Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

Monday, May 06, 2013  DHEC makes their call.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  DHEC has been investigating where the material came from and how it can be removed.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A Cayce police officer has been cleared in a chase he started that ended in a wreck in Columbia that killed two men.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Emergency crews responding to a possible water rescue call found a person swimming the Congaree River in the rain Tuesday.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Columbia will stop putting rat poison in its storm drains to deal with the rodents.

Monday, July 30, 2012  Last week, South Carolina health and environmental officials announced that elevated levels of arsenic and lead were found at a Columbia asphalt plant site.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Dogs and cats are the most popular pets in American households, but  what happens to their droppings may be causing a not-so-welcome effect on our environment and our health.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  A retired Circuit Court judge has been named to hear a 2004 lawsuit against Richland County over a failed development south of Columbia. The State newspaper reported Judge John Hamilton Smith will decide the lawsuit by the owners of a huge tract of land along the Congaree River and Interstate 77.

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

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  Two infrastructure improvement projects in Columbia are almost done and chances are you have noticed the cost of getting them accomplished.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011  Enjoy floating down the Congaree River with a drink in your hand?  If so, you're not alone, literally.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  An environmental group is challenging plans to replace a railroad bridge over the Congaree River between Richland and Calhoun counties.  The president of the group Friends of the Congaree Swamp thinks state regulators moved too quickly to approve the plans by Norfolk Southern.

Friday, May 27, 2011  Tyler Ryan takes a look at the three rivers running through the Midlands from a kayak.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The National Park Service says it has the funding for an expansion of the Congaree National Park southeast of Columbia.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  Wednesday’s drowning at the Congaree river is a reminder that as temperatures rise more people will hit Columbia’s waterways.