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Multiple fatalities were reported in the wake of a massive deluge in Texas after fast-moving water swept through a children's ...

At least 27 people have died, with 27 children also missing, after horror flooding in Texas swept through a summer camp - the heavy rain was not predicted in weather forecasts ...

This Fourth of July marks the first since Sheriff Oscar Ugarte and Mayor Renard Johnson launched the Safe Streets Operation, ...

HOUSTON – Police found a man shot to death outside July 4th party at a short-term rental in Third Ward. Officers responded to ...

Police are investigating multiple July Fourth shootings across the U.S. They include one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and a police chief voicing public frustration over the latest acts ...

Crews searched through the dark early Saturday for two dozen children from a girls' camp and many others who were still ...

Jonathon’s mission with TEXSAR is deeply personal. Ten years ago, he and his family were swept away by a flash flood on the ...

2014 — Novak Djokovic wins his second Wimbledon title and denies Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets. Djokovic wastes a 5-2 lead in the fourth set but holds on ...

Severe flash flood in Kerrville, Texas prompts evacuations and reports of fatalities due to the Guadalupe River overflowing.

As of Friday night, Tropical Depression Three is crawling northward at just 2 mph. A slow northward movement continued Friday ...

For Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU - The Wausau Woodchucks saved their best fireworks for last in an amazing Fourth of July win ...