Camp Mystic, the Christian girls summer camp that was hit with devastating floods on July 4, was part of an eerily similar ...

Her voice breaking, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that emergency responders in Texas are “still ...

At least 30 children were among those killed in the county, Sheriff Larry Leitha said in an update Tuesday morning. Five Mystic campers and one counselor remain unaccounted for, said ...

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A Texas man whose parents were swept away during last week's catastrophic flooding last week says he's coming to terms with ...

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 ...

Alerts were sent as campers slept—but the flood hit fast. Now some are wondering if a warning system would have helped, or ...

Crews picked through mountains of debris and waded into swollen rivers Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that killed nearly 90 people over the July Fourth weekend in Texas, ...

Scott Ruskan, a 26-year-old Coast Guard rescue swimmer from New Jersey, was hailed as an "American Hero" after saving 165 lives during his first rescue mission in Kerrville, Texas, amidst severe flash ...