Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...

For the first time in nearly a century, swimmers took to the open water of the Chicago River on Sunday. Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown.

TRADE PRACTICES AND FALSIFIED DOCUMENTS. IT INVOLVES ONE OF THE MOST LUCRATIVE JOBS ON THE RIVER. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE RIVERBOAT PILOT. THAT’S RIGHT. IT IS A JOB THAT PAYS PILOTS OVER HALF $1 ...

Fall River's wastewater treatment facility on Bay Street has a capacity greater than what is currently used. The city's Administrator of Community Utilities Paul Ferland is in talks with Somerset ...

Dismal runoff led to a precipitous drop in water levels at Lake Powell this summer, forcing the National Park Service to close boat ramps and move docks into deeper waters. If this coming winter’s ...

Mehebub Sahana receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship. He is affiliated with The University of Manchester, UK. The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South ...

AND FOUND NOTHING. WE SAW COPS RESPONDING AT REALLY HIGH RATES. A LOT OF CARS. AND WE WERE LIKE, OKAY, THIS MIGHT BE REAL. SOPHOMORE VAN WILSON, REALIZING QUICKLY THIS WASN’T A LOCKDOWN DRILL. YOU ...

The Fall River Fire Department is warning property owners to take a look at their sprinkler systems after four buildings were found to have recalled sprinklers that may not activate during a fire. The ...

Toms River plans to seek alternatives to the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund for its insurance coverage. Mayor Daniel Rodrick believes competition could lower the township's $4 million annual ...

GREEN RIVER — Multiple carmen who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in Green River recently lost their jobs. Last week, word began to spread that local carmen had been laid off and the Green River ...

Southwestern Pennsylvania's rivers delivered a welcome surprise — and a reminder that recovery takes patience. A Next Generation Newsroom report revealed a marked uptick in freshwater mussel sightings ...

Hundreds of people went against a nearly century-long tide to swim in the Chicago River on Sept. 22. The event, which was put on for ALS research, marked the first open water swim in the river in 98 ...