WGAL

'Hot Water Challenge' causes Lancaster 9-year-old to suffer severe burns and police are urging parents to intervene

BAYLEE. JERRY THE BOY IN LANCASTER TOWNSHIP WAS PARTICIPATING IN WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS DUBBED TO BE THE HOT WATER CHALLENGE. IT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. YOU TAKE HOT OR BOILING WATER AND DUMP IT ...
WGAL

12-year-old pours boiling hot water on sleeping brother as part of social media challenge

GOVERNMENT. AND YOU. WILDFIRES IN CANADA LEADING TO POOR AIR QUALITY HERE AT HOME. THAT’S WHY THE NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM IS MAKING TODAY AN IMPACT DAY. WELCOME TO NEWS EIGHT AT NOON, EVERYONE. I’M ...
People

9-Year-Old Left with ‘Severe Burns’ After 12-Year-Old Brother Doused Him in Boiling Water

Police claim the incident is linked to an online prank called the "Hot Water Challenge" Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven ...
Governing

The Challenge of Getting PFAS Out of Drinking Water

Some of these long-lasting, pervasive chemicals are known to carry serious health risks. Research is still underway on the health effects of other kinds of PFAS. Water systems that filter out PFAS are ...

XPRIZE Takes On The Challenge Of Water Scarcity

The prize that has spurred innovations in fields from space flight to ocean mapping is taking on the challenge of providing ...