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Howard Knapp, the former State Election Commission executive director, and Paige Salonich, SEC's former deputy executive director, were both arrested Oct. 24.
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Melissa went from having 75 mph winds to 140 mph winds in less than 24 hours. Jamaica braces for direct impact. -
Hurricane Melissa becomes the fifth hurricane of this season, likely to become the 4th major hurricane. Jamaica and Cuba are on a direct path. -
In its Friday morning meeting, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved multiple motions to progress work on natural gas and nuclear energy units. The nuclear site is the VC Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville. -
Charleston and Spartanburg County Emergency Management teams have been approved for deployment to assist with response and recovery efforts in western Alaska in the aftermath of Typhoon Halong. -
The Dreher Shoals Dam, more commonly known as the Lake Murray Dam, has been dedicated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. -
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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Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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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. -
Courtesy of the authorThis week we’ll be talking with Dr. Kathleen DuVal about native Americans in Colonial South Carolina.Long before the colonization of North America, Indigenous Americans built diverse civilizations and adapted to a changing world in ways that reverberated globally. And, as Kathleen will tell us, North American civilization did not come to a halt because of a few wandering explorers, even when the strangers came well-armed.Much of our discussion today is based on Kathleen DuVal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.
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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 October 25, 2025: A.T. Shire and Sean Birch take the wheel while host Gavin Jackson is under the weather. The two discuss Halloween decorations, costumes, candy, and another live Lede in the works! -
Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 21, 2025: we take you to the No Kings Day protest in Columbia, where thousands gathered on Saturday; we jump on the campaign trail with Lt. Gov. Pam Evette in Newberry; we take a look at the redistricting efforts going on across the country, including in nearby North Carolina; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Megan Brunckhorst about strategies and tips to improve sleep. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Rebecca Leddy about your mammogram report and breast density details.
Nation and World
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Nearly one in three U.S. teens report being cyberbullied. Of those, 64% say it affected their ability to learn and feel safe at school. October is National Bullying Prevention Month and is a time for schools and families to stay informed and offer practical solutions and support. -
As students return to classrooms, schools are closely monitoring health trends including mental health challenges, declining vaccination rates, and increasing absenteeism. Addressing these issues requires collaboration between schools, families, and community partners.
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This week, we’re celebrating the Halloween season with games fit for the holiday. -
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The alleged leader of the scheme, a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria, also tried to sell counterfeit works supposedly by Frida Kahlo, Amadeo Modigliani and Peter Paul Rubens, authorities say. -
China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework." -
Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits. -
The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris last weekend. -
Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 hurt at historically Black university's homecoming fest in PennsylvaniaOne person was killed and six more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University. -
Thailand and Cambodia have signed an expanded ceasefire agreement during a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump. -
As U.S. wheat farmers face painful losses in the global market due to President Trump's policies, one domestic flour mill on a reservation in Oregon is expanding its production twelvefold. -
Melissa has intensified into a category 4 hurricane and could develop further to become a category 5 as it approaches Jamaica. -
The vintage movie venue was destroyed this week as part of the Trump administration's plan to build a new $300 million ballroom. Former President Bill Clinton called it the office's "best perk." -
The ad, which used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, aired during a World Series game. Trump said that Ontario's premier didn't act quickly enough to pull the ad.
