Victoria Hansen
Victoria Hansen is our Lowcountry connection covering the Charleston community, a city she knows well. She grew up in newspaper newsrooms and has worked as a broadcast journalist for more than 20 years. Her first reporting job brought her to Charleston where she covered local and national stories like the Susan Smith murder trial and the arrival of the Citadel’s first female cadet.
An opportunity to anchor the news for an ABC affiliate took her to Nashville, Tennessee. But summer vacations were always spent in Charleston. She moved back in 2006 to the city she calls home to anchor and report again at the tv station where she began.
Victoria has volunteered and served as a spokesperson for numerous nonprofits. She has been honored with multiple Emmys as well as a Community Service Award from the South Carolina Broadcasters Association. It is her passion for community service that brings her to South Carolina Public Radio.
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A South Carolina jury convicted former attorney Alex Murdaugh in the killings of his wife and son. He faces up to life in prison when he's formally sentenced on Friday for the murders.
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Alex Murdaugh, accused of killing his wife and son in 2021, is also charged with embezzling millions from his family's law firm. Prosecutors spent nearly three hours presenting closing arguments.
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How the jury interpreted details is crucial: Prosecutors asked them to find the South Carolina man guilty beyond reasonable doubt of killing his wife and son, based on circumstantial evidence. -
The salacious murder trial of a prominent South Carolina attorney took a new twist when Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense in the killings of his wife and son.
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Attorney Alex Murdaugh is accused of murdering his wife and son and embezzling millions from his former clients.
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Twenty-one ex-students have accused 15 coaches, two choreographers and a late gym owner. NPR reached out to the accused. Two denied the allegations and others couldn't be reached or didn't respond. -
The lawsuits filed in three states describe a culture of sexual abuse, drugs and pornography in competitive cheerleading. The suits accuse cheerleading's top institutions of civil conspiracy.
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Denmark Vesey was a freeman who organized a slave rebellion that was thwarted when news of it was leaked. He ultimately was hanged. A bicentennial celebration was held earlier in July for Vesey.
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Denmark Vesey's planned slave rebellion was meant to be extensive. -
Under the law, practitioners can refuse care, such as family planning, that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs. Critics say the law allows discrimination, especially against LGBTQ people.
