GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Hot, summer days usually mean packed, sandy beaches along Lake Michigan, but those sunny, calm days can turn dangerous and sometimes deadly. Rip currents are a common term along ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Recent drowning incidents involving rip currents have sparked renewed concerns about the dangerous swimming conditions and what you should do if you end up in one. On Thursday, a Pennsylvania couple ...

The National Weather Service released an updated rip current statement at 9:26 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers ...