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Stephen Corey Bryant's execution was the state's fifth of the year and third by firing squad. South Carolina resumed inmate executions in September 2024 after a 13-year halt.
South Carolina News
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The Columbia Police Department said a person of interest is in custody after a morning shooting on Nov. 11 that occurred near Planned Parenthood. -
The shooting happened during a high school reunion party on Oct. 12 at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island. -
The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Friday one new case of measles in the Upstate, bringing the total number of cases reported in the state this year to 47. -
The $330 million investment will create 600 jobs. -
Stephen Bryant will be the second person to die by that method in the state this year. -
Several lawsuits emerged across the U.S. — and were later consolidated — after AT&T notified millions of customers that information ranging from Social Security numbers to call records was compromised in these breaches last year.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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PBSThis week Walter will be talking with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about the American Revolution, focusing on the routing of the British and their allies by revolutionary Partisans during Cornwallis’ Southern campaign.Ken will also tell us a bit about his upcoming PBS documentary, The American Revolution. The six-part, 12-hour documentary series explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. -
SCETVToday we’ll be switching things up a bit. Instead of Walter and me interviewing a guest we will have a guest interviewing Walter.The conversation is part of the Spring 2025 program put on by the University South Caroliniana Society: “'E' is for Edgar – Conversation and Barbeque with Walter.” Talking with Walter today is Beryl Dakers, president of the Society and long-time producer with SCETV. Today's episode is part of our celebration of Walter Edgar's Journal's 25th year.
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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 November 15, 2025: we continue our look at Election 2026 and tackle the latest major news out of Washington with the end of the federal government shutdown; we welcome AP National Politics Reporter Meg Kinnard and South Carolina Public Radio Statehouse and political reporter Maayan Schechter to join the conversation; and more! -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 11, 2025: we take a hard pivot from news and politics to food and beverage as four South Carolina restaurants were awarded Michelin stars, and several more were given prominent designations in the Michelin Guide; we talk with Hannah Raskin, one of the South's most preeminent voices in the South's food, beverage, and dining culture scene; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Scott Hutchison about oncology occupational therapy. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Carrie Cormack about coping with grief after miscarriage.
Nation and World
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Conflict resolution is one of the most valuable life skills students learn in school. Disagreements are an important part of collaborating as a team, and research shows that cognitive muscles are strengthened when students are exposed to ideas that challenge them to think differently. -
As more students take AP and dual-enrollment courses, the line between high school and college gets blurry.
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Don’t change the channel, don’t touch that dial, because this week, we’re delving into the history of television. -
This week's episode of Who What When is fit for a king, featuring games all about royalty.
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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"To me, these are nothingburgers. If they're even real," said one pro-Trump podcaster, of the thousands of documents that were released this week, including several that named the president. -
Acceding to President Donald Trump's demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Trump political foes. -
The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of "Make America Great Again" — appeared to be the final break in a dispute simmering for months. -
President Trump announced the removal of U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and other commodities amid pressure to address high consumer prices. -
Chile heads to the polls on Sunday, in a fiercely polarized election that mirrors the region's struggles with crime, inflation, and economic stagnation. -
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says it will report on September's job gains and unemployment rate next week. That's the first of many overdue economic reports held up by the government shutdown. -
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department. -
A federal bankruptcy court judge said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic. -
A federal judge is gearing up to release hundreds of people arrested and detained in Chicago as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city. -
The government shutdown is over, but airports are still getting back up to speed, after reductions in air traffic controllers led to thousands of flight delays and cancellations around the country.
