Luis-Alfredo Garcia
ReporterLuis-Alfredo Garcia is a news reporter with SC Public Radio. He had spent his entire life in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida in 2024.
While at the university, Luis-Alfredo covered healthcare, statewide school board races and manatee deaths at the university's public radio station, WUFT News.
Following graduation, he spent a year at Central Florida Public Media in Orlando, Florida, as the station's inaugural news fellow. Through hurricane coverage and time spent reporting in rural towns, he discovered his love for public media and the communities it can reach.
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The South Carolina Department of Public Health is reporting 20 more measles cases since last Friday. Three people also have been hospitalized because of complications from the virus. -
— State Vaccine Recommendations— New Year's Eve Displays— Salmonella Outbreak— And More -
Friday, Dec. 12, 2025— Measles Outbreak— Operation "Ganjapreneur"— South Carolina Home Markets— And More
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Thursday, Dec. 11— Nancy Mace Gag Order— Winthrop University Poll— USC Economic Outlook Conference— And More -
The state's total count of cases for the year is up to 87, and the new exposures added more than 120 people to the quarantine list since the South Carolina Department of Public Health's Tuesday report. -
Hosted at Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina, the food drive brought fresh produce and proteins to rural residents who either cannot access the types of food distributed or cannot afford to add the items into their personal budgets. -
Stephen Corey Bryant's execution was the state's fifth of the year and third by firing squad. South Carolina resumed inmate executions in September 2024 after a 13-year halt. -
South Carolina's more than 549,000 Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients will see their federal food assistance benefits issued as soon as Friday, Nov. 14. -
The Palmetto State's capital city honored veterans with its 47th annual Veterans Day parade. Columbia recognized women veterans as the event's grand marshal. -
Statewide, 75.2% of students surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that "adults at my school prevent bullying from happening." Despite the relatively high percentage, 67.5% of students in Chester County were confident in school staff bully suppression. And 68.5% of students in Richland Two agreed with the prompt.
