Celebrate the holidays with these specials from SC Public Radio, airing on all of our Music & News stations December 17, 2025-January 2, 2026.
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The measles virus has sickened nine more people in the Upstate, according to an update released Friday by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. In all, 144 people have become ill in the current outbreak. -
Ford is recalling more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away. -
The Senate on Dec. 18 confirmed former state prisons director Bryan Stirling to serve as South Carolina's United States attorney, almost eight months after his appointment and swearing-in ceremony. -
About 90% of South Carolina's eligible high schoolers graduated last year. But the rate of graduation among kids in foster care is below 50%. -
Liquor liability insurers have fled the state, with remaining insurers driving up rates for S.C. bars and restaurants. -
A critical shortage of special education teachers across the state is leaving students and their families without the support they need. Teaching positions remain unfilled, and the demand continues to grow.
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.
Join South Carolina ETV and Public Radio for a special live taping of the "South Carolina Lede" and "This Week in South Carolina" with House Speaker Murrell Smith. Speaker Smith will sit down with host Gavin Jackson and Statehouse reporter Maayan Schechter for an in-depth conversation previewing the 2026 legislative session and the key issues expected to shape South Carolina.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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SCETV(Broadcast on SC Public Radio on December 12, 2025) – Today we are featuring a very special edition of the Journal, taken from a live broadcast on SC Public Radio on December 12. Sean Birch, Director of SCPR, will be your host, talking with Walter Edgar and Alfred Turner about the 25th anniversary of Walter Edgar’s Journal. The program features questions and comments from our radio audience and clips from past programs. -
Courtesy of the authorToday our guest is Mt. Pleasant native Grady Hendrix, author of the horror novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (2025, Berkley Books).The novel is set in Florida in 1970 and is about a group of pregnant teenage girls, living in a maternity home for unwed girls, who discover a book on witchcraft. For the first time in their lives power seems to be in the hands.We’ll talk with Grady about this latest book, as well as some of his past ones, and explore how he came to specialize in the horror fiction genre.
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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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Provided/SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 20, 2025: host Gavin Jackson is joined by guests A.T. Shire and Maayan Schechter to discuss what’s in and what’s out for 2026. -
SCETV/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 16, 2025: a preview from House Speaker Murrell Smith and other members of House Republican leadership on their priorities for 2026; a South Carolinian is set to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate; the measles outbreak continues to rage in the Upstate; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Andy Goodwin about diagnosing and treating sepsis. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Howard Becker about heavy alcohol use and health risks.
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The holidays are around the corner, and many families are traveling, but school calendars don’t always line up. So, should parents pull kids out of class early? It’s a hot topic. -
Nearly half of South Carolina families struggle to find afterschool care. Research shows that cost, transportation, and availability are major barriers for working families. After school programs provide enrichment, academic support, and a safe space.
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Ho ho ho! Who What When is celebrating the holidays this week with a very special episode fit for the season featuring the team behind the new Hallmark Channel movie, "The Christmas Baby." -
This week, Who What When is going to the dogs with quizzes about man's best friend.
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.
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An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files. -
U.S. forces stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. -
A federal judge ordered special elections after earlier ordering the state to redraw the electoral map used to select justices, concluding the current configuration dilutes the power of Black voters. -
The attack at Australia's Bondi Beach earlier this week on people who were celebrating the first night of Hanukkah was horrific. Stories have emerged about those who died trying to stop the gunmen. -
The Trump administration launched military strikes in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters in retaliation for an attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter a week ago. -
Fourteen companies in total have now reached what the administration calls most-favored-nation pricing deals. -
Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens. -
Washington, D.C.'s performing arts center was named for President Kennedy after his assassination. But his vision for the arts as a cornerstone of democracy was shared by Eisenhower and Johnson. -
The Justice Department released some of the Epstein files, including many previously public documents, related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's criminal charges and his death by suicide in federal custody. -
A federal judge said HUD cannot dramatically change its funding policies on homelessness for now. States, cities and nonprofits say the proposed overhaul would push thousands back onto the streets.
