As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, South Carolina Public Radio is exploring the state’s pivotal role in the American Revolution.
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South Carolina has historically seen limited tropical impacts during July. Tropical Storm Chantal impacted the region in 2025 and Hurricane Bob made landfall in 1985.
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Molly's Kitchen California Style Pasta Salad was shipped to distributers along the East Coast including South Carolina.
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South Carolina State University recently hosted a multi-agency law enforcement summit to include state and local agencies from the Midlands to the Lowcountry.
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South Carolina celebrated the establishment of its sixth state forest Thursday.
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AI tools are increasingly being used to read aloud to children, becoming part of daily routines at home and in school. For busy families, it’s easy to see the appeal, but experts warn that something gets lost when a machine takes over story time.
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Data from the South Carolina Department of Public Health shows the highest annual number of heat-related hospitalizations occur in Richland, Horry, Greenville, Charleston and Lexington counties.
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As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, South Carolina Public Radio is exploring the state's pivotal role in the American Revolution. In the second installment of this series, we travel to Laurens County — the site of a midnight battle among British loyalists, Cherokee citizens and patriot troops.
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This week we will be talking with Nathan Spainhour, author of The South Carolina BBQ Project (2025, Good Printed Things). Nathan is a designer and educator whose work explores the relationship between design, place, and cultural narrative.His book began as his MFA thesis in Graphic Design and has since evolved into an ongoing documentation of barbecue’s visual culture – from signage and typography to architecture and everyday ephemera – situated within the broader history of Southern foodways. The South Carolina BBQ Project is a lot of fun. Part history, part design study, and part love letter to the state’s most treasured foodway, the book explores the culture of barbecue across the Palmetto state.
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This week our guest will be novelist Brian Thiem, from Hilton Head Island, and we'll be talking about his series of novels about the Mudflats Murder Club.Brian draws from his experience as a former detective and cold case investigator, to craft suspenseful stories set on the fictional Spartina Island in the South Carolina Lowcountry. His latest book in the series is A Killer in the Cordgrass (2026, Severn River Publishing/Simon and Schuster).
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 27, 2026: we take you on the final two weeks of the gubernatorial runoff primary trail; we also look at how Attorney General Alan Wilson won a decisive victory in securing the Republican nomination over Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 23, 2026: we have segments from host Gavin Jackson’s most recent interviews with Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and A.G. Alan Wilson; Gavin also caught up with Wilson moments after Pres. Donald Trump also endorsed him, in addition to Evette, just days before the runoff; and more!
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Christopher Sege about treatment for anxiety disorders in adults.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Gregory Fear about sleep aids and sleeping pills.
Nation and World
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Bullying is more common in elementary schools than parents might expect. About one in four children report being bullied at school, and the negative effects can follow them for years: shaping their confidence and social skills.
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Choosing a college used to mean campus tours, college fairs, and meeting with counselors. But a new report from the Education Advisory Board says that’s changing. Of the more than five thousand students surveyed, about half say they use AI to choose a college
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This week, we're hopping into the Who What When time machine and swinging our way right into the 1940s.
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This week's episode is a feast for the mind with games about cuisine through the ages.
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Dangerous heat is expected across large swaths of the U.S. this week, according to the National Weather Service.
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In Venezuela rescue crews now stop almost everything and ask for silence so they can hear anyone still alive underneath the rubble. NPR's Eyder Peralta reports from the port city of La Guaira.
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The Gordie Howe bridge spans the most important border crossing between the U.S. and Canada. President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want it open yet.
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President Trump accused Iran of violating their framework agreement, and Tehran threatened to halt negotiations with the U.S. entirely. Meanwhile, violence continued between Israel and Hezbollah.
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U.S. tariff pressure is pushing Europe and Brazil closer—opening new global doors for everything from aircraft parts to Brazil's cachaça, the base of the caipirinha.
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The deaths occurred as crews battled multiple fires across a parched region. Two other firefighters were injured.
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Trinity Moravian Church, a politically diverse congregation in Winston-Salem, N. C., has been raising money to retire medical debt in the surrounding community.
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Microwave or air fryer? Grill or slow cooker? An investigation into how to cook hot dogs for the most flavor and the most joy.
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Communities around the U.S. are putting on epic fireworks shows for America's 250th birthday — but that spells trouble for dogs and cats. Here's a guide to help the animals in your life.
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Dozens of technicians will fire off about 851,000 fireworks on July 4, aiming to break a world record in what organizers hope will be the "most memorable display this generation will have ever seen."