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Follow live updates on the Texas floods, where the death toll has surpassed 100, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers ...

Search and rescue crews recovered the body of the third missing flood victim in Williamson County on July 8. This brings the ...

A sign hangs on Colleen Lucas' longtime home after floodwaters destroyed much of it on July 4, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. Colleen Lucas stands outside her home of 40 years days after Guadalupe River ...

From the daily newsletter: a report from the scene in Kerr County. Plus: a hundred years of book recommendations.

Democratic Senators Cory Booker and Alex Padilla have introduced a bill that would ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing masks or concealing their identities during raids and ...

Altadena residents gathered for a vigil Monday evening to mark the six-month anniversary of the Eaton fire and honor each of ...

Whitney Stewart shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander what it's like to go on a fire call What’s it really like to respond to a fire emergency? In this action-packed video, you’ll ride along with ...

Regardless, the process cannot create storms out of thin air. Ken Leppert, an associate professor of atmospheric science at ...

One woman has been hospitalized after a wreck between an 18-wheeler and another vehicle outside a Kilgore Denny’s Tuesday.

“The Memphis Fire Department CST-HRD team consists of expert handlers and specialized search dogs trained in human remains ...