When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall, it made headlines. On that September day, water surged into Mountain Island Lake, flooding the lake and nearby neighborhoods. It ...

During a massive rainstorm, water must make it through the Catawba River System from Lake James in the mountains to Lake Wateree, north of Columbia. Duke Energy manages how quickly water flows through ...

The body of a 38-year-old fisherman was found Friday morning after he drowned near the Lake Wateree Dam, the Kershaw County Fire Service said. Kershaw County Coroner David West identified the man as ...

Susan Covington was “hysterical,” when she first saw a photo of her Charlotte home flooded with 6 feet of water after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast. “It was up to the gutters, and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Kershaw County Coroner’s Office identified a fisherman who was found dead Friday morning at Wateree River. The man was identified as 38-year-old Antonio Hernandez, according ...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Everyone is back on land and safe after a boat rescue on the Wateree River Sunday afternoon. The Kershaw County Fire Service announced around 1:40 p.m. that it was working with ...