"Swimming is an essential life skill. It is the same as reading and writing—to be able to save yourself. And then it’s the bridge to the joy and the pleasure of the Great Lake and all the water ...

According to Only In Your State Iowa, the clearest water in the Hawkeye State can be found in Emmetsburg at Five Island Lake.

University of Denver alumna Livi Schmid is attempting to do something only five people in the world have done: swim 27 miles ...

Rain eased on Monday after Southern California's first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided ...

The wildfire was first reported around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, off Lake Hughes Road just north of Castaic Reservoir Road, spreading to 500 acres within an hour and continuing to ...

In northern Los Angeles County, firefighters made significant progress against the Hughes Fire, which prompted evacuations for tens of thousands of people when it erupted Wednesday in mountains near ...

The hills around Castaic Lake are brown and dry. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht ... He recommends all communities invest in these and other home hardening methods. People who have swimming pools should have ...

The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and has charred 10,396 acres near Castaic Lake, a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are ...

The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County began Wednesday morning and now covers more than 10,000 acres or 15 square miles. It was 24% contained at 2 p.m. local time ...

A massive wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, erupted Wednesday morning north of Los Angeles, rapidly spreading to approximately 15 square miles (39 square kilometres) near Lake Castaic. The blaze ...

The blaze was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and used gusty winds to rapidly spread through steep terrain. Thousands of firefighters were ...

By Corina Knoll Alyce McFaddenVik Jolly and Isabelle Taft As the Hughes fire exploded in size on Wednesday, people living around Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County weighed the question of ...