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Prosecutors say Republican South Carolina lawmaker used ‘joebidennnn69' to send child sex material

Crime · Columbia

Prosecutors say Republican South Carolina lawmaker used ‘joebidennnn69' to send child sex material

58% Center coverage: 77 sources

A Full Strawberry Moon Is Rising Next Week. Here's What to Know and How It Will Look

United States · United States

A Full Strawberry Moon Is Rising Next Week. Here's What to Know and How It Will Look

94% Center coverage: 16 sources

Despite it's name, you shouldn't expect the mood to visually look pink or red in color as it rises above the horizon Wednesday night.See the Story

Douglasville couple charged for locking toddler in shed

Douglasville · Douglasville

Douglasville couple charged for locking toddler in shed

86% Center coverage: 7 sources

wo adults, Sarah Elizabeth Pombert and Joseph Matthew Turner, were arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to children.See the Story

Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation honors her legacy a decade after the Mother Emanuel tragedy

67% Center coverage: 6 sources

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) June 17th, 2025, will mark 10 years since the racially motivated shooting at Mother Emanuel in downtown Charleston, that took 9 people's lives. Thursday night, an event was held by a foundation dedicated to one of the victims, Cynthia Graham Hurd, who died that day. "Do the work keep the faith," said Cynthia's brother, Malcolm Graham, when asked what her message would be today. Thursday's national town hall meeting was ca…Mark Kelly · Charleston See the Story

Bill to Restrict School Book Bans Clears Legislature, Heads to Governor

83% Center coverage: 6 sources

A bill to protect access to school library books that discuss different religions, sexualities, disabilities and a number of other topics, and to ensure they are not banned on the basis of those themes, is headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk. She’s expected to sign it.Education · Oregon See the Story

MUSC Expands Free Summer Meal Program for Kids in South Carolina

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

MUSC Health University Medical Center is expanding a program that lets kids eat free healthy meals this summer in South Carolina.South Carolina · South Carolina See the Story

Three Recent Colorado Moose Attacks All Involved People with Their Dogs

89% Center coverage: 27 sources

By Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story GRAND LAKE, Colorado (KCNC) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is urging caution after three separate moose attacks in three days across the state. The department says it’s mostly a coincidence that all of the attacks happened in a stretch of only a few days. The incidents range from Fairplay on Friday, May 30, to Grand Lake on Saturday, May 31, and one in Steamboat Springs on Sunday, June 1,…Wildfires See the Story

State lawmakers respond to SC book ban decision in schools

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) - State lawmakers are responding after the South Carolina Board of Education banned 10 more books on Tuesday, making the total number 22. According to Pen America, the state now leads the nation for statewide book bans. “This means that people have lost the freedom to read. As a state that prides itself on giving people freedom, this is quite contrary to who we say we are,” Chaundra Dillard, member of the South Carolina H…Book Bans · South Carolina See the Story

Beached whale is euthanized on South Carolina resort island

74% Center coverage: 35 sources

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A sperm whale that beached itself on a popular South Carolina resort island was euthanized late Sunday after veterinarians determined it was too sick to help. The 20-ton (18,000 kilogram) whale came ashore near the Marriott Grand Ocean Resort on Hilton Head Island on Saturday afternoon, officials said. After veterinarians determined it was a juvenile whale and too emaciated to survive, they brought in a veterinari…Whales · Hilton Head Island See the Story

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