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 reported no new measles cases in its March 27 outbreak update. DPH, which at one point in January had reported 248 new cases in a single week, has not reported a new case of the disease since March 17. -
The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported no new measles cases in its March 20 update. The last time DPH reported no new measles cases in an update was Nov. 4, or about a month into the outbreak. -
Thursday, March 19- Hate Crime Guilty Plea- Student Caught With Gun- March Madness in South Carolina- And More -
The center will house the state's most powerful MRI scanner. The 7-Tesla MRI scanner will provide more precise brain imaging than patients in the state have been able to receive within South Carolina. -
The findings show South Carolina's two primary Goodwill organizations contribute nearly $650 million to the state's economy each year. -
The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported one new measles case in its March 17 update, bringing the total number of cases in the Upstate outbreak to 997. -
The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported three new measles cases in its March 13 update. The public health agency has reported 11 measles cases so far through March; it reported 138 measles cases through February and 671 cases in January.
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U.S. Rep. James Clyburn says he will seek reelection this year for a potential 18th term in CongressLongtime U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, who is South Carolina's lone Democrat in Congress, announced Thursday morning that he will run for a potential 18th House term. -
State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said that the slowing spread of measles is not a sign to stop taking the state's outbreak seriously. -
Tuesday, March 10- Measles Update- Alcohol Training Extension- Mental Health Providers- And More
