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As of Dec. 31, 2024, there are more than 20,000 South Carolina residents living with diagnosed HIV infection, including AIDS.
South Carolina News
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The annual "Pain in the Nation" report shows a turning point in the number of suicides, as well as drug and alcohol deaths. South Carolina's numbers buck the trend.
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Two of South Carolina’s top officeholders will compete one-on-one for the Republican nomination for governor in a primary runoff election on Tuesday.
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South Carolina officially entered astronomical summer on June 21, marking the longest day of the year.
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The Lexington County coroner says the body that was discovered Wednesday in a wooded area off Old Cherokee Road is that of Elena Katherine Moore.
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Tropical Storm Arthur was short-lived, but its leftover moisture brought heavy rain, gusty winds, and isolated severe weather to parts of South Carolina.
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After he initially endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette ahead of the June 9 primary election, President Trump on Friday announced through his Truth Social media platform that he, too, saw Attorney General Alan Wilson as fit for the role of governor.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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This week we will be talking with Nathan Spainhour, author of The South Carolina BBQ Project (2025, Good Printed Things). Nathan is a designer and educator whose work explores the relationship between design, place, and cultural narrative.His book began as his MFA thesis in Graphic Design and has since evolved into an ongoing documentation of barbecue’s visual culture – from signage and typography to architecture and everyday ephemera – situated within the broader history of Southern foodways. The South Carolina BBQ Project is a lot of fun. Part history, part design study, and part love letter to the state’s most treasured foodway, the book explores the culture of barbecue across the Palmetto state.
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This week our guest will be novelist Brian Thiem, from Hilton Head Island, and we'll be talking about his series of novels about the Mudflats Murder Club.Brian draws from his experience as a former detective and cold case investigator, to craft suspenseful stories set on the fictional Spartina Island in the South Carolina Lowcountry. His latest book in the series is A Killer in the Cordgrass (2026, Severn River Publishing/Simon and Schuster).
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 23, 2026: we have segments from host Gavin Jackson’s most recent interviews with Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and A.G. Alan Wilson; Gavin also caught up with Wilson moments after Pres. Donald Trump also endorsed him, in addition to Evette, just days before the runoff; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 20, 2026: we bring you some highlights from the Republican gubernatorial runoff debate between Lt. Gov. Pam Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson; we also have some cuts from the 1st Congressional District Republican runoff between Charleston County Councilwoman Jenny Costa Honeycutt and state Rep. Mark Smith; and more!
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Gregory Fear about sleep aids and sleeping pills.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Nicholas Milano about the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Nation and World
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Bullying is more common in elementary schools than parents might expect. About one in four children report being bullied at school, and the negative effects can follow them for years: shaping their confidence and social skills.
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Choosing a college used to mean campus tours, college fairs, and meeting with counselors. But a new report from the Education Advisory Board says that’s changing. Of the more than five thousand students surveyed, about half say they use AI to choose a college
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This week's episode is a feast for the mind with games about cuisine through the ages.
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This week, we’re discovering famous inventions throughout history, and hoping for some light bulb moments of our own along the way.
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An NPR analysis of more than a thousand Trump endorsements in House, Senate and governor races over the last decade finds the president now picks candidates earlier — and in safer races.
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In one of the oldest cities in Lebanon, once besieged by Alexander the Great, ordinary people struggle to survive Israeli attacks.
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U.S. lifts oil sanctions on Iran, Trump visits Pennsylvania to tout economic wins, judge blocks DOJ subpoenas targeting Minnesota officials.
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France is experiencing scorching heat, with most of the population exposed to extreme temperatures. The heat is expected to last until at least the end of the week.
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Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics. A decade on, millions of voters have deserted the two big parties for alternatives.
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Firefighters are still battling a blaze at a massive frozen-food storage facility near downtown Los Angeles six days after the fire started.
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Two more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with the planned attack. Law enforcement officials learned about the possible threat on June 10, four days before the event on the White House's South Lawn.
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Police say a suspect armed with a long gun opened fire at a Montreal hotel, killing a police officer before officers returned fire, killing him.
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Tens of millions of voters have had their data run through the Trump administration's revamped SAVE tool. A judge just found it unlawful.
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The court's action means Victor Saldaño is likely to be executed even though both defense and state experts determined he was not eligible for execution under the law.