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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 12, 2025: state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch becomes the first Republican to jump into the attorney general’s race; California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s two-day swing through S.C.; where the Confederate battle flag is 10 years after it was removed from the statehouse grounds; and more!

Host Mike Switzer and business editor Alan Cooper discuss the recent SC energy bill and how our neighbor, Canada, views our economic energy.

Host Mike Switzer and business editor Alan Cooper discuss the recent SC energy bill and how our neighbor, Canada, views our economic energy.

This semipermanent system guides hurricanes, making the difference between a hurricane making landfall or staying as a fish storm.

The same disturbance that brings unsettled weather to end the weekend and to start the week has a chance to become a tropical system.

More than 100 years after his death, Robert Smalls — a Civil War hero, educator and South Carolina politician — will be honored with a statue on the Statehouse grounds.

Rock Hill City Council voted unanimously July 7 to increase activity fees for recreational programs. The city is clashing with York County over the change.

South Carolina's annual sales tax free weekend returns Friday, Aug. 1-3, 2025.

Greenville Technical College and Prisma Health have come together to train the next generation of emergency medical technicians, with an aim to address the EMT workforce shortage in South Carolina.

Summer often leads to increased screen time for kids. With school out, and less daily structure, many kids have more free time.