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PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - With a late summer heatwave this weekend, many are expected to head to the water to cool off. But before you do that, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has an important ...

Sometimes, a public official makes a point so directly, so pointedly, the best choice is just to repeat it. "We have never worked a drowning where someone has been wearing a life jacket," said Shannon ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. After a boat capsized on Hermon Pond recently, a man and a child were ...

BENTONVILLE -- When the Benton County Sheriff's Office responds to a drowning case, there is always one piece of vital equipment that wasn't being used, according to spokeswoman Shannon Jenkins. "We ...

A run of fatal and life-threatening incidents have highlighted the importance of wearing a life jacket for survival in the water. Last week, a 37-year-old man died after falling into the Murrumbidgee ...