Visual distress signals (VDS) are mandatory on most boats but hopefully never needed. VDS come in various flavors. You should not only check at the start of every season to make sure your flares are ...

Hailey Waldo Reporter@greenepublishing.com Safe Boating Week is a time dedicated to promoting responsible habits on the water and preventing accidents before they happen. As temperatures rise and ...

Deputies rescue a man who had jumped off a boat “for fun” and was found by a fisherman near the Merced River. MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Summer means more time on California’s lakes and rivers — ...