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Georgetown County and state investigators have released new details in ana animal cruelty case in what Sheriff Carter Weaver has called "unspeakable".
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In 2025, South Carolina implemented a statewide ban on cellphone use in classrooms. Nationwide, early results are mixed. Some schools report fewer disruptions, more engagement, and small gains in academic performance, and teachers describe calmer classrooms and more attention. -
Annie Andrews, a pediatrician vying to become South Carolina's Democratic governor, is in an unexpected spotlight. How she navigates it will keep or lose her supporters. -
New operations in Florence and Spartanburg will add to South Carolina's workforce. -
A watch means conditions are favorable and it’s time to prepare, while a warning means dangerous weather is occurring or will occur and it’s time to act. -
State law enforcement officials have announced updates and arrests in two separate shooting investigations on the campus of South Carolina State University. -
Each day, close to 24 million women across the country head out to work after tending to their children. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, working moms account for nearly one-third of all employed women.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Don Troiani/U.S. National Guard via Wikimedia CommonsThis week we will be talking with Carl P. Borick, author of Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence (2026, USC Press).As the title indicates, Carl’s book focuses on rank-and-file militiamen of the backcountry and explores how these ordinary men were recruited, armed, fed, and motivated.Drawing on underused pension records and state claims, he reconstructs their everyday realities and their battlefield experiences. He also examines the war's devastating effects on civilians, including enslaved people and women, who played crucial roles in the struggle. -
South Carolina ETVThis week we are recording in front of a live audience at part of South Carolina ETV and South Carolina Public Radio’s America 250 celebration. Our guests are Gen. Will Grimsley, Chair of the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250); and Molly Fortune, Chief Executive Officer, of SC250.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 14, 2026: We bring you part two of Pulitzer prize winning author Jon Meacham’s recent speech and conversation at the two-day, Revolutionary Ideas symposium at Dock Street Theatre in Charleston on June 25, 2026. -
SCETV/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 7, 2026: we bring you part one of Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham’s recent speech and conversation at the two-day, Revolutionary Ideas symposium at Dock Street Theatre in Charleston on June 25, 2026.
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Natalie Freidin about high blood pressure, and issues related to medication adherence. -
Provided/MUSCThis week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Michelle Woodbury about stroke rehabilitation and emotional support.
Nation and World
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Each summer, when school lets out, children fall behind in reading. Research shows that students lose one to two months of reading proficiency over the summer. For struggling readers or children with learning disabilities, the losses can be even greater. -
On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, the College of Charleston reflects on its place in history. Founded by leaders who helped shape the nation, the College has long been tied to the American experiment — a place where ideas, civic responsibility, and public service took root.
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Get your scuba gear on, because we’re exploring the Seven Seas on this special ocean themed episode of Who What When. -
Cue the fireworks because this week we are celebrating all things... well, everything! It’s America’s 250th birthday, which means it’s time for an episode about very American anniversaries.
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The betting site Kalshi emerged as a dominant sports betting platform during the World Cup. But the company avoids billions of dollars in taxes by insisting it is not a sports gambling operator. -
A father and son discuss an old Alaskan whaling tradition known as the blanket toss.
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In this World Cup, VAR, or video assistant referee, has become ubiquitous (and despised by many). But there was a time when fans and teams loved it. What went wrong? -
American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between the world's two biggest economies. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday convened leaders from more than 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration's latest effort to quell what it calls "left wing" political terrorism. -
A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it. -
President Trump gave a primetime address Thursday night in which he spoke about the integrity of U.S. elections — a topic he has spread disinformation about for much of his political career.
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The comments came following widespread reports earlier in the week that those stops would be put on pause after two immigrants were fatally shot by ICE agents in early July. -
Flood sirens blared early Thursday in Comfort, Texas, as the Guadalupe River rose more than 30 feet in three hours, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The storm could bring even more rainfall than last year's deadly Fourth of July floods. -
President Trump raised claims that the country's voting systems are vulnerable to being "rigged and stolen," without providing new evidence of a single fraudulent vote cast in any election.
