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Call it udder shock. A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool. WSPA-TV reports that the cow fell into Kathy Wydareny's covered pool on Monday night. The Anderson resident says the cow belonged to her neighbor.
U.S. women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma should feel right at home with the addition of four current or former UConn players to the national team training camp next week at American University in Washington, D.C.
Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.
Police say a Buffalo-area tow truck driver was juggling two cell phones — texting on one and talking on another — when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool. Niagara County sheriff's deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks of Burt admitted he was texting and talking when his flatbed truck hit the car Wednesday morning in Lockport.
As they check into and out of hotels in the course of taking notes for their assigned site visits, staff members of the recently launched site, , take a lot of pictures. Some photos confirm that a hotel’s king-size beds are as plush and as large as advertised. Others, like the shot taken at the Sheraton Manhattan Hotel (above), might make guests think twice before taking a dip in the pool.
Pool Corp. on Thursday said its second-quarter profit fell 9 percent as new pool and irrigation sales fell amid a consumer spending pullback.
A medical examiner's office in Texas has determined that a woman found dead at the same swimming pool where her two children drowned less than a year ago committed suicide.
The reflecting pool cradling the crypt where Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife are buried will be fixed by Thursday, which would have been the couple's 56th wedding anniversary.
A South Florida couple woke up to a car plunged in their pool. Police said that a teenage driver swerved to avoid a cat drove his car into the backyard swimming pool early Friday. The car went through the bushes and a fence and into the pool, police said. The driver was the only person in the vehicle and got out of the car uninjured.
Before opening that backyard pool, parents should beware that more young children suffer from submersion injuries or deaths in residential pools than they do in public ones.
Unless new anti-drowning drain covers are installed, tens of thousands of public swimming pools and hot tubs could be forced to close Saturday under a sweeping law designed to prevent drain suction from trapping children under water.
The staggering economy has sent a ripple through the Arizona Diamondbacks' swimming pool.
A golf club has reached an $8 million settlement with the family of a 6-year-old girl who was fatally injured by the suction of a swimming pool drain, the club president said Wednesday.
A swimming pool company president has pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with the drowning death of a boy whose arm was trapped by a pool's powerful drain pump.
A swimming pool company president was charged Monday with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the drowning of a 6-year-old boy whose arm was trapped by the suction of a powerful drain pump.
A month before summer begins, a government report shows an increase in the number of children who drown in pools and spas.
Two Massachusetts men are accused of stealing a swimming pool from a Granby backyard. Timothy Morin, 37, and David Hawley, 18, both of Westfield, were charged Friday with trespassing, larceny, conspiracy, and possession of burglary tools.
Investigators found several problems with a Minneapolis golf club swimming pool where a 6-year-old girl suffered fatal injuries because of a drain's powerful suction, state health officials said Wednesday.
A 6-year-old girl whose intestines were partially sucked out by a swimming pool drain, leading to tougher safety legislation, has died, her family's attorney said Friday.
An 11-year-old girl is in some hot water after she sent her grandmother's car plunging into a swimming pool at Kingston Village apartments in southwest Shreveport.
Local governments drained more than $1.1 billion from Florida's state-run investment pool when it reopened Thursday, a week after it was frozen amid a run that withdrew almost $10 billion on worries about its investments in securities backed by troubled mortgages.
Daisy Valdivia is annoyed that someone stole her backyard pool — and baffled at how they did it without leaving behind a splash, drip or trace of the 1,000 gallons of water it contained.
A councilwoman found a severed horse's head in her swimming pool Tuesday, state police said.
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Caught on tape: Deer swims in Gastonia poolNeighbors thought it was a Halloween prank. But yes, it really was a deer swimming laps in a pool.
Madoff Billionaire Found Dead in Palm Beach Swimming PoolThe death of Jeffry Picower, accused of profiting more than $7 billion from the investment schemes of his longtime friend Bernard Madoff, will make it more difficult for suing investors to recoup their money, attorneys said.
Mother due in court after 3-year-old found in road-A city woman arrested because her 3-year-old daughter was found walking alone down the street is expected in court today. Bobbiejo Carlson, 34, 57 Tarlton St., was arrested Aug. 19 by Torrington police and charged with negligent cruelty to children.
Texas Woman Hits Suspected Burglars With Pool BallsPaula Ollie threw pool balls at two persons she thought were attempting to break into her home on September 30, 2009.
Feces-Covered Intruder Charged With Taking Uninvited Dip In Private PoolSTUART, Fla. -- A man was naked and covered in feces when he broke into a Stuart resident's back yard and jumped into the pool, authorities said.
Italian Father Arrested in Brazil for Kissing DaughterItalian diplomats are trying to secure the release of an Italian businessman who was arrested in Brazil after he was seen kissing his 8-year-old daughter in public. The 48-year-old man was arrested Sept.
Any individual who is a "match" for any job will never bring anything new to the job. They will do that job the way it has always been done - without any imagination, creativity, or enthusiasm.
| 8-year-old saves grandpa from drowningn eight-year-old boy will be honored by the city of Minnetonka after rescuing his grandfather earlier this month.
Dad charged with Felony Neglect when son drowns in poolA Florida father faces felony child neglect charges after his 1-year-old son drowned in the family pool when the man left his young children momentarily to use the bathroom.
Most people don't have the time to investigate every line of the health insurance reform bills currently in the Congress. But health insurers do.
Pool nightmare ends in smilesTracy Polak had only a split second to make a painful decision. Who to save first? Her 7-year-old daughter, Michaela, or one of her 10-year-old students from a Buffalo elementary school?
Muslim woman wearing 'burkini' banned from Paris swimming pool - TimesFrance's struggle with Islamic dress has moved into the swimming pool after a 35-year-old woman was banned from bathing in her "burkini", a head-to-toe swimsuit.
The ban on French burkinisThe latest showdown over Muslim dress in France is at the swimming pool
Boy, 5, rescues drowning dad A Swedish father who couldn't swim was saved by his five-year-old son at an outdoor swimming pool in Falun in central Sweden on Sunday.
How Safe Is Water In Swimming PoolsWhen we talk about pool safety, the first risk that comes to mind is drowning--each year, there are nearly 300 reported drownings in the U.S. of children younger than 5 years old. But there are other dangers.
Protecting your children this summerNot only do drownings occur in swimming pools, but also in lakes, rivers and oceans. So remember to get educated on water safety in all areas by learning tips from keeping these tips in mind can ensure your summer fun.
British boy, 14, drowns after being sucked into swimming pool pump system at Thai resort A British teenager died at a Thai water park after swimming down to grab his goggles and then getting sucked into the pool's pump system. The body of Nathan Clark, 14, was spat out in the resort's pump room.
Mother, Child Dead In Arlington Pool A young woman and her 18-month-old daughter died Wednesday afternoon at an Arlington community pool and a man also pulled from the water is hospitalized in stable condition at Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center.
Peeing in The Public Pool: One In Five People Do ItPublic pools across the country are open for the summer season, but a recent survey could make you think twice about jumping in. According to the poll, almost half of swimmers admit to one or more behaviors that contribute to an unsanitary pool.
Police: 8 Lifeguards On Duty At Time Of Child's Drowning Eight lifeguards were on duty Friday when a 6-year-old girl was found unresponsive in the deep end of the Kimberly Park Pool, the Winston-Salem Police Department said Monday.
Car plunges into Coral Springs couple's pool, delaying honeymoon (Photos)----Photos under "Related links" on life side of link page.---- CORAL SPRINGS - A Coral Springs couple didn't let a little thing like a car plunging into their pool stop them from going on their Key West honeymoon.
Former firefighter, 80, accused of hydrant-tappingRetired Cincinnati firefighter John Lee, 80, was hauled to jail for allegedly filling his grandson's swimming pool with water from a city fire hydrant, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
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