This is Part 2 of our underground swimming pool build, and the work was exhausting all over again. We spent long hours smoothing walls, fixing weak spots, and trying to get the pool to hold water the ...

After years of staffing shortages, the Canton Environmental Health Division hired four new staffers in 2025. Inspections are now on the rise.

For the first time since it was swamped by Helene, Canton's public pool opened to swimmers this past Saturday — that is, swimmers who were brave enough to jump into unheated waters in ...

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, February 19, discussing town news and events.

The process of taking and performing well on a swimming test in the military requires technique first, conditioning second ...

Where have you been swimming this summer? We crunch the numbers on water quality at beaches and swimming spots from Rainbow ...

Researchers from Texas A&M and UC Berkeley have successfully conducted the first large-scale experiment ...

Elgin officials recently found high levels of lead in the water of 70% of the homes they tested, prompting the western suburb to give filters to residents whose homes are connected to lead lines. Why ...

The tradition dates back more than a century. Cornell claims credit as the first college to mandate swimming in 1905. MIT began its practice during World War II. Poor recordkeeping makes it hard to ...

I tested eight popular Dutch ovens to find the best for braising, baking bread and everyday cooking. Here are the three I think are worth buying for any home chef.

Nothing’s more refreshing than a dip in the pool or a nearby lake. But, gulp! Even one mouthful of contaminated water can put a serious damper on your summer fun. “Pools and untreated water from lakes ...

We tested five mattress protectors to see which best protected our mattresses from coffee, red wine and other staining liquids. We found two that impressed us.