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New report details dangers for pedestrians in South Carolina

| June 11, 2026

A newly released study finds South Carolina ranks high for pedestrian deaths.

Pedestrians are buffeted by wind as they cross a street Monday in Boston.

SC emergency response leaders will conduct an evacuation exercise today

| June 10, 2026

State emergency response teams will be on South Carolina highways today to test their plans for any coastal evacuations.

South Carolina state troopers (right) lead the first wave of cars evacuating on the reversed lane of Interstate 26 on Wednesday, as the state prepares for Hurricane Matthew.

A graduate from South Carolina's military college joins NASA's next Artemis mission

| June 10, 2026

Randy "Komrade" Bresnik, a 1989 graduate from The Citadel, will command NASA'S Artemis III mission in 2027. Artemis III is planned to be a crewed demonstration mission in low Earth orbit.

The Artemis III crew poses for an official portrait (from left: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio).

"Ghost kitchen" helps restaurateur survive

Mike Switzer

| June 10, 2026

After a series of unfortunate setbacks, our next guest decided to run his restaurant business out of what is known in the industry as a ghost kitchen.

Kipp Shives, owner of Granby Burger

This portion of Rock Hill was going to be for the Carolina Panthers. Now it will be a medical center

| June 09, 2026

A chunk of land once intended to become a training facility for the Carolina Panthers was just sold.

Workers at the planned Carolina Panthers site in 2021. Construction never got much past this point before the project was terminated.

Live updates: Primary election coverage

| June 09, 2026

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Polls are now open

7 a.m.

Voters can begin to cast their ballots in South Carolina's June 9 primary election. More than 318,000 people voted during early primary voting, which is a state early primary voting participation record.

Henry McMaster Jr. says he isn't running for lieutenant governor alongside Evette

| June 08, 2026

Despite conversation among candidates, and a social media post from President Donald Trump, Henry McMaster Jr. says he isn't running for public office.

Gov. Henry McMaster, right, smiles as Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, left, signs her paperwork to run again on a ticket with the governor on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster and Evette are the first candidates to file for reelection on a ticket in South Carolina, which previously elected its two top officeholders separately. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

The inland hurricane risk South Carolina can't ignore

Leslie Hudson

| June 06, 2026

In South Carolina, tropical systems don't always do their worst damage at the coast. While storm surge remains a major shoreline threat, rainfall can quickly take over the story inland — turning highways, rivers, and entire communities into the next phase of the disaster.

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