Tropical Storm Erin continues to gain strength and enters warmer ocean waters. The track looks to favor the Caribbean and the U.S.; there will still be indirect impacts.
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Just in time for football season, Williams-Brice stadium is gaining its first ever on-field sponsor, thanks to a partnership between the University of South Carolina and Blanchard Machinery. -
Flash flood continues thorugh the rest of the week, but overall less rain is expected by the end of the week into the weekend. There is also a change in temperatures. Here's your forecast. -
Charleston lawyer and Democrat Mullins McLeod has officially joined the 2026 race for the next South Carolina governor. -
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in South Carolina has resigned from the House while awaiting trial on charges of distributing child sexual abuse material. RJ May's resignation letter, dated Thursday, reached House leadership on Monday. May was elected in 2020. His replacement could be chosen in a special election before the 2026 session. -
The fifth named storm of the season has formed. Erin is forecast to become the first hurricane of the season by the end of the week, likely staying north of the Caribbean. -
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke at the South Carolina GOP's 58th annual Silver Elephant fundraiser dinner on Aug. 9, 2025.
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Courtesy of Claflin UniversityThis week we're speaking with Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, former president of Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC. This Kingstree native has had a long and distinguished academic career, earning his undergraduate degree at Claflin in 1965 and, eventually, becoming the first African American to earn a doctorate in mathematics from Dartmouth. -
This week we are going to be exploring South Carolina from A to Z. That’s the title of our sister podcast from which we will select topics that deserve a longer look that just 60 seconds.
This time out we'll discuss the ambitious man whose name adorns a Christmas decoration; the aristocratic Royal Governor who just didn't "get" South Carolina; the once powerful leadership body in the colony that lost it's standing almost overnight; and the young, talented South Carolina legislature who had a real impact on our young republic as well as our state.This week we are going to be exploring South Carolina from A to Z. That’s the title of our sister podcast from which we will select topics that deserve a longer look that just 60 seconds.This time out we'll discuss the ambitious man whose name adorns a Christmas decoration; the aristocratic Royal Governor who just didn't "get" South Carolina; the once powerful leadership body in the colony that lost it's standing almost overnight; and the young, talented South Carolina legislature who had a real impact on our young republic as well as our state.
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SC Public RadioA.T. and producer Sean say they're sorry, take listener calls, argue about the merits of DOTs as a candy, but mostly are very sorry and hope you understand. -
Ted Shaffrey/AP PhotoOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 26, 2025: a new contender enters the governor’s race—Congressman Ralph Norman; we also pivot to some big statewide news this week dealing with infrastructure issues and a death from a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month; Scott Morgan has a report on how the so-called Big Beautiful bill, now law, will affect SNAP benefits in our state; and more!
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Provided/ProvidedThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kathleen McKinnon about lupus and increased cardiovascular risk. -
Clif Rhodes/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC Dr. Graciela De Jesus about melanoma skin cancer and prevention strategies.
Nation and World
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The longer days of summer are here, which means more time to be active outdoors. However, record-breaking temperatures can lead to illnesses like heat stroke and exhaustion. -
This summer, many students are spending their days at the beach instead of the classroom. While soaking up the sun can boost our vitamin D, exposure to ultraviolet light can damage our skin.
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From politics to pop music, this week we’re spotlighting famous comeback stories from history and pop culture. -
We’re firing up the Who What When time machine and traveling back to the beginning of this century with games all about 2000s pop culture.
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Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites. -
European leaders held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO's chief ahead of Friday's U.S.-Russia summit. -
For multiple days, more people are killed trying to get food in Gaza than in Israeli air strikes, medics say.
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Trump administration officials will soon determine which signs and exhibits at the country's 433 national historical sites and parks must be removed because of language or materials that "inappropriately" disparage Americans.
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The White House said it wants to ensure the museums show the "unity, progress and enduring values that define the American story."
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On Friday, a gunman fired more than 180 rounds at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention buildings in Atlanta. That has left staff scared, as well as frustrated by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' response.
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It's the 40th anniversary of the superstar concert to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia — and of the creation of a U.S. program called FEWS NET to prevent future famines. -
The White House lowered its expectations surrounding the Trump-Putin summit on Friday. And, advocates worry about penalties for homeless people in D.C. during the crackdown on crime. -
Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn says President Trump's crackdown in Washington, D.C., could tarnish police relationships in the city. -
Between replay review, automated balls and strikes and viral lowlights on social media, the work of baseball umpires has been transformed by technology. But none of that has deterred aspiring umpires.
