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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 ...

The real fireworks began with the enigmatic Bob Dylan. And of course, no Willie's Picnic is complete without the man himself.

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according 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 ...

The Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation is holding Thunder Over East Texas, Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake, and the Warbird Expo ...

If you do not know where your camper is, call 830-258-1111 and say the name of your missing person and you will be directed ...

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