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The Scout Motors electric vehicle project destroyed wetlands in Blythewood. To make up for that, thousands of acres on the other side of Richland County are being protected from development and restored near Congaree National Park.

“Once the river becomes part of someone’s life and their stories, then we really arrive,” says one local river leader. Here’s a glimpse of the riverfront future as multiple developments unfold.

Boaters discovered the 45-year-old’s body, according to the coroner’s office.

Authorities have identified the body of the man found in the Congaree River in Sandy Run on Saturday, Calhoun County Coroner Donnie Porth and Sheriff Thomas Summers announced Thursday.

St. Matthews state Rep. Russell Ott will challenge Alex Murdaughs attorney state Sen. Dick Harpootlian of Columbia for his Senate seat in the Democratic primary.

​Authorities in Calhoun County are investigating the discovery of a body that was found in the Congaree River on Saturday afternoon.

Artists are decorating 36 human-size trout statues, which will be auctioned off and displayed throughout the city. The funds will go to more public art in Columbia

More than 4 million gallons of sewage spilled in 2023. This is the second-largest spill since 2015.

Fort Jackson is working with SC health officials to address high lead levels in the Gills Creek Watershed as one group raises environmental justice concerns.

An archaeological dig near the Cashaway community in the Pee Dee is providing crucial clues as archaeologists try to reconstruct life on South Carolinas frontier.