Scott Morgan
Reporter, ProducerScott Morgan is the Upstate multimedia reporter for South Carolina Public Radio, based in Rock Hill. He cut his teeth as a newspaper reporter and editor in New Jersey before finding a home in public radio in Texas. Scott joined South Carolina Public Radio in March of 2019. His work has appeared in numerous national and regional publications as well as on NPR and MSNBC. He's won numerous state, regional, and national awards for his work including a national Edward R. Murrow.
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The South Carolina Office of Resilience has a buyout program zeroing in on flood-prone areas in six communities. It's becoming an increasingly popular program and storms — and their fallout — are increasing too. -
Tropical Storm Helene's wrath is still claiming South Carolinians. A respiratory death in Aiken County and two additional deaths in Laurens County pushed the death toll from the storm higher Wednesday. -
Multiple transformers and power stations in the city were damaged by Tropical Storm Helene, meaning that while more residents get their electricity back, others could spend another week without power to their homes. -
Pickens County has, so far, not reported any storm-related deaths. But much of the county was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene. -
Eddie Coleman has lived in his house for 77 years before Tropical Storm Helene felled a massive oak into his bedroom. He considers himself a blessed man. -
On Sunday, the City of Landrum, in Spartanburg County, was entirely cut off from power and cellular service. Most of the Upstate and much of the Midlands is in the dark too, and may be for another week. -
While power is still out for the vast majority of Upstate and Midlands residents, progress is being made. -
Helene brought heavy damage to the Carolinas and claimed 33 lives in 11 counties in South Carolina, as of Oct. 1. -
The contentious fallout over what was to be a near-billion-dollar sports and entertainment center in Rock Hill saw another door closed in a letter from the Attorney General's Office. -
South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn't get the drugs needed for lethal injections.
