AVON LAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - The Lorain County Coroner identified the man who died Wednesday when his boat overturned on Lake Erie near Miller Road Park.

This summer, NOAA predicts a “mild to moderate” toxic algal bloom in Lake Erie. But some are warning that funding cuts in Ohio and federal pullback from monitoring blooms could threaten the ...

On the all-important measure of phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie, a new study for the first time signals significant gains in phosphorus reduction from DeWine’s H2Ohio program.

Water levels in Lake Erie rise as the temperatures go up in the summer months. The levels in June were above the long-term average for the month.

As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and Chronicle will commemorate the milestone with stories and photographs ...

The Lake fire broke out in Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area in San Bernardino County, burning more than 400 acres and prompting evacuations and road closures in the region.

Marine salvage crews continued to work on Friday night to free the cruise ship, Goodtime I, that hit a reef and ran aground on Lake Erie.

Cedar Creek Road was shut down in both directions. This remains an active investigation. police said. Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact Officer J. Deal at (910) 584-3692.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its research partners forecast a mild to moderate harmful algal bloom season this summer.

Reefs are abundant in the lake's western basin. The Coast Guard is still working to remove the Goodtime I, which became stuck on a reef Thursday.

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — A Lake Erie cruise ship has been freed and returned to Port Clinton Friday night after it was stuck grounded on a reef around South Bass Island the day before, according to ...

Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a small single-engine plane crashed Friday on Kelleys Island.