By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C. Apr. 17--The Carolinas' failure to protect the Catawba River -- an expansive waterway under siege by growth and drought -- has made it the country's most endangered river, a new report says.

By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 27--South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is seeking $3 million to pay the expected legal tab for a water rights dispute with North Carolina. McMaster has taken his fight to the U.S.

By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 22--It truly is a perfect storm. Rain began Thursday night and should soak South Carolina today. Accumulations could add up to 2 inches before the stalled cold front moves out on Saturday.

By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 12--In a move that clashes with South Carolina's don't-tell-me-what-to-do mentality, a coalition of fishing guides, tourism officials and anglers is pleading with the Legislature to place more restrictions on catching striped bass.

By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Feb. 9--With the Carolinas deadlocked on how to share the Catawba River, a two-state river commission turned Friday to more experienced hands from a western state. Water wars have been part of the West since cowpunchers began herding dogies.