KSLA

15-year anniversary of Red River drowning highlights need for swimming lessons, especially in African American community

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Aug. 2, 2010 is a day that many in the ArkLaTex will never forget. On that morning fifteen years ago, six African American teenagers’ lives were taken after they drowned in ...
The Republic

Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals now want to jump back into the water

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Protesters’ in Berlin jump into the Spree River to show it’s clean enough for swimming

BERLIN — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around 200 ...
KSAT

Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it's clean enough for swimming

Drake Goode, 28, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Bexar County court records show. Read full article: Man arrested for making social media threats against ‘No Kings’ ...
WGNO

Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it’s clean enough for swimming

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around ...