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Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more ...

A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a ...

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company took action against its Grok chatbot on Wednesday, removing a post it had made ...

Would you feel comfortable sending your kids to camp this summer? How should camps prepare for such unexpected events? Let us ...

A Texas summer camp had a state-mandated emergency plan in place before devastating flash floods took the lives of dozens of ...

The Trump administration fired most probationary staff at the weather service earlier this year, but that did not hinder ...

As calls for accountability continue surrounding the deadly flood in Kerr County, state inspection reports show a recent ...

Records released Tuesday show the camp met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.

An 8-year-old girl who aspired to play the lead in an upcoming camp production is among the latest victims of the flooding in ...

At least 118 people are dead and dozens are still missing after devastating flash floods slammed Texas Hill Country, with ...