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The recently declared La Niña is expected to persist through into the winter. The pattern often fuels increased tornadoes and severe weather across parts of the county.
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Beachfront homeowners on Wild Dunes say this weekend's erosion is the worst they've seen in decades. -
Russell Laffitte, a former bank CEO who pleaded guilty to helping in Alex Murdaugh's financial schemes, was sentenced on state charges on Oct. 13. His sentence will run concurrent with his federal sentence. -
Tropical Storm Lorenzo will stay as a fish storm without impacting land. -
The City of Orangeburg is inviting residents to learn more about how utility bills and property taxes are calculated and where their money goes. -
A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row has died of natural causes at a prison hospital. Fred Singleton was sentenced to die in 1983 for raping and strangling a woman in Newberry County. -
South Carolina is observing Earthquake Preparedness Week from October 12–18, 2025. The campaign highlights South Carolina’s seismic vulnerabilities.
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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.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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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. -
SCETVThis fall we are celebrating 25 years of Walter Edgar’s Journal!We thought that a good way to start that celebration would be to look back on the launch of our podcast. So, this week we bring you an encore of our final *broadcast* episode of May 2023.Our guest was the Director of SC Public Radio, Sean Birch. We reminisced about the Journal’s beginnings and present highlights from our years on the air. And we talked about how morphing Walter Edgar’s Journal from a weekly broadcast into a semi-monthly podcast would allow us to focus more intently on our mission to explore South Carolina’s history and its culture.
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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 14, 2025: we wrap up our Washington week coverage with interviews PBS News Hour’s congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and WSJ’s Josh Dawsey; we get some good insight on Congress and the Trump administration from two reporters closest to the action; we also have new campaign trail fundraising numbers and polls; and more! -
Aimee Crouch/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 11, 2025: our exclusive sit-down interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham. We were fortunate to get some time with him during a tricky little week.
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Bailey Allen about preventing accidental poisoning in children and teens. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Eric Wallen about prostate cancer treatment.
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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. -
School’s back in session, and families across the country are trying to navigate routines and homework responsibilities with intention. While it’s not always welcome, homework is a chance for kids to build confidence and take ownership, especially when parents offer encouragement instead of answers.
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This week, we have a very special edition of the show, recorded in front of a live audience in Salt Lake City, Utah. -
This week, we’re jumping in the Who What When time machine and traveling back to the 1960s with games about this pivotal period in US history.
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As the ceasefire began, Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages freed by Hamas. Amid the rubble in Gaza, families begin to find their way home. -
Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, attributes the Gaza deal in part to Trump's transactional nature and breaking of traditional diplomatic crockery.
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Hamas and Israel are holding a fragile ceasefire in Gaza as they negotiate details for phase two of the plan.
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Clashes in recent days have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan is grappling with militant attacks that have increased since 2021, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. -
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. -
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. -
A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats. -
Raila Odinga — the towering figure of Kenyan politics who helped usher in multiparty democracy and a new constitution — has died in India at 80. -
Israel pressures Hamas to hand over hostage bodies more quickly, testing the ceasefire deal. And, the Supreme Court takes up a major case on that could weaken the Voting Rights Act nationwide. -
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile.
