A babysitter in Lake County is accused of leaving a baby unattended in the middle of a parking lot on Thursday.

The beaver pond upstream of Lake Angeline drained early Thursday, July 17, causing reddish sediment to empty into the water, according to a news release from the DNR.

This U.S. Lake Is So Clear and Turquoise It's Nicknamed the 'Caribbean of the North'—and You Can Swim, Snorkel, and Scuba in It With turquoise shallows, hidden coves, and a lively summer sandbar ...

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

Illinois authorities report a woman drowned a 1-year-old boy in Lake Michigan. Police classify the boy’s death as a homicide. Investigation is ongoing.

An angler caught a 39-year-old lake trout while fishing near Sheboygan on Lake Michigan. The fish is the oldest in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mass marking program.

A Stuart eye doctor shot and killed his ex-wife at her home in Lake Worth on Tuesday, deputies say. They had been divorced for two months.

A woman is in custody after she allegedly drowned a 1-year-old boy in Lake Michigan in the South Shore neighborhood on Friday night, police said. Officers responded to a service call for marine ...

State officials are investigating the drowning of a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader last week in Lake Michigan in the far northern suburbs.

Authorities search Lake Erie in Millcreek for a missing kayaker as crews recover the body of a Pittsburgh man missing on the lake since July 2.

The Truckee Police Department is looking for a man who disappeared in Donner Lake on Friday.

Ellisburg, N.Y. ― A 51-year-old man drowned shortly after arriving at a vacation rental in Jefferson County with his family Thursday. Gregory B. Stewart, of Missouri, was swimming in Lake ...