During a span of five weeks last fall, more than four dozen owls were discovered sick or dead in pools, yards and public spaces across metropolitan Phoenix.

Hit the trails with an off-road Jeep club, swim with Yogi Bear at a lakefront campground, and follow in the footsteps of Lincoln with a visit to this IL city.

The community pool in a Meyerland-area neighborhood has served as a refuge from Houston’s oppressive summer heat and a gathering space for the community since first opening in the 1960s. But the ...