Through an expanded network of public fountains dispensing chilled water, the city hopes to make it easier for people on the go to stay safe in the heat.

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has hired Independence Excavating for $5 million to perform the work. The company is a division of DiGeronimo Cos., which has been in the process of moving ...