Editor’s note: This account of the Blue Lake fire of 1911 is from a booklet, “Blue Lake is Burning, ” compiled by Isabelle ...

Water watchers know: Sometimes, you can’t swim in the Willamette River. That’s because when the wastewater system gets inundated with water, it overflows, sending raw sewage into the river that ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Although the late nineteenth century ...

Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent. He has covered Washington for two decades, earning 20 Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. His reporting has resulted directly in the passage of five ...

There's a difference between a slow leak and a burst pipe Phynart Studio / Getty Images Homeowners insurance usually covers sudden and accidental water damage from broken pipes. Gradual damage from ...

Your homeowners insurance policy should cover any sudden water damage due to a plumbing malfunction or broken pipe. However, most policies exclude damage to your home that occurred gradually, such as ...

This story previously aired on Sept. 3, 2022. It was updated on Dec. 27, 2025. Every year, where the Mississippi widens out on its steady journey south alongside the river town of La Crosse, Wisconsin ...

On Aug. 23, a class action lawsuit was filed alleging that some leading PVC pipe manufacturers exploited supply chain disruptions to fix prices and overcharge their customers for PVC municipal water ...