Dangerous currents are common in the Great Lakes, especially in Lake Michigan, where rip currents are especially dangerous and can cause drownings.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — None of the eight people killed when a boat capsized during a sudden and fierce storm last month on Lake Tahoe in California were wearing life vests, federal ...

Lake Michigan is the deadliest lake in America, statistics show. Yet, there are no lifeguards at 99% of our state's public beaches, all while coastal towns rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

None of the eight people who died after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California were wearing life vests, federal investigators said.

Shell Lake youth softball players have formed the Shell Lake SLAM traveling softball teams, ages 12 and 14U, and are hoping to expand in the future as they compete in top-tier tournaments across ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards statement for a popular stretch of Lake Michigan beaches. It warns of waves building up to 7 feet today, and strong currents that could pull ...

AS I SEE IT Fears and frolicking in the surf “As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol Marine Enforcement Division responded to a drowning Friday evening on Lake Murray.According to OHP, Aaron Madrid, age 43, was drivin ...

A man in Lake County is accused of beating an alligator with a golf club. Witnesses said it was all over a lost fishing lure.