Arlington is shutting down all city pools and splash pads after a deadly amoeba was presumed detected during a water test that was part of a voluntary federal study on splash pad safety. City ...

The city of Arlington said Wednesday it is closing all of its public pools and splash pads after a water sample from a splash pad had a presumed positive test for the presence of brain-eating amoeba.

Arlington has closed all public splash pads and swimming pools until further notice after a sample from one facility showed the possible presence of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, also known as a brain ...