South Carolina News
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"Southern Songwriters with Patrick Davis" shines a spotlight on places and events previously known mainly to locals, serious history buffs, and sightseers who choose the road less traveled.
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South Carolina ranked No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 preseason poll with UConn, USC, Texas and UCLA nextSouth Carolina is starting the season where it finished off last year — ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll.
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Alex Murdaugh has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving Murdaugh's youngest son that prosecutors said provoked the disgraced South Carolina attorney to later kill his wife and their son who wrecked the boat.
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Starting in 2025, South Carolina will introduce changes to the math curriculum for students from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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While some residents experiencing homelessness can't turn away from voting quickly enough, others are eager to cast their first ballot, in hopes that their voices will have an effect on democracy.
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Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina's governor to decide clemencyA South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor who is a former state attorney general and place it with a parole board.
Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review
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Finding ways to reduce taxes during retirement can be helpful when on a fixed income. Mike Switzer interviews Jeremy Finger, a certified financial planner with Riverbend Wealth Management in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Mike Switzer interviews Innoventure's John Warner who shares results from the latest start-ups report from BIP Ventures in Atlanta.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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In their book, Reconstruction beyond 150: Reassessing the New Birth of Freedom, Vernon Burton and Brent Morris have brought together the best new scholarship, synthesizing social, political, economic, and cultural approaches to understanding a crucial period in our country’s history. They talk with us about how the their project came about, and about how many "reconstructions" our country has seen since the Civil War.
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This week, we will be talking with Dr. Judith Bainbridge about her book, A Short History of Greenville (2024, USC Press). The book is a concise and engaging history that traces Greenville, SC's development from backcountry settlement to one of America's best small citiesIn our conversation with Judith we will concentrate the growth Greenville's textile industry and its demise, the economic decline of the city, and its rebirth as a haven for business and tourism in the twenty-first century.
Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 15, 2024: a look at the poll worker shortage facing our state and some of the reasons behind the problem; Rep. James Clyburn discusses his concern about black men not turning out for VP Harris on Election Day; some economic news on inflation and the ongoing Boeing strike; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 12, 2024: host Gavin Jackson’s full conversation with state Attorney General Alan Wilson from This Week in South Carolina; Gavin also speaks with Valerie Bauerlein, author of The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty; and more!
More Local and National News
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Winged Victoria's Secret models will once again take the runway for the first official show since 2018.
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Mosab Abu Toha was able to escape Gaza, along with his wife and three young children. The award-winning poet talks about parenting in war and the devastation of leaving his family and friends behind.
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An autumn tournament for conkers, a traditional English game, has drawn people to a country pub for years. But now a scandal — or conkerversy — is brewing after an accusation of cheating.
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Rosita Milesi was honored with the U.N. Refugee Agency's Nansen Award for 40 years of activism. The U.N. calls her a “formidable refugee champion.” And she has life lessons to share.
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In Arizona voters will decide whether local law enforcement should have the power to arrest people who cross the state's southern border illegally.
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The German airline barred 128 Jewish passengers from their May 2022 connecting flight based on the alleged misconduct of a few. The U.S. government considers that discrimination; Lufthansa disagrees.
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Walgreens says about a quarter of its stores are unprofitable. Big pharmacy chains are struggling with growing retail competition and lower prescription payouts.
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At a town hall in Oaks, Pa., on Monday, Trump ended the Q&A portion to ask the audience to remain and listen to music with him.
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Local election board members in Georgia cannot refuse to certify election results in any scenario, even if they report concerns about fraud or errors, a state judge has ruled.
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'Jamboree' feels scattered and altogether too eager to please. But while the game's a mixed bag, it's still one of the best in the chaotic Nintendo series.
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