Boy Drowns in Hotel Pool

CLEVELAND — A New Year’s Eve birthday celebration turns tragic after a 10-year-old Cleveland boy drowns at a hotel pool. The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office says around 11 p.m., Demeion Bell was found unresponsive in the deep end of the pool at the DoubleTree Hotel on Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland. The victim and his family…

Tougher pool restrictions

Ella Freshney standing outside her legal pool fence in Gympie. New restrictions will see owners of pools – even inflatable types over 300mm deep – expected to fence their pools. GYMPIE region pool owners have 12 months to comply with strict new safety restrictions or face penalties of up to $16,500. All new home owners…