AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, a city memo from several city of Austin departments strongly suggested that Mayor Kirk Watson and the city council should continue the recreational ban on swimming in Lady ...

For more than half a century, one of Texas' most famous and beloved waterways has prohibited swimming. But could that change sometime soon? The City of Austin implemented a ban on swimming in Lady ...

Lady Bird Lake (AKA Town Lake for those who’ve been around for a while) sits right in the middle of downtown Austin. It’s the city’s central watering hole — except, please never drink this water.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews have successfully installed a temporary barrier at Longhorn Dam to prevent a further drop in water level at Lady Bird Lake after one of the dam’s gates failed Tuesday. According ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — It’s been 25 years since a woman was found dead in Melton Hill Lake. To this day, her identity remains a mystery. But investigators in Oak Ridge are hoping new leads, stemming from ...