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woman was struggling to get back to shore on Thursday afternoon.

The man went down into the water and was not seen after that by family in Alkali Lake, north of Soap Lake.

The public swimming pool in Toppenish (20 Asotin Ave.) is scheduled to re-open beginning Monday, August 9th. Better late than never, right?!?!

We've had a 9- 17 foot pool for over 8 years, never had this happen.

Irrigation canals, even smaller ones, are not the place to be swimming

They're not uncommon in Washington lakes and bodies of standing water, but you don't want to contact them. They're blue-green algae blooms, or Cyranobacteria. Grant County Health District officials have posted new signs around Moses Lake, indicating their latest tests came back positive for the potentially deadly algae...

Palouse Falls Posts Harsh and Blunt Warning Signs

Free Swim Friday's Are Back at Pasco Pool

Yes, people have been doing it for decades, swimming in the Yakima River. For many it presents what they think is a 'safer' alternative to the mighty and sometimes intimidating Columbia. But nothing could be further from the truth, say officials...

Franklin County Sheriff's reported Monday the search for a reported victim in the water just below Palouse Falls has been called off due to rough water that kept divers from being able to search. Around 5:30pm Friday, they got a call from two men in their 20's who said their third friend had gone under the water and not resurfaced...