Have we broken the natural contract between humans and rivers? The nature writer debates our relationship with the world’s waterways that inspired his latest book, Is A River Alive?

Lawmakers are currently pushing for the largest sell-off of public lands in U.S. history. So we put together a list of some ...

Norris Lake was ranked the No. 3 best lake for swimming in the country in the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards, outranking three of the Great Lakes also on the list.

Q: What do you hope readers take away from spending time with The River Is Waiting? WL: I’m not interested in controlling what readers take away from this novel. While I was writing it, it was mine.

Some beaches in Massachusetts are closed to the public for swimming in the second week of June. Three beaches are closed in total on Monday, according to the state’s Department of Public Health ...

Salmon farming is big business in Chile, and the U.S. is one of its largest markets. Yet the fish are not native, and fishermen say salmon are damaging ecosystems and an Indigenous way of life.

In August 2011, 16-year-old Astronaut High student Courtney Nash of Mims died of the amoebic infection after swimming in the St. Johns River near the Brevard-Volusia county line.

How do you know if the water you are swimming in ... $70,000 settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit over a boy who became paralyzed after paddle boarding in the Indian River Lagoon near a ...

The spring season for spring Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead has been extended by nine days in the Columbia River upriver to The Dalles Dam, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announ ...

Out of the four Stanislaus County hospitals ranked by Leapfrog, only one received an “D” grade for spring 2025. Here’s which one: Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, Calif., Thursday, June 20 ...

Officials are asking for the public's help in identifying a deceased female who's body was found in the Susquehanna River. Skip to content. NOWCAST WGAL News 8 Today at 6:00am.