Adam Mintzer
Reporter
Columbia, SC
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While the law doesn’t go into effect until July 2022, some schools are already starting to add those resources to their IDs, according to the SC Department of Mental Health.
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Dr. Mack worries the trend they are seeing now will only get worse when kids go back to school and many choose not to wear a mask.
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Sen. Luke Rankin, R-Horry, led the first meeting Tuesday of the Senate’s redistricting subcommittee.
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Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial against Rowland.
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South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy Director Jackie Swindler says a third of 2020 academy graduates left their positions.
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The South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control says they are working on guidance for returning to in-person learning after the CDC released theirs last week.
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For doctors seeing patients come into their hospitals who are seriously ill from COVID-19 is hard to see.
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Recidivism is a measure of convicted criminals who commit another offense and re-enter prison.
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The state used to have four suicide prevention call centers.
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While South Carolina has been facing a teacher shortage for a few years, educators worry the pandemic exacerbated the problems that have pushed teachers out in the past.
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With less than 45% of all South Carolinians fully vaccinated, DHEC leaders say they are worried hospitalizations will go up again.
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Documents and files obtained through a Freedom of Information Act reveal investigators heard rumors in the days after Smith’s death that it wasn’t an accident.
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Gases prices are up, hotels are booked, and traffic is expected to be worse than last year, but despite all that more than 600,000 South Carolinians are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend.
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Athletes are already announcing deals and saying they are interested in opportunities.
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Prosecutors say the pandemic kept them from trying some violent criminals.
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The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says that includes both federal and state benefits.
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Scott is fighting for six more years in the U.S. Senate.
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CRT is a framework of understanding focusing on how race has shaped public policy.
The case file contains notes stating troopers did not see clues at the scene that would support a hit-and-run theory.
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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division confirmed it has reopened an investigation into the death of a 19-year-old man in Hampton County in 2015.
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There is something for almost everyone in the budget, including raises for most state employees, teachers, and law enforcement officers.
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To combat kids going hungry while school is out, every county in South Carolina now offers students free breakfast and lunch for every day of the week over the summer.
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Because June 19th falls on a Saturday this year, many are celebrating it on the closest workday.
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Dr. Nadita Nadig said she isn’t anticipating another dramatic spike in cases, but COVID-19 continues to send once healthy people to the ICU.
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The church’s pastor, State Sen. and the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, and eight parishioners died in the shooting.
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Lawmakers and leaders are paying tribute Thursday to the nine parishioners of the downtown Charleston church who were slain six years ago Thursday.
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The South Carolina Whitmore School is a public charter school that has been teaching students online since 2011.
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Signed into law in March, the American Rescue Plan is a $2 trillion bill meant to help people to fight and recover from the pandemic.
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20% of the funding from the funds passed under the American Rescue Plan must go to learning loss, which includes extended school year and summer learning programs.
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The state’s intelligence and information sharing program is “one of the most robust” in the country, says cybersecurity official.
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Chief U.S. District Judge Bryan Harwell did not indicate how he would rule in the federal case surrounding the executions.
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A spokesperson for DSS said like other industries, the main reason for the waitlists and lines is a staffing shortage.
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When asked about Critical Race Theory after a news conference Monday, McMaster told reporters it has no place in South Carolina.
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A deadname is a term often used in the transgender community to refer to the name given to a person at birth.
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No republican or democratic black woman has ever run for governor in South Carolina.
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SLED Chief Keel said 2020 saw the highest number of murders than any other year on record,
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While some college grads are taking what they can get to make ends meet, others say taking a job outside their chosen career field will be the last resort.
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Dr. Bell said throughout the pandemic, about two weeks after a major holiday there has been a spike in COVID-19 infections across the state.
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At-Large Columbia Councilwoman Tameika Isaac-Devine requested that Columbia City Council ban the practice in the city, which would make the state’s capital the first city in the state to do so.
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People in the hospitality industry are seeing reservations increase, sales pick up, and more people eager to get out of the house.
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The excitement of the long weekend combined with months of being stuck at home could also be dangerous.
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The declining case and infection rates in South Carolina and around the country may convince unvaccinated people that it’s safe to unmask when experts say it isn’t yet.
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The Heritage Act, passed in 2000, forbids the removal of memorials for historic figures or events from public property without a two-thirds vote of the state legislature.
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Travel numbers for Memorial Day are still down 13.3% from pre-pandemic levels, according to AAA.
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Kelly said last Friday DHEC’s Columbia mass vaccination site saw one of its busiest days so far and the agency has a plan to keep steadily increasing the state’s vaccination rate.
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Spearman says schools will be doing all they can to get students back on track.
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Whether to wear a mask or not is now in large part up to the individual.
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Army leaders said they've had to battle disinformation on fertility, microchips and more.
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Despite remaining calm at gunpoint and putting the safety of his students first, Richland School District Two bus driver Kenneth Corbin shrugs off this new title.
The two parties did come together to pass bills related to teachers, struggling school districts, college athletics, and alcohol.