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 ...

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 ...

Redmond’s fifth annual Polar Bear Plunge, an event where daring people jump into the frigid waters of Lake Sammamish for the benefit of Special Olympics Washington, is once again set for New ...