The Virginia Department of Health is advising the public to avoid natural water bodies across the commonwealth after large rain events like Hurricane Helene, which brought heavy rainfall across the ...

As summer approaches and many families take to the beach, D.C.-area doctors are making sure you have the information you need to know to stay healthy when swimming in natural bodies of water — oceans, ...

Going into the water in and around Delaware can provide some risks. While most aren't that dangerous, here's a look at some of the stuff floating in Delaware waters. According to the Delaware ...

FILE — This Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 aerial photo shows Dominion Energy's North Anna Power Station along the shores of Lake Anna in Mineral, Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)(AP/Steve Helber) ...

Hawaii authorities say coastal waters off the wildfire-stricken town of Lahaina pose no significant risk to human health and it's safe to surf and swim there. The state Department of Health announced ...

Florida ranks fifth in the U.S. for the most drowning deaths in natural bodies of water, per public CDC data. Rip currents, common in Florida regardless of weather, are powerful channels of water ...

Growing up playing in the frigid ponds of Wisconsin, Rex Boggs became used to sharing a pool with fish, frogs and egrets. For him, it was the way swimming ought to be. So when he and his wife Katy ...

Hunting for a picture-perfect swimming hole can make you feel like Indiana Jones searching for the Holy Grail. Ask people for their favorites, and they’ll often give you confusing and vague directions ...