South Carolina News
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An inmate sentenced to death twice in two South Carolina killings has been scheduled to be executed on June 13.
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College enrollment among men is declining, raising concerns about job prospects and earning potential. Researchers say the problem begins as early as elementary and middle school.
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A former court clerk who helped with the murder trial that led to the conviction of once-powerful South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been arrested.
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The National Hurricane Center monitors the North Atlantic and North Pacific Basins, and on May 15th, they officially start issuing Tropical Weather Outlooks
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The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts.
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A drying and warming trend is set for the rest of the week as river levels continue to fall too!
Beginning February 2025, South Carolina Public Radio's broadcast transmitters will undergo upgrades to allow our network to broadcast HD signals.
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.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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This week we will be talking Scott Romine, author of The Zombie Memes of Dixie (2024, UGA Press). The book traces the origin and development of several propositions, tropes, types, clichés, and ideas commonly associated with the U.S. South.Approaching these propositions as memes Scott argues that many of them developed in defense of slavery and evolved in its aftermath to continue to form a southern group whose “way of life” naturalized an emergent regime of segregation.
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This week we're going to explore South Carolina from A to Z. Walter and Alfred will take five topics from past episodes of our companion podcast, South Carolina from A to Z, and discuss each at length, giving these people and events from our state's history some room to "breathe."We'll tell you about the man who founded the earliest European settlement - 1562 - in what is now South Carolina. We'll look at this history of a very important ingredient in South Carolina foodways. And, we'll learn about a singular, perceptive observer of the Confederate elite and whose writings add to our understanding of a tumultuous time in our history.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 13, 2025: we continue our legislative session debrief with two big House names to discuss big legislative accomplishments, the politics of the 2025 legislative session, and what they want to see move when lawmakers return next January.
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 10, 2025: a wrap up of the first year of the 2 year legislative session!
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kevin Griggs about everyday strategies to help manage stress.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Ray DuBois about some of the cancer research currently underway at Hollings Cancer Center.
Nation and World
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As rites of passage go, few are as momentous as college graduation. The commencement ceremony marks the end of one journey and the beginning of another.
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In honor of Mother’s Day this week, we’re dedicating this week's episode to the moms in our lives.
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This week on Who What When, we're celebrating the works of William Shakespeare.
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
More Headlines
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Facing allegations of sexual misconduct, Karim Khan has temporarily stepped aside as a U.N. investigation enters its final stage, the International Criminal Court announced Friday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act. It said it's not directly addressing whether the invocation of the act was legal.
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An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.
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"Mutual abuse" is a term you may have heard in celebrity abuse trials - here's how to make sense of it.
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President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership.
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The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning.
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DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency.
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The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war.
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A local group here in Arizona has counted 335 fatal encounters with border agents since 2010.
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The Israeli military has continued to strike targets in Gaza, with over 100 reported killed in an offensive in the southern city of Khan Younis on Thursday.