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The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into what caused the two engines on a US Airways jetliner to fail shortly after takeoff Thursday from New York's LaGuardia Airport. The plane ditched in the Hudson River near midtown Manhattan. All 155 people aboard were quickly pulled to safety aboard rescue craft and private boats.

As Congress debates the future of No Child Left Behind, one state falls short of federal testing requirements.

The filmmaker behind Hairspray and Pink Flamingos made his name setting new lows in bad taste. The Baltimore Museum of Art now has a retrospective of his work. Originally broadcast 2004 and 2010.

In a rural coal region of Kentucky, moves to fix a notoriously dirty water supply have created a new crisis. Many are now unable to afford their water bills and are drinking water from other sources.

An newly updated database from an environment nonprofit tracks mandatory annual test reports produced by almost 50,000 water utilities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and makes them easily searchable by ZIP code.

South Florida Water managers heard presentations recently on their options for underground water storage. These are possible solutions to excess fresh…

A failure at the South Water Treatment Plant for the City of Marco Island caused a pump to shut down and dropped water pressure, prompting a boil water advisory for the southern part of the island.The notice was lifted Monday morning.

A water treatment official tells WSAZ-TV that a pump malfunctioned, allowing a chemical into the water. Officials insist the pink water is fine to drink, but don't use it to wash your clothes.

Floodwaters are risks to more than just buildings. They can hurt humans, too.The Florida Department of Health in Collier County (DOH-Collier) urges residents to be aware of the health risks associated with flooding. Skin contact with flood waters does not, by itself, pose a serious health risk. However, health hazards are a concern when waters are or become contaminated with bacteria or contain dangerous debris.

Federal rules to reduce the levels of "forever chemicals" in drinking water are getting delayed.