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Texas residents say timely alerts and last year’s catastrophic floods helped them prepare for this year’s deluge
The Texas Hill Country has been lashed with another round of catastrophic flash flooding, eerily reminiscent of last year’s devastating inundation over the July Fourth holiday that killed more than 100 people.
Before Nolan Wells’ death, Mississippi island was full of fun, friends and an unspoken danger
When locals think of Horn Island, they think of pristine beaches, summer boating trips and peaceful fishing.
Two U.S. Forest Service employees rescued after being zip-tied and held hostage at gunpoint
Two U.S. Forest Service employees were rescued with the help of negotiators after being zip-tied and held hostage for nearly 15 hours in Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California, officials said Friday.
Family of woman who died after falling into scalding, uncovered NYC manhole files lawsuit
Donike “”Donna” Gocaj, who fell into the 10-foot manhole full of scalding steam, suffered “unfathomable” pain, her family said in the suit.
NYC sightseeing chopper likely hit birds before plunging into Hudson River, NTSB finds
The remains of several geese were found on a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people, investigators said.
Tesla driver whose car slammed into Texas home overrode driver assistance mode, NTSB says
Weeks after a 76-year-old woman was killed when a Tesla, operating on Full Self-Driving, crashed into her Texas home, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the car’s driver overrode the driver assistance mode and accelerated into the building.
‘Lowest flying airplane I’ve ever seen’: Blue Angels’ pass over Florida beachgoers sends chairs, umbrellas flying
The Blue Angels flew a “scary” low pattern over the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, sending chairs and umbrellas flying as beachgoers got an unexpectedly close look at the elite Navy aviators.
Police arrest man who shouted racial slur at ‘TODAY’ co-anchor Craig Melvin
New York City police have taken a man into custody after he shouted a racial slur at “TODAY” co-anchor Craig Melvin near Studio 1A, the morning show’s broadcast headquarters at Rockefeller Plaza, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
Missing California millionaire’s remains identified 45 years after her disappearance
A missing California millionaire’s remains have been identified 45 years after the 80-year-old woman disappeared without a trace.
Mother of 16-year-old charged in connection with Texas teen’s drowning says son tried to help
The mom said that her son searched for Daniel Erving after the pair and another teen jumped into a lake but that they couldn’t find him.