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Former president Donald Trump is trying to unseat two incumbent Republicans who serve South Carolina's coastal congressional districts. He says they betrayed him.

For some families, the holiday season this year is the first time in two years they'll sit at the same table. A lot's changed since the last time that happened.

The largest and costliest mountain fire in South Carolina's history burned for more than a month, starting on Nov. 9, 2016. In a near-miracle , all outcomes and all the lessons learned were good ones. But that doesn't mean it was easy to deal with at the time.

This story is part of South Carolina Public Radio's continuing look at the federal eviction moratorium.

A year ago, The Daily Gamecock, the University of South Carolina's student newspaper, went dark as a way to relieve the pressures on the staff's emotional health. They took a few on the chin for that. But a year later, their newsroom's culture has changed for the better, and their idea has caught on elsewhere.

Substance abuse counselors in rural Barnwell County and urban Rock Hill say at-risk residents (including teens) trying to cope with the pandemic's isolation and stress met a market where phony opioids replaced prescription pills. They describe the situation as 'alarming.'

The Charleston-born artist, most famous for his 'Obey' works and the Obama 'Hope' portrait, is adding his touch to Rock Hill's downtown artscape. He will be making the city's latest public art display through Oct. 19.

Pediatricians are frustrated by what one outspoken Columbia doctor calls a tendency to 'compartmentalize' COVID-19 deaths in children. Meanwhile, a Greenville mom's small children were part of a vaccine trial that could soon lead to shots for children as young as 5. (And, by the way, Mom's really frustrated too.)

Hospitals don't have time (or space) for much training of future nurses right now. So simulated training is stepping up big time.