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(KERR COUNTY, Texas ) -- In one of the deadliest floods in Texas history, a mother's worst fears turned into grateful tears when she reunited with her two sons after they survived a harrowing experience at a camp near the Guadalupe River.The devastating floods that struck central Texas on July 4 have claimed at least 119 lives, with around 170 people still missing. The disaster has been severe in Kerr […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Neil Jacobs, the atmospheric scientist nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has vowed to place science, human safety and technological innovation at the forefront of operations if confirmed as the agency's administrator.On Wednesday, U.S. senators interviewed Jacobs on how he would run NOAA, the federal agency that manages the National Weather Service, the nation's primary source for weather forecasts and […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted to advance Susan Monarez's nomination as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday.The panel voted along party lines 12-11.Monarez is the first CDC director nominee to require a Senate confirmation after Congress passed a law requiring it in 2022.If confirmed, Monarez will be the first CDC director without a medical degree since […]

(KERRVILLE, Texas) -- As the floodwaters rushed into Kerrville, Texas, under the cover of darkness on Friday morning, officers jumped into action to evacuate over 100 homes and rescue more than 200 people in one hour, the police department said.The officers "realized that areas of town that traditionally don't flood were going to flood, and that low-lying areas close to the river were in danger," Kerrville police community services officer Jonathan Lamb […]

Florida Department of Transportation (INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla.) -- A 77-year-old Vermont man was killed on Sunday afternoon as he attempted to rescue a turtle on Interstate 95 in Indian River County, Florida, authorities said.The fatal accident occurred around 4:20 p.m. on the southbound lanes of I-95, just north of Sebastian Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.The man was crossing the lanes when a chain-reaction crash unfolded, investigators said. […]

(UNION, Maine) -- A woman who was found dead after she went paddleboarding on a lake in Maine was murdered, officials said Monday, and police are still searching for her killer.Sunshine "Sunny" Stewart, 48, was found dead at Crawford Pond in Union on Thursday after police were contacted to say she had gone missing, Maine State Police said.An autopsy was then conducted, which determined her death was a homicide, police […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Officials have increased the reward for information leading to the person who fatally shot a 21-year-old congressional intern in Washington, D.C., last month.Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, of Granby, Massachusetts, was killed on June 30 at approximately 10:28 p.m. after getting caught in gunfire in northwest Washington, D.C., police said.The Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday that a reward of $40,000 is available for anyone who is able to provide information […]

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Just two days before devastating floods claimed at least 27 lives at Camp Mystic, the Texas Department of State Health Services signed off on the youth camp's emergency plans, according to records obtained by ABC News.An inspection report dated July 2 indicates that state inspectors noted the camp had emergency plans "in case of a disaster" in place and that staff and volunteers were […]

Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (RUIDOSO, N.M.) --  A man and two children were killed in a record-breaking flash flood that swept through a village in New Mexico on Tuesday, local officials said.The three were "swept downstream by the unprecedented floodwaters that struck" the Village of Ruidoso, village officials said in a statement.Officials said a man in his 40s or 50s was killed, along with a 4-year-old girl and 7-year-old […]