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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The state law has been interpreted as banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood argues the ban is vague and shouldn't apply until at least three weeks later in pregnancy. -
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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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. -
Trump endorsed two challengers to incumbent members of Congress from South Carolina. Rep. Tom Rice, who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol riot, was beaten, while Rep. Nancy Mace won. -
The South Carolina Republican faces a number of primary challengers, including one who was just endorsed by the former president. -
Alan Hawes hopes his photos of health care workers and COVID patients will show the toll of this pandemic — and persuade the unvaccinated to get their COVID shots. -
Only a third of pregnant Americans are vaccinated for COVID-19, despite being at far higher risk for complications and death. -
South Carolina is now asking death-row inmates to choose between the electric chair and firing squad, citing a lack of lethal injection drugs. Critics say the move is more about conservative politics.
