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A Las Vegas police officer and South Carolina native was laid to rest near his hometown in Greer on Aug. 22.
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The South Carolina Department of Social Services says it is postponing the launch of Healthy Food SC until November at the request of the federal government. The program was set to begin Aug. 31. -
Morning Edition Host Kristina Thacker talks with the Palmetto Project about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. -
Each year, monarch butterflies undertake one of the most remarkable migrations in the natural world. -
Dr. Jennifer Baumstark and Tia Tucker-Cain discuss how midwives and doulas can help improve maternal health outcomes by collaborating with traditional medical care. -
State health officials have confirmed West Nile virus outbreaks in the Midlands and Lowcountry, following an earlier outbreak in the Pee Dee region. -
While the late Dolly Parton is remembered by her home state of Tennessee, her roots extend throughout the south, including Union County, S.C.
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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Charles Willson Peale/Viginia Museum of History and Culture,1960.1, Gift of Percy Robert BlytheThis 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. -
OilstreetThis week we’ll be talking with Charleston author James M. Scott, author of Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War (2026, W.W. Norton & Company). With startling immediacy, Empire of Ashes illuminates the moral dilemma at the center of America’s decision to inflict total war upon Japan.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 25, 2026: we take you to Pres. Donald Trump’s rally for Sen. Darline Graham in Myrtle Beach last Friday; we also talk with the voters of Horry County about the election, who they’re backing, and their big issues; Gavin talks with NBC News’ Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki about pathways to victory in Tuesday’s runoff between Graham and Congressman Ralph Norman; and more! -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 22, 2026: we bring you highlights from the special U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff debate from this week.
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MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Stephanie Stansell about helping cancer patients quit smoking. -
MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Anthony Kent about lifestyle routines for healthy kidneys.
Nation and World
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In 2025, South Carolina implemented a statewide ban on cellphone use in classrooms. Nationwide, early results are mixed. Some schools report fewer disruptions, more engagement, and small gains in academic performance, and teachers describe calmer classrooms and more attention. -
Each summer, when school lets out, children fall behind in reading. Research shows that students lose one to two months of reading proficiency over the summer. For struggling readers or children with learning disabilities, the losses can be even greater.
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You better not be throwing away your shot, because it's Broadway week here on Who What When. -
This week, we’re firing up the Who What When time machine and heading back to the 1930s.
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As Election Day draws nearer, Democrats are preparing for a range of scenarios, intent on avoiding what they see as the failure of imagination that kept lawmakers from anticipating the Jan. 6 attack. -
Over 400 people were killed by the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to give a speech Friday, Judge hears argument in fight to restore Trump's name to Kennedy Center.
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For StoryCorps, a grandfather helps his grandson remember his father who was murdered in 2003.
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King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. -
While a stunt involving fake polls may not have been an effort to rig prediction markets, concerns are growing ahead of the midterms about other attempts to influence the betting sites. -
The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea vowed to retaliate against what it called U.S. hostilities. -
A judge issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the Department of Defense's views on AI use. The government is expected to fight the ruling. -
The deadly flash floods in Nepal are not a surprise to many scientists. Glacial melt is accelerating because of climate change, putting millions of people at risk.
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Andy Thapa is a charter and rescue pilot for a Nepali helicopter company. He's been rescuing people stranded by the catastrophic flooding, and carrying them to safety.
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President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .
