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The South Carolina Department of Public Health is expanding its Newborn Screening Program by adding two more genetic conditions to its testing panel. This screening tests every newborn for harmful or fatal disorders that aren't apparent at birth.
South Carolina News
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A trio of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman and state Sen. Josh Kimbrell participated. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Attorney General Alan Wilson and businessman Rom Reddy canceled ahead of the debate.
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Drivers in South Carolina are beginning to feel some relief at the pump, but prices have yet to fall to last year's trends.
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In South Carolina, hurricane risk is not confined to the coast. Storms can bring surge, tornadoes, blocked roads, major outages, and infrastructure damage far inland, making statewide impacts a major part of the story.
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A South Carolina jury has found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict Monday for Chikei Rick Chow.
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With summer break comes a higher risk of seasonal injuries. Here's what to know.
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49-year-old Joshua Parker of Blacksburg is in jail at the Cherokee County Detention Center.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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This 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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This week we will be talking with Sara from the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, art historian Frank Martin, and with artist Leo Twiggs about his exhibition at the Gibbes called Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs. At 92 years of age, Leo Twiggs has a perspective on life in South Carolina that covers fundamental changes in our state and our nation. His art is both intensely personal and a commentary of the struggles that both Black and White South Carolinians share.The show ends May 3rd at the Gibbes and opens at the Florence Museum June 1 for an extended run.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On 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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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 30, 2026: we bring you the highlights from the attorney general debate that host Gavin Jackson moderated on May 27.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Amanda Kastrinos about young adults caring for parents with cancer.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Rachel Kaplan about managing atrial fibrillation.
Nation and World
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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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Sibling relationships are complicated. For many, it’s the only relationship that lasts from childhood to adulthood. Siblings are our first friends and rivals. Over time, they become mirrors, reminding us who we were and who we’ve become.
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This week, we’re traveling back to the 1950s with quizzes about this mid-century decade.
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The European Union has moved forward with an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and build detention centers abroad. Critics compared the regulation to the immigration strategy of the Trump administration.
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President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.
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A decade ago, Michigan had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it required them to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption. It worked — until things got ugly.
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Iraq war veteran John Follmer leads vet volunteers who are rehabbing a neglected Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.
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Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — hold elections on Tuesday. Here are key races to follow.
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DOJ says it will pause its 'anti-weaponization' fund after judge's ruling, Trump says he urged Israel, Hezbollah to hold fire amid rising tensions over Lebanon, Californians vote in state's primaries.
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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel on Monday, blocking roads and trains and setting cars on fire to protest mandatory enlistment in Israel's military.
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The U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats have killed over 200 people. The attacks began in September and aim to stem drug flow, but critics question their legality and effectiveness.
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Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded. The assault began overnight and continued during the day.
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Trumps says Israel and Hezbollah will stop fighting after Iran stops talks with U.S. over Israeli operations in southern Lebanon, Gaza