Daily editionSunday, August 30th, 2026
Good morning, North Charleston.
The 5AM North Charleston Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 30th of August.
Environment
As Sturgeon Awareness Month ends in August, the state Department of Natural Resources urges residents to report any stranded, injured, or dead sturgeon found in rivers + coastal waters via its website.
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Health
MUSC received a grant worth over a million dollars from the Duke Endowment to build an AI system that will use school district data to flag students at risk — the system will roll out over the next three years with strict privacy measures.
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Charleston-based Water Mission is sending a disaster assistance response team to Nepal today, after flash floods and mudslides killed over 500 people — the nonprofit said the team will assess sites and test water to treat contamination and prevent illness.
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