Water Safety

To help reduce the risk of drownings and severe injuries, community safety officials are reminding area residents about locations that pose greater threats to personal safety.

In both cases, people were in the water without flotation devices.

It's estimated that between 3,500 and 4,000 children between the ages of one and nine drown every year in the United States, according to data from stopdrowningnow.org. There are a large number of adults in the U.S. that also have never completed swimming lessons, and my wife is one of them.

We can’t chain people inside their homes to keep them safe.

Another weekend is about to begin and there are plenty of fun events taking place to enjoy.

HELLS CANYON, Idaho – Visitors to Brownlee Reservoir may have to wait a while before launching their boats.