A day at the beach is all about fun and relaxation. However, there is a hidden danger lurking in the water that can turn a relaxing visit into a deadly tragedy — rip currents. According to the ...

The ocean has always held strong allure — standing before it, we can’t help but feel that we’re in the presence of magic. But we might not realize that beyond its natural beauty lies a plethora of ...

Jun. 20—My editor likes to say that being the mayor is like being the plumber. I disagree. Plumbers have to be good at their job to survive. But there is one similarity between mayors and plumbers.

Denis Crean, a businessman and longtime swimming coach, has pursued his passion for open-water swimming in just about every kind of waterway. He has overcome headwinds at Lake George in Upstate New ...

Dangerous waves and currents are forecast to develop later Saturday and into Sunday along a stretch of Lake Michigan that is packed with popular beaches. And this high swim risk is happening on a ...

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, beachgoers are being warned to stay out of the water as a surge of hazardous ocean conditions triggers advisories across U.S. coastlines this week. The National ...

Dangerous waves at beaches in Florida and Alabama have prompted National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists to issue a high surf advisory warning swimmers of hazardous beach conditions. The high ...

In one version of Irish myth, selkies were seals that turned into beautiful women at night when they went ashore. One night, a man trapped a selkie and made her his wife. They had a son. She loved her ...

Large waves near San Francisco have prompted warnings for Californians to remain out of the water. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in San Francisco issued a beach hazards statement early ...