Jun 19 What preachers are preparing for their Sunday sermons after the unspeakable event in Charleston By Corinne Segal What can you say? The murder of nine people by a gunman at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday has left people throughout the country mourning and struggling for answers. Meanwhile, the men and women who… Continue reading
Jun 18 Everything we know about the Charleston church shooting By Larisa Epatko The nine people shot and killed at a historic African-American church on Wednesday evening ranged in age from 26 to 87. They were attending Bible study and the gunman was sitting among them. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Are new regulations tough enough to prevent another West Virginia chemical spill? By PBS News Hour Three months ago, a storage tank leaked up to 10,000 gallons of the chemical MCHM in Charleston, W.Va., where more than 300,000 people were exposed to one of the worst cases of drinking water contamination in U.S. history. To examine… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., says water emergency is devastating his community Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., says water emergency is devastating his community… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Federal disaster declared in W.Va., where chemical spill caused water emergency Federal disaster declared in W.Va., where chemical spill caused water emergency… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Villaraigosa: Washington Must Be Smart About Cuts, Investments in U.S. Cities Bracing for a new federal budget, hundreds of U.S. mayors sought meetings in Washington this week. Their message: don't let cities fall through the cracks. Ray Suarez discusses the challenges local governments face amid a national debt crisis with Mayors… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Civil War’s Causes: Historians Largely United on Slavery, But Public Divided The 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War at South Carolina's Fort Sumter. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Back Home in West Virginia, Byrd Honored by Washington Colleagues President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton were among the attendees at a memorial service in Charleston, W.Va., for Sen. Robert C. Byrd', the longest-serving member of Congress ever, who died Monday at age 92. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Constitutional Scholar, Senate Elder Statesman Robert Byrd Remembered Gwen Ifill reports on the life and legacy of West Virginia's Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest-serving member in the history of Congress. Byrd died Monday at the age of 92. Continue watching
Jun 08 Conversation: Spoleto Festival USA Making 34th Appearance in Charleston By Tom LeGro For 17 days and nights every spring in Charleston, South Carolina, theaters, churches and outdoor spaces are home to opera, theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral and jazz music. Continue reading