Luis-Alfredo Garcia
Luis-Alfredo Garcia
News Reporter / Host
Luis-Alfredo Garcia is a news reporter with SC Public Radio. He had spent his entire life in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida in 2024. While at the university, Luis-Alfredo covered healthcare, statewide school board races and manatee deaths at the university's public radio station, WUFT News. Following graduation, he spent a year at Central Florida Public Media in Orlando, Florida, as the station's inaugural news fellow. Through hurricane coverage and time spent reporting in rural towns, he discovered his love for public media and the communities it can reach.
Stories
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DPH reports no new measles cases in latest March update, outbreak still not over
March 20, 2026South Carolina's months long measles outbreak has gradually plateaued through the course of March, and the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported no new measles cases in its March 20 update. -
University of South Carolina cuts ribbon, takes a step in fully opening new Brain Health Center
March 19, 2026Officials with the University of South Carolina cut a ribbon in front of the university's new Brain Health Center in Columbia Wednesday morning, but patients who seek care will still need to wait for the center to be fully operational. -
South Carolina astronaut Ronald McNair honored 40 years after Challenger explosion
January 28, 2026Forty years later, and the state still searches for ways to honor a South Carolina native and astronaut who died in the Jan. 28,1986, Challenger space shuttle explosion. -
Gallery: 2026 NAACP King Day at the Dome
January 19, 2026Hundreds descended on the South Carolina Capitol grounds for the annual King Day at the Dome event, celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. -
SNAP benefits won't come in November. It will fall on neighbors to support each other.
October 31, 2025South Carolina's 560,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients will not get their food assistance in November through the federal government shutdown. It leaves a $104 million hole in benefits that food banks, restaurants and other local organizations will... -
Families honor domestic violence victims at state's annual Silent Witness Ceremony
October 07, 2025The State House's southern steps saw a swarm of people gather to honor victims of domestic violence. For the last 28 years, South Carolina has held its Silent Witness Ceremony on the first Tuesday in October. It coincides with Domestic Violence Awareness month, which takes...