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Lindsey Graham gets GOP primary challenge from André Bauer, South Carolina’s former lieutenant gov
Associated Press
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July 2, 2025
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is mounting a GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham, arguing the incumbent isn’t conservative enough to represent the state. Bauer, a wealthy developer, is a longtime backer of...
Can AI predict natural disasters?
Computer Weekly
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July 1, 2025
AI is everywhere these days, but one area where it could significantly affect the quality of human life is natural disaster prediction and recovery. Organizations like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather...
The Only Weather Models That Nailed the Texas Floods Are on Trump’s Chopping Block
Heatmap News
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July 8, 2025
Tropical Storm Barry was, by all measures, a boring storm. “Blink and you missed it,” as a piece in Yale Climate Connections put it after Barry formed, then dissipated over 24 hours in late June, having never sustained wind speeds higher than 45...
While Chantal wreaks havoc in North Carolina, state lawmakers look to dismantle climate change goals
Cardinal & Pine - North Carolina
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July 8, 2025
The tropical system dumped massive rain across central North Carolina on Sunday, days after the state’s Democratic governor vetoed a bill canceling an interim carbon reduction goal of 70 percent by 2030. GOP lawmakers will likely attempt an...
Trump cut the National Weather Service. Did that impact Texas flood warnings?
Vox
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July 8, 2025
In the wake of deadly flooding in Texas, my colleague Noel King, who cohosts the Today, Explained podcast spoke with CNN senior climate reporter Andrew Freedman about what we know about the impact of cuts to the National Weather Service and what...
June 2025 sees 'Famously Hot' high temperatures in South Carolina
WLTX 19 - South Carolina
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June 2025 saw temperatures in the capital city peaking closer to July averages, with 18 out of 30 days recording above-normal highs. COLUMBIA, S.C. — June for many is a month many look forward to starting at the the beginning of the year. Most...
Man who killed 2 people outside Jacksonville bar is scheduled to be executed Tuesday
WJAX - Florida
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July 15, 2025
STARKE, Fla. — A man who shot a man and woman to death outside a bar in Moncrief as part of an attempted revenge killing is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at Florida State...
When is free fishing day in North Carolina, South Carolina?
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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July 1, 2025
When is free fishing day in North Carolina, South Carolina? THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES HERE. THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER IS TOMORROW AND TEMPS ARE CLIMBING. MANY OF US ARE LIKELY PLANNING TRIPS TO THE BEACH TOO, IN THE COMING WEEKS. BEFORE...
Deputy dies after being ambushed inside South Carolina home, authorities say
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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July 1, 2025
Deputy dies after being ambushed inside South Carolina home, authorities say FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH A FEDERAL INMATE IN CUSTODY ACCUSED OF...
How a billionaire fossil fuel investor became a climate crusader
Corporate Knights
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July 8, 2025
Tom Steyer is on a mission. It began in 2006, when the San Francisco hedge-fund manager flew his family to Alaska to show them a glaciated valley he’d fallen in love with 25 years earlier. But summers had changed in Alaska. There was no ice on the...
South Carolina man accused of faking COVID-19 job loss for $10K in benefits
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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June 27, 2025
South Carolina man accused of faking COVID-19 job loss for $10K in benefits FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. AND WE START WITH OUR TANIQUA PENNIX. FOLLOWING...
Rip current warnings issued for North Carolina, South Carolina beaches including Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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July 1, 2025
THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES HERE. THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER IS TOMORROW AND TEMPS ARE CLIMBING. MANY OF US ARE LIKELY PLANNING TRIPS TO THE BEACH TOO, IN THE COMING WEEKS. BEFORE YOU GET IN THE WATER, THOUGH, NEED TO BE AWARE OF A HIDDEN...
South Carolina youth sports umpire collapses, dies from heat stroke
NBC News
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June 27, 2025
A 61-year-old youth sports umpire died over the weekend from heat stroke after passing out during a softball tournament in Sumter County, South Carolina. Michael Huggins was officiating a game Saturday at Patriot Park when he collapsed, his sister...
Florida weather: Outrage rolls on as storm fears escalate due to Trump's cuts
Irish Star
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July 8, 2025
Charlie Jones Senior US News Reporter 03:11 ET, 08 Jul 2025 Concern over Florida's ability to track deadly weather systems continues to grow amid Donald Trump's cuts to key forecasting agencies. This comes as the National Hurricane Center tracks...
Gators on the beach in South Carolina? It's not that rare. Really they're just commuters.
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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Alligators live in freshwater environments like swamps, Hart explained, but sometimes they have to relocate from one place to another. The mating season for these reptiles has just finished, so larger male alligators may go back to their home...
PFAS pollution in South Carolina river among worst in nation, study finds
Environmental Health News
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June 30, 2025
Toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS have been detected at the highest levels in the country in South Carolina’s Pocotaligo River, likely due to industrial discharges into an outdated wastewater treatment plant. Sammy Fretwell reports for The...
2 people, 2 dogs die in boating accident in South Carolina
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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June 30, 2025
2 people, 2 dogs die in boating accident in South Carolina FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH A PLANNED VOTE IN THE SENATE TODAY FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP’S...
Missing person’s body recovered from South Carolina lake identified, officials say
WBTV - North Carolina
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June 30, 2025
LAKE WATEREE, S.C. (WBTV) - A missing person’s body was recovered from a South Carolina lake Sunday night, according to officials. The body was reportedly found around 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, in Lake Wateree. According to the coroner, the...
South Carolina woman altered sister's death certificate for payout, warrant says
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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June 26, 2025
South Carolina woman altered sister's death certificate for payout, warrant says AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH TWO MORE ARRESTS AFTER...
South Carolina man accused of filming women in gas station bathroom along busy interstate
WJCL TV - Georgia
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June 26, 2025
South Carolina man accused of filming women in gas station bathroom along busy interstate Joshua Searson was out on bond for a prior voyeurism arrest. KEEP IT HERE. RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 NEWS - NEW RULES AT CHATHAM COUNTY DETENTION. WHY THE SHERIFF...