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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The South Carolina Dept. of Transportation is planning on replacing a pair of bridges that date back to the 1930s.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Georgia Ports Authority has joined a South Carolina state agency in agreeing to a settlement that would end pending lawsuits over the proposed $652 million deepening of the waterway to the Port of Savannah.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Two days of court-ordered mediation are slated to get under way in a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Researchers say robots modeled after water creatures could be both more efficient and harder to detect.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  Thousands of volunteers are heading to South Carolina's beaches and waterways to clean up after litterbugs.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  A bridge that connects downtown Beaufort to Lady's Island has been closed after a crane being carried on a truck hit the structure.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Volunteers will gather Wednesday to improve the water quality of a Columbia stream.

Friday, November 11, 2011  An Air Force veteran is planning to honor his fellow servicemen by playing 11 rounds of golf on Veterans Day.

Friday, July 08, 2011  The money to remove old boats from waterways around Charleston has run out, and there still are more than a dozen vessels cluttering the streams.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  With the fourth of July weekend coming up, law enforcement and safety officials are teaming up to reinforce boating safety.  This comes on the heels of news that a Batesburg-Leesville woman drowned Tuesday afternoon on Lake Murray.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  Crews are heading out to remove abandoned boats from the water in Horry County.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  Some rafters say getting to their favorite spot along the Saluda can be a headache.

Monday, April 26, 2010  In all, 16 apartment units were destroyed by the fire and two other buildings were damaged in the fire.

Friday, April 23, 2010  Onlookers say smoke could be seen eight miles away.

Friday, January 22, 2010  Northh Carolina's top attorney has rejected a call by his South Carolina counterpart to hold closed-door talks to settle a disputes over waterways that flow through the two states.