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New ACLU-SC report highlights concerns on how South Carolina handles children in juvenile detention

| September 11, 2026
South Carolina's American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-SC) chapter released a report Wednesday that looks into the state Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ). The report, "Youth Behind the Fence," details what the organization says is a pattern of "traumatization, criminalization, and widening racial inequality" in the juvenile justice system.
Anderson County is trying to untangle some old-school thinking about criminal justice, bureaucracy, and treatment of inmates. An in-design mental health court could steer dozens away from a revolving door of jail, arrest, and detention, and an in-design jail could also address mental health issues for those who end up there.

West Nile virus in South Carolina is much more common than the national norm

| September 11, 2026
August through October is peak season for West Nile virus (WNV), and those of us living in South Carolina have a higher chance of exposure than most other places, according to Dr. Melissa Nolan, an epidemiologist at the University of South Carolina.

SC gas prices spike, diesel hits record high in the state

| September 11, 2026
AAA reports the average price of gas in South Carolina is sitting at over $3.92. That's 15 cents higher than this time last week.

The middle schoolers who bought FDNY a firetruck, remembering 9/11 25 years later

| September 11, 2026
Twenty-five years ago, students at White Knoll Middle School in West Columbia raised more than $500,000 dollars for firefighters after the 9/11 attacks. On Sept. 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists in a coordinated attack.
Photo No: 19882. Manufacturer: Seagrave. Photograph of the firetruck donated to FDNY Ladder 101 parked opposite of it's home station in Brooklyn. The crowd of people crossing at the rear of the vehicle are making there way to the start of the Tunnel to Towers Charity run. This annual event retraces the foot steps made by a FDNY firefighter called Stephen Siller who had to run from Brooklyn to Manhattan when the Twin Towers were on fire, unable to get through in his car. The run goes through the Battery Tun…

A conversation about 9/11 remembrance in South Carolina

| September 10, 2026
South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) will premiere Remembering 9/11: South Carolina Reflects on Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. on ETV, commemorating 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and exploring the lasting impact of that day through the experiences of South Carolinians.

Today marks the peak of hurricane season

| September 10, 2026
Looking at the atmosphere right now, it is completely void of any tropical development and we are on the verge of breaking a massive historical record!

SLED investigates officer-involved shooting in Williamsburg County

| September 10, 2026
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that began in Florence County and ended in Williamsburg County on Sept. 9. The suspect, 40-year-old Nelson Boyd Chavis, was shot and died on the way to the hospital.

SLED charges Gaffney father in connection with August school bus shooting

| September 10, 2026
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged a Gaffney man for allegedly hiding his son, following the shooting death of a Gaffney High School student at a bus stop in August.
The Aug. 12 shooting took place close to the entrance of Granard Court in Gaffney.

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