A man pulled from Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach in Uptown early Monday morning has been identified, authorities said. Chicago police said department marine units responded to a call of a man lost in the water in the 4500 block of North Simonds Drive around 4:30 a.m. Officers on land saw the man, pulled him […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A brush fire broke out Monday near Lake Morena, sending up smoke that could be seen from Interstate 8. The fire, dubbed the Kitchen Fire, was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the area of Old Highway 80 and Kitchen Creek Road, in the southeastern reaches of the Cleveland National Forest. […]
An innovative new project has joined the fish, plants and other critters at Fellows Lake, where state and Springfield area partners hope to improve water quality and wildlife habitat. The floating wetland, the first of its kind, set off from the north shore of the lake Monday morning and was pulled by a boat to […]
A woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, into Canada by kayak, according to Border Patrol agents. Wan Yee Ng was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan as she was about to get […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the body of the overboard boater in Lake Washington was found after a two-day search. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Around 5:30 p.m., the FWC said they recovered the deceased body of Brian Rodrigues, 52, from Lake Washington. Investigators said Rodrigues went overboard from a private […]
SILVER LAKE (KSNT) – The Silver Lake community joined together for a fundraiser on Sunday all for a member of their community. 9-year-old Taygen has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumor. To help with expenses during her fight, family and community members hosted “Trails for Taygen”. All of the money that was raised went […]
A body was found in Lake Washington Sunday evening around 5:30 p.m. according to Florida Wildlife Conservation. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Saturday a boater was reported missing after they fell out of an airboat on Lake Washington, according to FWC. Dive crews went searching all afternoon Saturday and ended their search at sunset […]
MELBOURNE — A search-and-rescue operation continued overnight into today as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and several other agencies combed the waters at Lake Washington Park in Melbourne for a man who reportedly went overboard from an airboat. The search continued through the night as FWC officers, along with deputies from the Brevard and […]
A new passenger rail line in Boise may have another route forward after hopes for the service were stymied last year from a blown opportunity for federal funding. The Federal Railroad Administration continued work this month toward mapping an expanded network of routes across the U.S., including the defunct Pioneer Line that made several stops […]
HOLLAND — The Holland Board of Public Works Water Treatment Plant has served Holland with safe drinking water for decades. The plant pulls in and treats water from Lake Michigan to serve its customers, but the plant can only manage so much demand. Superintendent Nate Johnson emphasized the plant is the perfect size to serve […]
LAKE LIVINGSTON, Texas (KETK) – The Trinity River Authority declared a “potential failure watch” for the Lake Livingston Dam spillway on Thursday. Powell Street in Lufkin closed forever The dam’s spillway was reportedly “adversely impacted” by the heavy rainfall that recently hit the area and caused flooding across Trinity and Polk counties. Officials said that […]
People should be cautious when visiting Lake George or the surrounding area because of blue-green algae toxins, according to the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County. The department issued a health alert after a water sample taken on Wednesday tested positive for the harmful toxin, according to a news release from the department. The […]