Jul 06 Why flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related cause of death By John O'Connor, Associated Press According to the National Weather Service, a flash flood is flooding that begins within six hours, and often in as little as three hours, of heavy rainfall. Waters rise so quickly that people are caught off guard, according to the… Continue reading
Jul 06 Texas officials face scrutiny over lack of evacuation orders before deadly flooding By Sean Murphy, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The National Weather Service sent out a series of flash flood warnings in the early hours Friday before issuing flash flood emergencies — a rare alert notifying of imminent danger. Local officials have insisted that no one saw the flood… Continue reading
Jul 06 Sheriff says 10 campers still missing as death toll from central Texas flash floods rises to 78 By Jim Vertuno, Julio Cortez, John Seewer, Associated Press Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 78 people in central Texas. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Noem and Texas officials give update on flood rescue and recovery efforts By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking in a press conference along with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other state and local officials, vowed to continue the search until "we locate every single person."… Continue reading
Jul 05 At least 27 children missing after flood rushes through Texas summer camp By Hannah Schoenbaum, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in the flash floods began to emerge on Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Rescuers urgently search for missing after deadly Texas floods In our news wrap Saturday, at least 32 people have died and dozens are missing after flash floods in Texas, the Carolinas are bracing for Tropical Storm Chantal, dangerously dry conditions have fueled a massive wildfire in Southern California and… Continue watching
Jul 05 Death toll in Texas floods rises to at least 51 as search continues for many missing, officials say By Jim Vertuno, Julio Cortez, John Seewer, Associated Press Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate missing people, including more than two dozen girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with… Continue reading
Jul 04 Multiple deaths reported in Texas flash floods, about 20 children missing as rescue efforts underway By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday as at least six people were killed and about 20 girls attending a summer camp were reported missing after months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours,… Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking minors from seeing online porn By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Nearly half of all states have passed similar age verification laws as smartphones and other devices make it easier to access online porn, including hardcore obscene material. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 3:54 Texas lawmakers try to close loopholes in consent laws By Courtney Norris The lack of legal clarity around consent laws in the U.S. means that many sexual assaults, especially ones on college campuses and involving alcohol, are not legally crimes. But Texas lawmakers recently passed legislation to change that -- and the… Continue watching