From fishing to snorkeling to canoeing, these national parks have plenty of opportunities for paddling adventures.

Toxic coal tar that drained into the Congaree River long ago once caused problems for swimmers and kayakers. It has now been cleaned up, officials say ...

Organizers said the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner is currently scheduled for Oct. 26 from 3-8 p.m. The goal of the dinner is ...

West Columbia officials have secured FEMA funding to repair parts of the city's riverwalk, which have remained closed since Hurricane Helene flood damage.

A large transmission tower is resting in the Congree River after collapsing, according to the Congaree Riverkeeper. The riverkeeper, a nonprofit organization that says it works to protect the ...

A cofferdam sits in the Congaree River near Columbia's Gervais Street Bridge on July 28. Crews will drain water from the dam to remove coal tar deposited in the early 1900s.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Nearly 40,000 tons of toxic sediment that had been sitting in a South Carolina river for more than a century have now been removed. On Monday, Gov. Henry McMaster, Columbia ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A years-long effort to remove toxic coal tar from the Congaree River in Columbia is complete. The contamination, which had been deposited in the river for decades, first came to ...

In the Columbia area, the Congaree River was of particular concern. Officials in Cayce were monitoring the rising water to determine if they would seek to evacuate some residential areas that have ...

CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. — The search is on for the driver of a car that was pulled out of the Congaree River early Tuesday morning. Authorities telling News 19 a bystander called in and reported ...

Toxic chemicals are going into the Congaree River near South Carolina’s only national park. But a new report says the federal and state governments are doing little to stop it.

COLUMBIA, SC. At the request of state regulators, SCE&G has abandoned plans to excavate and remove polluted coal tar from the Congaree River in a decision that could save the power company $11 ...