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Kerrville police officers rescued residents during deadly Texas floods, risking their lives to save others in their community.

Following confirmation from Gov. Greg Abbott that more than 160 people were still missing in Kerr County as a result of the ...

Crews continue searching for victims a day after Gov. Greg Abbott said as many as 161 people could still be missing.

Another restaurant in Oklahoma is hosting a fundraiser benefiting relief efforts in the wake of the devastating flooding in Texas.

Warming ocean temperatures and warmer air mean there’s more water vapor in the atmosphere to fuel exteme downpours like those ...

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley defends his vote on the “big, beautiful bill” to NBC News' Julie Tsirkin while vowing to ...

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Five campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic remain unaccounted for as local officials face mounting questions over who ...

But while Americans largely believed the federal government should play a major role in preparing for and responding to ...

Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more than 160 people believed to be missing in the flash floods that laid waste to ...

Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done ...