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A beautiful, mostly clear week could give way to a wetter weekend across South Carolina.
South Carolina News
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ACLU-SC's "Youth Behind the Fence" report reveals that hundreds of children are still detained for non-criminal status offenses despite federal law barring the practice, alleges safety failures, and highlights 'widened' racial disparities within the state's juvenile justice system.
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A report published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene shows WNV exposure here is 10 times the national average.
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Gas prices in South Carolina spiked this week.
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As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, a former White Knoll Middle School student turned Lexington County deputy looks back on the fundraiser that bought FDNY a firetruck — and the lifelong commitment to service it inspired.
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I watched a wood stork feeding in a shallow wetland not long ago. It moved slowly, sweeping its open bill from side to side through the water.
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Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001, a day that shaped a generation of Americans.
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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.
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Discovered in Georgia three years ago, yellow-legged hornets have made their way to the Lowcountry. The elusive and skilled hunters threaten the lives of honeybees.
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A growing number of news stories show that more South Carolinians are (quite literally) striking back against automated license plate readers. The moment is prompting some deep questions.
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County planners upheld a denial for one data center while state officials said they won't regulate another.
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Morning Edition Host Kristina Thacker talks with the Palmetto Project about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Inspiring your mornings with classical music, then complementing your evenings with indie, jazz, and more, Sound Shift flows with your day.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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With every growing season, the South is in danger of losing an ingredient that’s shaped our state’s flavor, history, and culture. This week, we will be talking with Chef Kevin Mitchell and food historian David Shields, hosts of the SCETV and PBS series The Savers of Flavor about their ongoing search for the vanishing ingredients of Southern cuisine. Over the course of four episodes David and Kevin embark on a quest to seek out and rescue those ingredients before they are lost forever.
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This week Walter will talk with historian Albert Louis Zambone about Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan.In his book Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life (2018, Westholme Publishing) the first biography of this iconic figure in forty years, historian Albert Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of the great battlefield commanders in American history. Using social history and other advances in the discipline that had not been available to earlier biographers, the author provides an engrossing portrait of this storied personality of America’s founding era—a common man in uncommon times.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 12, 2026: we continue our look at the Democrats in South Carolina ahead of the November election; we’re continuing our time on the campaign trail with Dr. Annie Andrews and hear again from national figures like Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 9, 2026: we hear from Congressman Jim Clyburn who was on Meet the Press discussing a variety of issues, including what it would take for Dr. Annie Andrews to win in November; we have comments from California Gov. Gavin Newsom who was at several events during his two-day swing last week; and more!
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Isabel Balachandran about identifying heart risks in younger women.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Aundrea Loftley about type 2 diabetes and GLP-1 medications.
Nation and World
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Learning to live with a roommate is one of the biggest adjustments for college students. Sharing a dorm room, whether it’s with a friend from high school or someone new, requires communication and compromise
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Leaving for college is a big transition. For many students, it’s the first time living away from home, managing a schedule, and making new friends.
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This week, we’re heading back to school for an episode about America’s colleges and universities.
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We hope you brought your sunscreen this week because we’re heading to the beach with this episode about notable islands around the world.
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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A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials, including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden, passed through.
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Amazon said it's decided to pause operations with 21 Air as the investigation into the crash continues. North Carolina-based 21 had flown packages for Amazon since 2024.
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Pennsylvania has announced its third measles-related death in less than three weeks. A local coroner says the 40-year-old woman was unvaccinated.
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President Trump said the dire warnings about AI were exaggerated and that "negative forces" are making claims about things that won't happen. This comes after leaders in the industry called for putting the brakes on AI development.
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Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum weighs in on previously scheduled talks between Iran and Gulf states. Shortly before this interview aired, Oman announced that the talks were postponed.
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Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane.
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Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.
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Following the midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump's $5,000 campaign promise has generated attention, but not belief. And, Vice President JD Vance characterizes Democrats as extremists.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with environmentalist Bill McKibben and public relations specialist Frank Maisano about opposition to industrial development projects like fracking and data centers.
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As Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday, the long-running franchise is also grappling with the challenges of timing and technology. "Its audience is aging," says Strange New Worlds star Anson Mount.