Plunge pools are popping up in backyards this summer. Thanks to cost, maintenance, and installation factors, many homeowners ...

One lazy summer Sunday, Neddy Merrill set out to swim across the county, envisioning a river made of his neighbor’s contiguous swimming pools. So went the beginning of John Cheever’s 1964 short story ...

HENRICO, Va. (Gray News) – A toddler drowned in a backyard pool in Virginia the day after his mom’s wedding was held in the same backyard, his family said. WWBT reports that Henrico County police ...

Backyard pools seem like an ultra-convenient way to cool off and welcome friends — certainly less of a schlep than going to the beach or to a community pool. Think twice, though: Despite all their ...