Georgia three years ago, yellow-legged hornets have made their way to the Lowcountry. The elusive and skilled hunters threaten the lives of honeybees.
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A growing number of news stories show that more South Carolinians are (quite literally) striking back against automated license plate readers. The moment is prompting some deep questions.
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County planners upheld a denial for one data center while state officials said they won't regulate another.
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Morning Edition Host Kristina Thacker talks with the Palmetto Project about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Inspiring your mornings with classical music, then complementing your evenings with indie, jazz, and more, Sound Shift flows with your day.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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With every growing season, the South is in danger of losing an ingredient that’s shaped our state’s flavor, history, and culture. This week, we will be talking with Chef Kevin Mitchell and food historian David Shields, hosts of the SCETV and PBS series The Savers of Flavor about their ongoing search for the vanishing ingredients of Southern cuisine. Over the course of four episodes David and Kevin embark on a quest to seek out and rescue those ingredients before they are lost forever.
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This week Walter will talk with historian Albert Louis Zambone about Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan.In his book Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life (2018, Westholme Publishing) the first biography of this iconic figure in forty years, historian Albert Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of the great battlefield commanders in American history. Using social history and other advances in the discipline that had not been available to earlier biographers, the author provides an engrossing portrait of this storied personality of America’s founding era—a common man in uncommon times.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 12, 2026: we continue our look at the Democrats in South Carolina ahead of the November election; we’re continuing our time on the campaign trail with Dr. Annie Andrews and hear again from national figures like Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 9, 2026: we hear from Congressman Jim Clyburn who was on Meet the Press discussing a variety of issues, including what it would take for Dr. Annie Andrews to win in November; we have comments from California Gov. Gavin Newsom who was at several events during his two-day swing last week; and more!
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Aundrea Loftley about type 2 diabetes and GLP-1 medications.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Bailey O’Donnell about e-bike safety for children.
Nation and World
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Learning to live with a roommate is one of the biggest adjustments for college students. Sharing a dorm room, whether it’s with a friend from high school or someone new, requires communication and compromise
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Leaving for college is a big transition. For many students, it’s the first time living away from home, managing a schedule, and making new friends.
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This week, we’re heading back to school for an episode about America’s colleges and universities.
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We hope you brought your sunscreen this week because we’re heading to the beach with this episode about notable islands around the world.
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.
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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.
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Many Iranians lost their jobs because of the war and the U.S. blockade. Now some are even losing their backup jobs as sanctions tighten.
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Around the U.S., ceremonies commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York and at the Pentagon.
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Associated Press photographer Richard Drew captured the agony of 9/11 with an image that became known around the world as 'The Falling Man.' The subject of the photo appears to fall head-first to his death from one of the burning World Trade Center towers.
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Former New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney was instrumental in the creation of the World Trade Center Health Program and September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. She says she is now suffering from the "World Trade Center cough."
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New York City is marking 25 years since the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Through words and sound, we capture key moments from Sept. 11, 2001.
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, terrorism analysts are divided over whether al-Qaeda is obsolete or more threatening than ever before.
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On Sept. 11, 2001, Annabel Cieply of Holland, Michigan, was likely one of the only people not glued to the television, as she gave birth to her second child.