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When people think about beach protection, they often think about seawalls or engineering projects. But one of our best natural defenses is the sand dune. -
In three days of early voting, 61,775 South Carolinians cast a ballot in the race to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham as the GOP nominee. -
Before the recess bell rings, South Carolina Schools may want to check more than just the weather forecast. -
South Carolina law enforcement agencies have seized more than $214,000 in counterfeit merchandise including NeeDoh toys and counterfeit cellphone covers using logos from brands such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton. -
After months of the Atlantic red snapper season hanging in limbo, state officials announce a new proposal for an exempted fishing permit (EFP). -
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham was appointed to fill her brother’s vacant seat and has President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the special primary. Among those challenging her are congressmen Russell Fry and Ralph Norman, former Gov. Mark Sanford and business owner Mark Lynch, who ran against Lindsey Graham in the June 9 primary.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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OilstreetThis week we’ll be talking with Charleston author James M. Scott, author of Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War (2026, W.W. Norton & Company). With startling immediacy, Empire of Ashes illuminates the moral dilemma at the center of America’s decision to inflict total war upon Japan. -
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.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SCETV/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 11, 2026: you’ve already heard from the candidates, now you’re going to hear from the voters on this special election day; we’ll also discuss Pres. Donald Trump’s influence on this race; host Gavin Jackson brings you clips from his visit to Joint Base Charleston, now Joint Base Lindsey Graham, on Monday; and more! -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 8, 2026: host Gavin Jackson introduces you to the top five candidates vying for the republican nomination for U.S. Senate on August 11 in the Senate special republican primary.
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MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Anthony Kent about screening and early detection of kidney disease. -
Provided/Joshua MixsonThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Joshua Mixson about the health benefits of walking and fast walking, especially in the older adult years.
Nation and World
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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. -
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.
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This week, we’re firing up the Who What When time machine and heading back to the 1930s. -
This week is all about a very special relationship: the United States and the United Kingdom.
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
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The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029. -
After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout. -
As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment. -
Voters in six states head to the polls Tuesday for high-profile primaries, Trump signals his strategy with Iran is shifting, 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills at least 111 people in Colombia.
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Turkey's parliament approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government's peace initiative with their insurgent group. -
The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and as stop-start talks seem again to have stalled. But Trump insists the pressure can lead to a breakthrough. -
Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and rubble down a long line of volunteers. -
Alabama voters are again selecting candidates for four Congressional districts after the state changed the district map to favor Republicans. The redistricting is causing confusion among voters.
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The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque." And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently. -
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday about vaccines, saying children should get fewer. His administration has been blocked in the courts from changing the vaccine schedule.
