Child scales pool’s locked safety ladder in frightening viral video
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts family has captured a video of their toddler climbing what is supposed to be a gate stopping children from getting into a pool. Keith Wyman says his family was...
View Article3 people die after being pulled from North Carolina pool
DURHAM, NC (AP) — Three people have died after they were pulled from a swimming pool in North Carolina. Durham police spokesman Wil Glenn told news outlets that officers were called to an apartment...
View ArticlePolice ID teens, man dead in triple drowning at Durham pool
DURHAM, NC (WTVD) — Police have identified the three people who drowned in a Durham pool early Tuesday morning. Officers said 15-year-old Abril Yuliana Flores-Ojeda, 16-year-old Brian Manuel Benites,...
View ArticleWarning issued after snakes found inside pool noodles
ARIZONA (KNXV/CNN) — Firefighters in Arizona are warning residents after a family found several rattlesnakes inside pool noodles. The family was reportedly getting ready to hit the pool when they...
View ArticleFirefighters lend a hand — and hose — to NC family filling pool on hot day
(CBS News) — A North Carolina family was struggling to fill a pool using nothing but pots and pans, so when a group of firefighters passed by the scene, they knew they had to lend a hand. Firefighters...
View ArticleSC woman accused of hitting teen at pool, biting responding detective
SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCIV) – A South Carolina woman is accused of using racial slurs as she told a teen to leave a neighborhood pool before biting a detective, officials say. Stephanie Sebby-Strempel is...
View Article7-year-old child drowns in Myrtle Beach resort pool
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (WPDE) — A child drowned at the Crown Reef Resort Monday night, according to Myrtle Beach police. Malazya Fayall, 7, of Far Rockaway, NY was found unresponsive underwater in the...
View ArticleStudy: Half of Americans use swimming pools as communal bath tub
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Summer is nearly here, but before you go jumping in the public pool, you might want to think twice! A new study says 51% of all Americans use the swimming pool to get rid of...
View ArticleNC worker ordered Confederate wristbands for July 4th
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — Independence Day revelers at a North Carolina county pool were given wristbands adorned with a Confederate flag, which the county says wasn’t recognized by the employee who...
View ArticleMan dies after possible drowning near Myrtle Beach resort
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WPDE) — A man has died after a possible drowning along Surfside Beach Sunday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with potentially very serious injuries, according Tony...
View ArticlePolice investigating after attempted arson at Wilmington pool hall
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Police are investigating after an attempted arson at a pool hall in Wilmington. Wilmington Police Department say officers responded to Break Time Billiards on South College...
View ArticleVideo shows rescue of toddler who nearly drowned in hotel pool
LIVONIA, MI (WXYZ) — Police released a graphic video of a 2-year-old child drowning and sinking to the bottom of a pool before being found unresponsive. On Jan. 24 the Livonia Police Department and...
View ArticleCDC releases swimming pool reopening guidelines
(WTVD) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued some guidelines for anyone thinking of going to the pool as states relax restrictions. It states that people should wear face...
View ArticleFirst of the Wilmington city pools to open Monday
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The summer heat will be in full force this week and you’ll be able to cool off at a Wilmington city pool. According to a city spokesman, the pool at Robert Strange Park is set...
View ArticlePolice reveal how girl, mother and grandfather died in backyard pool
(CBS News) — A mother and grandfather who drowned in their backyard pool in New Jersey a week ago were trying to rescue an 8-year-old girl who had fallen in, police said. Bharat Patel, 62, his...
View ArticleYMCA opens city pools, offers free swim lessons
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina and the City of Wilmington says the Robert Strange and Legion Stadium pools will be open this summer. Pools will be open to the...
View ArticleEcho Farms opens new green space
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — When Echo Farms closed its golf course in 2017, residents were outraged. While some filed a lawsuit to keep the course, New Hanover County Commissioner Rob Zapple says others...
View ArticleResidents in a Brunswick County neighborhood protest pool restrictions
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — One local neighborhood is worried about access to community pools as swimming season begins. According to “Residents for a Better Brunswick Forest”, more than 100...
View ArticleWATCH: Alligator takes a dip in pool of Leland resident over the weekend
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — People weren’t the only ones looking to stay cool over this past weekend. Brunswick Forest homeowner Judy Isler says she found an alligator floating in their backyard pool on...
View ArticleSwimming safety tips as summer draws closer
SOUTHEASTERN NC (WWAY) — Memorial day marks the unofficial begin to summer, and with pools opening and beaches and lakes becoming more crowded, it is important to know how to keep your kids safe in...
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