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The 2028 presidential cycle officially started after Election Day, with news Sen. Cory Booker will visit South Carolina twice in November. The state will go first on Democrats' nominating schedule.
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Walk through a South Carolina forest and look closely at the bark of an old tree. You may see patches of green, gray, yellow, or orange that seem almost painted onto the surface. Those are lichens, and they are much more than decoration. -
Daily Yonder reporter Sarah Melotte looked into rural voting trends in rural South Carolina. Scott Morgan spoke with her about her reporting. -
The South Carolina Supreme Court denied a rehearing petition for death row inmate Steven Bixby. -
More than 59% of the state’s registered voters — that’s over 2 million of the more than 3.4 million registered voters — cast a ballot. -
For generations, longleaf forests covered much of the Southeast. They shaped the landscape, supported communities, and provided timber, turpentine, and other resources that helped build the South. -
Beaufort resident and U.S. Army veteran Michael Richardson tells his daughter, Jacqueline Richardson Lawton, about his first few weeks of Army training during some unusual weather.
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Jake Downs/SCETVWrapping up South Carolina Public Radio’s series on domestic violence is a look at the hope and healing possible where there is help. -
Jada Washington/South Carolina Public RadioCardboard silhouettes filled the Statehouse steps as officials, survivors and families remembered the 40 South Carolinians lost to domestic violence last year. -
Honeycutt and Lacore campaigns/ProvidedTwo women headline the race to replace Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace. -
Luis-Alfredo Garcia/South Carolina Public RadioAbout half of the nation's domestic violence instances go unreported, according to a U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics survey. And just of fraction of the 32,338 reported in 2024 in South Carolina cases go to trial.
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SC Public RadioThis week we’ll be talking with historian Dr. Vernon Burton, SC Humanities’ Executive Director Jennifer “Bingo” Gunter, and Clemson professor of history Dr. Brent Morris about the importance of South Carolina history in educationBrent Morris is the 2026 winner of SC Humanities’ Governor’s Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in humanities research, teaching, and scholarship. We’ll be talking about Brent’s work and career and about the importance of the humanities – and of history in particular – in education in South Carolina. -
Spartanburg County LibrariesThis week we’ll be talking with Betsy Teter, author of A Carnival of Crime: Murder, Mischief, and Malice in 1890s Spartanburg (2026, Hub City Press).Her book uncovers a piece of lost history – accounts of which were lost when a fire destroyed the downtown offices of Spartanburg’s daily newspapers, taking with it copies of the publications that had chronicled the city for decades. Besty has dug into the archives of other South Carolina newspapers to piece together a narrative that is both informative and gripping.Through ten interconnected true-crime stories, her historical account captures a South Carolina county’s most violent decade – a time when bullets felled a mayor, a police chief, and a beloved bookseller, each in separate shocking incidents.
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SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 3, 2026: we bring you host Gavin Jackson’s recap of the final days of the 2026 campaign trail. -
SC Public RadioOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 31, 2026: we’re recapping the final week of the 2026 campaign trail with a major Republican confab in Myrtle Beach on Monday, headlined by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan; we take this opportunity to look at the big question of GOP unity in a time when fractures could cost them big at the ballot box; we also have new ratings, final polls, and money numbers; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Maria Streck about environmental allergies in children. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Jeffrey Blice about the importance of screening and prevention strategies for diabetic retinopathy.
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AI is changing the way students learn, but perhaps the most important question isn't whether students use AI. It's how they use it. -
This Saturday, Sep. 19, volunteers across South Carolina will take part in the annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep, the state’s largest one-day waterway cleanup.
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This week, we're hopping in the Who What When time machine and exploring the Gilded Age.
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The Labor Department to release October jobs report Friday, what tactics are available to the Democratic Party to bring down fuel prices, judge blocks construction of Trump's arch for 14 days.
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Twenty years ago, Army Staff Sergeant Phillip Trezza deployed to Iraq as a medic. He speaks with his teenage daughter about some of his toughest moments.
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Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question. -
The Trump administration hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. But just after midnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days. -
Shares sank, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropping over 5%, as investors reacted with fear that a Democratic Congress — and states across the country -— would crack down on AI and data centers. -
Democrats are poised to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress. The final numbers are still being determined. Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called by the AP. -
The six-day pause from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky comes as the administration ramps up efforts to secure an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. -
All of these seats were in districts redrawn in 2023 to favor Republican candidates. -
Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings. -
The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.
