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The Charlotte City Council voted 7-4 Monday to support the Interstate 77 toll lanes after council members Malcolm Graham and Joi Mayo changed their votes from no to yes. Their reversal means the $4 billion toll lanes will almost certainly be built.
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South Carolina News
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An American eel moving through a dark South Carolina creek may not look like a world traveler, but its life connects that small stream to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. -
South Carolina ETV and Public Radio Chief Meteorologist Tim Miller reflecting back to Sept. 22, 1989, the 37th anniversary of the most infamous weather event in modern South Carolina history. Tim Miller also sat down with ATC Host, Reagan Knight, to talk about Hugo and hurricane preparedness. -
South Carolina lawmakers in both the House and Senate have created special committees to analyze artificial intelligence, from risks to where they may be able to place guardrails. -
The defense team for Alex Murdaugh has filed a motion asking a judge to compel the state to turn over three categories of evidence. -
DPH urges tuberculosis testing for all Hartsville High Students, staff after new case linked to 2024–25 school year. -
Stroke specialists are primarily located in urban areas, limiting access for rural patients. However, the Medical University of South Carolina is delivering rehabilitation services to patients at home, using telehealth.
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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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Kristina Thacker/South Carolina Public RadioA question from a stranger changed a woman's life. -
Engin Akyurt/UnsplashACLU-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. -
Paul Warnock/Fire-Engine-Photos.comAs 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. -
Victoria Hansen/South Carolina Public RadioDiscovered 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.
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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NASAThis week we will be talking with Carl McNair, brother of the late Dr. Ronald McNair, NASA astronaut and Lake City, South Carolina, native. Ron McNair’s story is told in the four-part series, Once Upon a Time in Space, currently streaming on PBS and ETV Passport.Ron McNair’s story is singular: he grew up in a segregated South Carolina and went on to earn a PHD in physics. With the beginning of space shuttle program, NASA chose 35 applicants from a pool of over 10,000 astronaut candidates. In 1984 he became the second African American in space. Though he lost his life in the Challenger disaster in 1986, his story continues to inspire generations of young South Carolinians who want to reach for the stars. -
SCETVWith 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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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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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the Lede for September 22, 2026: we talk with Winthrop political science professor Dr. Scott Huffmon about the state of play for the midterm elections; new polling for the US senate race; and more. -
SC Public RadioOn 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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Provided/ProvidedThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Alec DeCastro about shin splints and stress fractures in runners. -
ProvidedThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kristen Rice Moore about maternal mental health in SC.
Nation and World
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This Saturday, Sep. 19, volunteers across South Carolina will take part in the annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep, the state’s largest one-day waterway cleanup. -
Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001, a day that shaped a generation of Americans.
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This week, we're staying local and paying homage to our home region: the American South. We’ll ask you to name that southern state, test your knowledge of cinema set in the south, and share some tall tales that are maybe a little too tall to be true. -
This week, we’re heading back to school for an episode about America’s colleges and universities.
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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OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much. -
Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November. The measures follow the Supreme Court's "Dobbs" decision, which upended federal abortion protections. -
Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well? -
From Silent Hill: Townfall to Control Resonant to Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, we review the best new games to play as autumn begins, ahead of the titanic GTA6 release. -
The conservative House Freedom Caucus grew in prominence alongside President Trump. Now they are considering what the future of their movement looks like. -
The past couple of weeks have been particularly challenging for Trump with a series of legal and political setbacks. -
More than six months into the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, it's become a high-stakes game of endurance.
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The settlement brings a two-month legal fight over Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery takeover closer to an end. -
A grand jury found Wells' cause of death "consistent with drowning," and decided not to bring indictments. The teenager was found dead on Horn Island, after he boated there with friends to celebrate Independence Day. -
A new book by the late Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, has made headlines with damning allegations about King Charles III. Buckingham Palace responded with a strongly-worded statement.
