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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...
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...
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...
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at the highest levels in the country in South Carolina’s Pocotaligo River, likely due to industrial discharges into an outdated wastewater treatment plant.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...
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...
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...
How ‘Famously Hot’ SC is keeping cool during the summer
South Carolina Public Radio
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July 15, 2025
Beating the summer heat in Columbia can be tough. That’s why the city of Columbia has launched misting stations to help relieve residents from the heat. The city Parks and Recreation Department has installed stations throughout nine Columbia...
Opinion: Glorification of a concentration camp
Concord Monitor - New Hampshire
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President Donald Trump listens as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility on July 1 in Ochopee, Fla. Evan Vucci / AP...
Two killed, two injured in South Carolina when boat capsizes
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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June 30, 2025
Two killed, two injured in Hilton Head when boat capsizes 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...
Dolphin named “Lucky” rescued from Bluffton lagoon
WALB - Georgia
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July 14, 2025
BLUFFTON, Sc. (WTOC) - A dolphin was rescued after being stranded in a lagoon inside the Hampton Lake Community. The female dolphin, which is about 7 feet, 10 inches long and 400-500 pounds, was known to researchers at the University of South...
Here's what a single adult needs to make to live comfortably in South Carolina
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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That said, SmartAsset found individuals in every state needed about $5,844 more earnings than last year to have a comfortable, sustainable budget, while working families of four need an additional $9,360. In South Carolina, a single adult needs to...
South Carolina declared drought free
The Item - South Carolina
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BY SC DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES The SC Drought Response Committee (DRC) met on June 24, 2025, to evaluate drought conditions statewide. The DRC is the state’s major drought decision-making entity and determines drought severity as defined by...
Mother and son plead guilty to killing man who used a wheelchair
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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July 15, 2025
South Carolina mother and son plead guilty to killing man who used a wheelchair IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR IN SOUTH...
South Carolina declared drought free as last nine counties return to 'normal' status
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Palmetto State is now drought free, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources committee said Tuesday following its meeting. Despite the uncomfortably hot weather throughout the Lowcountry, the South Carolina...
11 Cities Retirees May Want To Avoid Moving To Due To Rise in ‘Extreme Weather Events’
AOL
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Jack Thornell/AP / Shutterstock.comPick a place, any place, in the U.S. to retire — and forget, for a moment, that the cost of living matters. Think solely of the attributes of the place. You probably want somewhere relaxed, somewhere beautiful...
NYC placed under alert for 100-degree weather, heavy storms on Tuesday
Brooklyn Eagle - New York
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July 7, 2025
CITYWIDE — NEW YORKERS SHOULD EXPECT TEMPERATURES NEARING 100 degrees on Tuesday, July 8. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with heat index values reaching 100. People without air conditioning, older...
New Mexico seeks accountability from U.S. military for toxic PFAS pollution
Environmental Health News
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July 7, 2025
A federal judge has allowed New Mexico’s lawsuit against Cannon Air Force Base to move forward, positioning it as a key test case in national efforts to hold the military liable for PFAS groundwater contamination. Kevin Hendricks reports for New...