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Joel Caldwell and two friends have been working to improve wetlands in Charleston. Their efforts come at a time when federal wetlands protections are being rolled back.
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Almost 7 million Americans on Medicare use telehealth for doctor visits. But since the government shutdown began last month, access to telehealth has been irregular. -
Statewide, 75.2% of students surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that "adults at my school prevent bullying from happening." Despite the relatively high percentage, 67.5% of students in Chester County were confident in school staff bully suppression. And 68.5% of students in Richland Two agreed with the prompt. -
The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 of the busiest airports across the nation to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers during the ongoing government shutdown and ensure that flying remains safe. -
Bryant is set to be executed on Nov. 14 for killing a man in his Sumter County home. -
On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people made their way to Washington, D.C. to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans. In attendance at the March on Washington was Gloria Dreher Eaddy of Columbia, SC, who later became a friend and mentor to Dr. Bobby Donaldson, a professor at the University of South Carolina. -
The big winter (and popular) topic is dusted off very early this season as frigid air plunges south for Veterans' Day. But what is the Polar Vortex, exactly?
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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PBSThis week Walter will be talking with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about the American Revolution, focusing on the routing of the British and their allies by revolutionary Partisans during Cornwallis’ Southern campaign.Ken will also tell us a bit about his upcoming PBS documentary, The American Revolution. The six-part, 12-hour documentary series explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. -
SCETVToday we’ll be switching things up a bit. Instead of Walter and me interviewing a guest we will have a guest interviewing Walter.The conversation is part of the Spring 2025 program put on by the University South Caroliniana Society: “'E' is for Edgar – Conversation and Barbeque with Walter.” Talking with Walter today is Beryl Dakers, president of the Society and long-time producer with SCETV. Today's episode is part of our celebration of Walter Edgar's Journal's 25th year.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SCETV/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 4, 2025: we look at the latest drama from the gubernatorial campaign trail, including Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s security meltdown; we have the latest on the government shutdown; Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell provides an economic update while cutting rates; and more! -
SCETV/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 1, 2025: we look at the federal government shutdown, the lapse in SNAP benefits, how the state is responding, and how it will affect 560,000 South Carolinians; Republican gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Alan Wilson rolled out his law and order platform; state Democratic Rep. Jermaine Johnson jumps into the race for governor; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Sarah Schmitt about epilepsy and common triggers that may initiate a seizure in individuals with epilepsy. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Will Edwards about cardiac rehab.
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While horror films and haunted houses scare teens for fun, the real fears they face are more personal. Nearly 60% of college students report mental health concerns, with stress and anxiety topping the list. -
Today, only one in five students get enough exercise. While most elementary schools offer PE, access drops in high school, denying teens physical activity during a key stage of development. In response, the federal government has reintroduced the Presidential Fitness Test.
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This week's episode of Who What When is fit for a king, featuring games all about royalty. -
This week, we’re celebrating the Halloween season with games fit for the holiday.
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
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Sisters Shanita Baraka Akintonde and Danielle Tavon Bishop remember their mother, Mary Catherine Bishop, and their final moments with her.
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As part of a deal to dismiss the case, Boeing agreed to pay or invest an additional $1.1 billion in fines, compensation for the crash victims' families, and internal safety and quality measures. -
The 40 airports impacted by the cuts span more than two dozen states. The Federal Aviation Administration said the reductions would start at 4% and ramp up to 10% by Nov. 14. -
The action, announced Thursday, is largely seen as symbolic. Kazakhstan has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992. -
The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts. -
In the summer, Texas drew new lines to help the GOP win in the midterm elections. California countered this week. The Republicans might have an edge in the redistricting battle as it spreads nationally. -
The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge. -
Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to get obesity and Type 2 diabetes drugs for a $50 copay. But there are some limitations. -
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. -
Abby Zwerner's lawsuit accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at the Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest.
