AUSTIN (KXAN) — While some Austinites dipped their toes into 2025, others dove head first as part of the annual Barton Springs Polar Bear Plunge. The polar plunge has been a New Year’s staple ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The local fundraiser, named the Polar Plunge, is returning this Saturday for its 26th year. The event is a fundraiser hosted across the state of Indiana.

It’s home to an assortment of aquatic plants and animals, including the endangered Barton Springs salamander. Longstanding traditions are sacred here. There's the annual Polar Bear Plunge ...