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The Greenville County Sheriff's Office says a boy called 911 Monday evening saying they had been lost for three hours, sparking a search involving dozens of people with drones, helicopters, offroad vehicles and dogs.
South Carolina News
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South Carolina's Department of Education budget request says the agency will ask the Legislature next year to spend $150 million to help raise the state's minimum teacher pay to $50,500.
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The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated. At least 31 babies in 15 states have been sickened in the outbreak that began in August.
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The philanthropic arm of Wells Fargo is providing $600,000 to the South Carolina Research Authority to fund the Cultivating Innovation in SC Agribusiness grant program.
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The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is underway with AAA estimating nearly 82 million Americans will travel via either by car or plane.
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Deputies responded to a home on Wilson Rd. in Newberry shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday following reports of a shooting involving a young child.
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The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s. But some health experts are worried about a new type of flu virus and flagging vaccination efforts.
South Carolina Public Radio News Updates
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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This week we'll be talking with Dr. Jennifer Whitmer Taylor of Duquesne University about her book, Rebirth: Creating the Museum of the Reconstruction Era and the Future of the House Museum (2025, University of SC Press).In Rebirth, Taylor provides a compelling account of how to reenvision the historic house museum. Using the Museum of the Reconstruction Era—known as the Woodrow Wilson Family Home for most of its many years as a house museum—as a case study, Taylor explores the challenges and possibilities that face public history practitioners and museum professionals who provide complex interpretations of contested public memory.
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This 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.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 22, 2025: we look at the Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee that failed to advance that restrictive abortion bill this week; we delve into a damning investigation into former House Rep. RJ May and the Freedom Caucus; we also get an update on projected revenues lawmakers will have to appropriate with next year; and more!
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Katherine Chetta about donor milk for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Amanda Kastrinos about young adults caring for parents with cancer.
Nation and World
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Thanksgiving is a day to gather with loved ones and give thanks, but why stop there? Research shows that practicing gratitude year-round can transform your outlook, boost happiness, and strengthen relationships.
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Conflict resolution is one of the most valuable life skills students learn in school. Disagreements are an important part of collaborating as a team, and research shows that cognitive muscles are strengthened when students are exposed to ideas that challenge them to think differently.
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This week on Who What When, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving with a veritable feast of games fit for the holiday.
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Don’t change the channel, don’t touch that dial, because this week, we’re delving into the history of television.
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From lesson plans to teacher recertification, see the latest from SCETV's Education team.
More Headlines
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Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital overnight, and Ukraine attacked southern Russia, during a renewed U.S. push to end the war.
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The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of people living in the 8-mile-wide crater left by past eruptions.
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Signs are pointing to deeper discounts this Black Friday, as stores try to coax anxious shoppers into splurging.
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In the midst of a divorce, Jolena Rothweil asked to borrow some money from a friend. All he asked in return was that she pay it forward, and that act began a chain of kindness.
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Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
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After right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for civility. NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with him at a meeting of the Western Governors' Association.
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Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
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China has launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's Tiangong space station.
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A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults.
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Unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother's attic, the copy netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.