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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 ...

Fears grew Wednesday (Jul 9) that the death toll of 110 in the Texas floods could still surge as hopes fade of finding ...

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

As calls for accountability continue surrounding the deadly flood in Kerr County, state inspection reports show a recent history of safety compliance at a girls’ summer camp that has become the ...