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The University of South Carolina's women's basketball team started and ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in the country. Now, they're hoping to end the NCAA Tournament at No. 1, too, and to secure the program's second national title.

The Charleston Housing Authority is taking on the biggest overhaul in its history. All of the city's public housing units are being rehabbed or rebuilt, and more affordable apartments are being added to the city. Charleston Housing Authority CEO Art Milligan answers our questions about the project.

Reporter Stephen Hobbs shares what he learned about the toxic legacy of a former car battery plant in South Carolina's Upstate.

Reporters Tony Bartelme and Shamira McCray explain how a South Carolina agency came to rely on millions of dollars in rent from a private company it regulates.

As Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues, people around the world have shown solidarity for the Ukrainian people. That's been true in South Carolina, too.

This week, the story of South Carolina’s most notorious labor trafficking case and a look at what's being done to raise awareness of these types of crimes.

After two years of postponements, the world premiere of the opera "Omar" is slated for this year's Spoleto Festival USA. With the 2022 lineup for the major performing arts event now available, we're revisiting our episode about the namesake for this highly-anticipated opera, Omar ibn Said. Photographer Gavin McIntyre and reporter Jennifer Berry Hawes shared what their reporting process, which took them all the way to Senegal, revealed about the life of the Muslim scholar was enslaved and sold in Charleston, S.C.

South Carolina judge Michelle Childs is one of the top names being discussed to fill the seat that is opening up on the Supreme Court. President Biden has already said he'll nominate a Black woman, and Rep. Jim Clyburn is upping his pitch for Childs to be Biden's pick.

Charleston has been asked to loan its statue of John C. Calhoun to a Los Angeles exhibit that will place Confederate and related monuments that have been taken down together, in dialogue with works of contemporary art. The exhibit's curator, Hamza Walker, explains the project and how the Calhoun statue could fit into it, and a member of Charleston's Commission on History weighs in on why conversations about the statue weren't over when it came down.

Did you know that oysters have superpowers? The co-founder of a Lowcountry oyster farm explains why these bivalves are critical to the coastal environment.