LINWOOD, MI — Manipulating a computer mouse, Nic Beechum pushed a mobile TV camera upstream through sanitary sewer lines along Linwood Road. "For how old the system is, it looks pretty good," the ...

Question: Recently the sewer line in my house backed up. The plumber who cleaned out the line discovered that tree roots were the problem. I've seen products that you flush down the toilet for this.

The city of Mentor soon may have a better way to keep an eye on its drainage system. City officials are considering purchasing a new and improved sewer camera to ferret out cracked and collapsed pipes ...