Bobby Leach was not a man who feared death. A former Barnum and Bailey Circus performer, he once watched a stuntman die while ...

Bobby Leach used a steel barrel, also known as a plug (pictured), to go over Horseshoe Falls, the largest of Niagara's three waterfalls, in 1911. Courtesy of Jacob Sherman | Via Castellani Art Museum ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Niagara Falls, whose most famous thrill-seekers have gone over the brink in barrels, wants to be the place the rest of us go for outdoor adventure, too. A new marketing effort ...

There are a lot of famous people and events with connections to Toledo.Today marks the anniversary of the first person to successfully ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel. And you guessed it, the ...

The rapidly dwindling city of Niagara Falls, N.Y., has found a new way to attract people, and not just the temporary visitors who come to view the iconic waterfalls. In danger of falling below the ...

David Lindsay-Abaire's comedy "Wonder of the World" is a human version of a classic Warner Bros. cartoon complete with aerial high-jinks, outrageous disguises and perilous plunges. Now at Barrington ...

Two people went over Niagara Falls in a foam-wrapped fiberglass barrel on Sunday and will live to tell about the stunt. Steve Trotter, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Lori Martin, 29, of Atlanta ...

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Bugs Bunny would probably describe Niagara Falls as "wet, wild and wo-mantic," but that wacky wabbit doesn't know the half of it. David Lindsay-Abaire's comedy "Wonder of the World" is a human version ...