It may be cold enough for ice on the Charles River in Boston, but emergency officials say not to be fooled into going onto it.

BOSTON - People and their pets are advised to stay away from the water along a portion of the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge because of a toxic algae bloom. The area between the Charles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cyanobacteria bloom in the Charles River in Boston has prompted the Massachusetts Department of Conservation to warn people not ...

Walkers, bikers, skaters, even ice-fishermen have ignored pleas to stay off the ice for generations. They do so at their peril.

A Boston Duck Tours boat rescued a father and his young son clinging to rocks in the Charles River early Monday morning, officials reported. Early Monday, a boy under the age of 2 managed to squeeze ...

This Sunday, swimmers can take the plunge into Boston’s once notoriously “dirty water” through the 1-day-only City Splash event on the Charles River. The “beloved summer event” is a tradition put on ...

Swimmers were scheduled to take their annual dive into Boston's Charles River on Sunday. But due to elevated bacteria levels, the event dubbed "City Splash" has been canceled. Organizers had already ...

While not on the same scale as a massive city, the tech can improve your home's energy efficiency and lower your energy bills. Boston announces historic, city-wide energy upgrade that could become an ...

Anyone who's been on the Charles River on a winter morning can attest to the biting cold, but recently, someone found something that can actually take a bite out of you for real: an alligator. Rowers, ...

WEYMOUTH ‒ The small American alligator rescued from the Charles River was taken to New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth for an initial exam and treatment. Dubbed “Charles” by his rescuer, the ...