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The Hollywood Town Council unanimously passed a local hate crime ordinance during its meeting Monday night. -
A blackened forest floor can look damaged at first glance. But when the fire was carefully planned and controlled, that dark ground may be the beginning of renewal. -
ATC Host, Reagan Knight spoke with Scott Morgan and reflected on the impact of Hurricane Helene, two years later -
South Carolina's recreational shellfish harvest season will open Thursday. -
On a cloudy day in the South Carolina mountains, you can sometimes watch fog gather along the ridges and disappear into the trees. That moisture is part of what makes the northwestern corner of our state so different. -
Descendents of the Charleston man who inspired the famed opera "Porgy and Bess" gather for the unveiling of a historical marker in front of the house where it was penned.
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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.
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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.
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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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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 29, 2026: we look at the candidates running for S.C. Attorney General; both Republican 8th circuit solicitor David Stumbo and Democrat lawyer Richard Hricik discuss what they want to do with the office, which has been occupied by S.C. AG Alan Wilson for nearly 16 years; and more! -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 26, 2026: we’re getting back to some roots for a moment; we’re talking infrastructure, we’re talking economics, we’re talking a little bit of politics; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Mariam Alexander about lung cancer in never-smokers. -
MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Christina Abrams about sickle cell disease in children.
Nation and World
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AI is changing the way students learn, but perhaps the most important question isn't whether students use AI. It's how they use it. -
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.
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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.
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
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Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. -
The Trump administration is weakening Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for new cars and trucks.
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The former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. automakers further behind China. -
Three news outlets that President Trump banished from White House grounds asked a federal court to block the ban until the case is resolved. -
OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly autonomous systems until safety measures catch up. -
One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years. -
The bill's supporters, which include the NCAA, say it will tame what they call a "Wild West" era of college sports as litigation chips away at long-held rules around eligibility, transfers and pay. -
New York prosecutors are reexamining an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The alleged victim recently filed a lawsuit against seven members of Chi Phi fraternity. -
America's farms have largely escaped the president's aggressive immigration crackdown. But as ICE sweeps continue across the nation, farmers are uneasy because many still can't find enough workers. -
The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.
