Liz O'Connell is a Newsweek Reporter based in North Carolina. Her focus is on pet news and videos. Liz joined Newsweek in 2023 and had previously worked at PetHelpful.com, the Charlotte Business ...

GASTONIA, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 6-year-old North Carolina girl drowned in her neighbor's above-ground pool Saturday. The pool was in a Gastonia backyard that was secured by a locked pool gate. However, ...

The deluge of wet weather in January prompted officials to open gates at the Sacramento Weir for the first time in more than a decade. Opening the gates allows water to flood the Yolo Bypass, taking ...

WEST SACRAMENTO – Water can be seen coming over the gates at the Sacramento Weir on Wednesday as the leading edge of a significant storm hits Northern California. The weir is one of several along the ...

Drowning is one of the top causes of unintentional deaths for children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) A 2-year-old boy in Florida has ...

A 5-year-old girl drowned Wednesday in a swimming pool behind a vacant house next door to her home on Jeannette Drive in Metairie after apparently getting into the yard through a broken gate. It was ...