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Front slides in tonight through South Carolina. Temperatures drop slightly, then ehat ramps up. Winds will shift.
South Carolina News
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In South Carolina, a tropical system can begin as a coastal threat and quickly turn into an inland flood disaster. Heavy rainfall, swollen rivers, blocked highways, and tree damage often become the defining impacts well away from the beach. -
South Carolinians have only been able to visit polls early in person since 2022, and each round of primaries has seen more people participate than the last. -
State officials met Friday for the 2026 Hurricane Tabletop Exercise in which hurricane emergency operation plans were tested and practiced. 2026 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. -
From a retired Airforce Colonel to a psychiatric nurse practitioner, 10 GOP candidates are vying for votes in the 1st Congressional District Primary. -
Authorities arrested Jonathan Willard, 39, of New Ellenton on one count each of kidnapping and impersonation of a law enforcement officer. -
Early voting centers close at 5 p.m. Friday.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Courtesty of the authorThis 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). -
SCETV/SCETVThis week our we are bringing you another episode in our occasional series which explores “South Carolina from A to Z” in depth. South Carolina from A to Z is our sister podcast that brings you “bite-sized,”one-minute topics from the South Carolina Encyclopedia.Listeners Virgil and Mary Ann Hobbs suggested that our next episode of A-Z in depth focus on topics that begin with the letters that give Scrabble players their highest scores - what a great idea! So, today's topics begin with Q, X, or Z.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 6, 2026: we bring you highlights from the Republican and Democratic gubernatorial debates that Gavin Jackson moderated this week as we enter the sprint to the June 9 primary. -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 2, 2026: we look at the last Republican gubernatorial debate; Lt. Gov. Evette got Pres. Trump’s endorsement, and he let the cat out of the bag on who her running mate MAY be; we look at new polling and early voting numbers: and more!
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Provided/ProvidedThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Amanda Overstreet about maintaining brain health and reducing risk of cognitive decline in the older adult years. -
MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Amanda Kastrinos about young adults caring for parents with cancer.
Nation and World
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Many parents have mixed feelings when their child becomes a licensed driver. There’s the relief of spending less time behind the wheel, shuttling kids to school and practices, but there’s also the very real worry about safety. -
As we head into summer, commencement speakers across the country are sharing words of wisdom with high school and college students. The messages are universal: work hard, be kind, and don’t be afraid of failure.
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This week, we’re discovering famous inventions throughout history, and hoping for some light bulb moments of our own along the way. -
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
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A study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad compared to people not in remote jobs. But demanding everyone return to the office isn't the answer either, say researchers. -
More than 40 million adults in the U.S. ages 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving some women a tool that could slow that loss. -
Recent research suggests there's more going on with "ideological sorting" than simply moving to places that match one's politics. It's often one of many deciding factors, such as taxes or safety. -
Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes, Trump walked out of an interview after being pressed on election fraud claims, ebola outbreak is spreading at alarming rate.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Josef Palermo, an artist and curator, about his tenure at the Kennedy Center and what its future might hold. -
There was a time when scandals were a death knell for political careers. But today, they're far from being career enders. -
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace, Africa CDC warns. -
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS news leader Bari Weiss shouldn't be leading the network. Pelley spoke to The New York Times just days after being fired by CBS.
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The missile exchange marked a major escalation in the already tense region. But Israel and Iran both say they will stop attacking each other, with conditions. -
An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 200 others and sending a 3-foot tsunami into nearby coasts.
