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The weather over the last 12 months has impacted the lives of millions of Americans across the country. From severe weather and hurricanes to a total solar eclipse and even beyond, 2024 was a year filled with devastating loss as well as several once-in-a-lifetime events.

For those traveling to end the year somewhere else, keep a close eye on the weather forecast. Rain and snow will fall across the Appalachians to end the year. At the same time, the same system will likely bring rounds of rain and a few thunderstorms across the Tri-state region and push northward toward New England just in time to ring in the New Year

A significant storm system that has a history of producing tornadoes and severe weather across parts of the mid South is forecast to impact South Carolina on Sunday, with a heightened risk of severe weather.

On this special holiday episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 24, 2024: our “Hot or Not” 2025 list episode, a cultivated list of the hottest trends you need to be ready for in 2025, and the ones you can leave behind!

A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction.

The whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and entanglement in gear. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said an aerial survey found an entangled whale about 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Dec. 16.

Tis’ the season for millions of us to travel "over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house" this holiday season, and an active weather pattern could complicate travel plans across the United States.