A rope hanging from a tree in Rohnert Park sparked public concern of a possible hate crime, but it was determined to be a makeshift swing that children in the area had set up, authorities said. A rope ...

Find your spot on the limb, at least three feet from the trunk, but not so far that it sags under your weight. Prepare your rope with an eye splice* to make a loop in one end. Toss the eye splice over ...

For decades people have stood on rocks above the Spokane River at Boulder Beach and pondered whether they should grab a rope hanging from a tree and swing their bodies over the water and let go. But ...