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Drive through the center of South Carolina and the soil can change almost without warning. Red clay gives way to pale, loose sand, and the landscape begins to feel more like the coast even though the ocean is far away.
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Defense attorneys for Alex Murdaugh want access to the forensic extraction files for several cell phones tied to the case.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is granting South Carolina nearly $5.5 million to fund nine projects that will accelerate disaster recovery in the state.
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A three-person panel has until Oct. 5 to make a recommendation for McMaster's decision. He will then either remove Dunmeyer-Roberson from the school district board or allow her to continue serving.
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The Hollywood Town Council unanimously passed a local hate crime ordinance during its meeting Monday night.
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A blackened forest floor can look damaged at first glance. But when the fire was carefully planned and controlled, that dark ground may be the beginning of renewal.
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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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A question from a stranger changed a woman's life.
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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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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.
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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This week we will be talking with Carl McNair, brother of the late Dr. Ronald McNair, NASA astronaut and Lake City, South Carolina, native. Ron McNair’s story is told in the four-part series, Once Upon a Time in Space, currently streaming on PBS and ETV Passport.Ron McNair’s story is singular: he grew up in a segregated South Carolina and went on to earn a PHD in physics. With the beginning of space shuttle program, NASA chose 35 applicants from a pool of over 10,000 astronaut candidates. In 1984 he became the second African American in space. Though he lost his life in the Challenger disaster in 1986, his story continues to inspire generations of young South Carolinians who want to reach for the stars.
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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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See the current conditions for your part of the state and stay up to date with stories from our South Carolina Emergency Information Network.
Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 29, 2026: we look at the candidates running for S.C. Attorney General; both Republican 8th circuit solicitor David Stumbo and Democrat lawyer Richard Hricik discuss what they want to do with the office, which has been occupied by S.C. AG Alan Wilson for nearly 16 years; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 26, 2026: we’re getting back to some roots for a moment; we’re talking infrastructure, we’re talking economics, we’re talking a little bit of politics; and more!
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Mariam Alexander about lung cancer in never-smokers.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Christina Abrams about sickle cell disease in children.
Nation and World
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AI is changing the way students learn, but perhaps the most important question isn't whether students use AI. It's how they use it.
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This Saturday, Sep. 19, volunteers across South Carolina will take part in the annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep, the state’s largest one-day waterway cleanup.
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This week, we're staying local and paying homage to our home region: the American South. We’ll ask you to name that southern state, test your knowledge of cinema set in the south, and share some tall tales that are maybe a little too tall to be true.
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This week, we’re heading back to school for an episode about America’s colleges and universities.
Watch live and recorded streams from the South Carolina sate legislature.
From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
More Headlines
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As the plane went into a spin and began to plunge, a passenger and crew members got into the cockpit, subdued the pilot and diverted the flight to land in Saudi Arabia, Israel's leader says.
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The FBI says it's addressing a massive data breach, vowing to go after the hackers it believes are responsible.
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The U.S. has withdrawn its final troops from Iraq, leaving its defense future uncertain. And, the Supreme Court has sided for now with the Trump administration on third-country deportations.
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Measles is traveling, with outbreaks in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, and exposures on transportation and in sports. What should you know before getting on a plane or train?
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Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.
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We've listened to nearly 1,500 podcasts from all around the U.S. and narrowed them down to 10 middle school and 10 high school finalists.
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The report is the agency's latest effort to chip away at trust in established health care models for transgender people. Critics say it frames transgender identity as illegitimate or even dangerous.
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Here are the honorable mentions from this year's Student Podcast Challenge, chosen from nearly 1,500 entries.
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In most states, people with Medicaid coverage will have to prove they're working, volunteering or studying, starting Jan. 1. But Montana is starting that early, and it's sowing confusion and anxiety.
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Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face.