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Among the Texas flood victims: campers, staff, grandparents and teachers
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
As search-and-rescue operations continue across central Texas, the death toll from the devastating and catastrophic flash flooding of the Guadalupe River continues to rise. On Sunday, Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, said more than 40 people remain...
Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the Independence Day weekend surpasses 100
Fulton Sun - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
KERRVILLE, Texas -- The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 on Monday as search-and-rescue teams continued to wade into swollen rivers and use heavy equipment to untangle trees as part of the...
7 Things: Tuberville savages LA mayor over riots and raids; new immigration rules possible; Alabamians missing in Texas flood; and more …
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
7. Longtime Alabama State Sen. Tom Butler (R-Madison) announced he will not seek re-election in 2026, marking the end of a decades-long, multi-party political career. 6. The death of Jabari Peoples in a police shooting in Homewood has led to a...
Death toll from Texas flooding surpasses 100
The Daily News - Michigan
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Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers on Monday load a recovered body into the back of a vehicle near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman) KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The death...
The Weather Authority: Morning sun; scattered afternoon storms
WJSU - Alabama
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RADAR CHECK: We have the classic case of random, scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon. They are mostly over the northern 2/3 of the state, and all of them will fade after sunset. Away from the showers the sky is partly...
Central Alabama Water Board elects new officers, adopts bylaws
WJSU - Alabama
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Board of Directors of Central Alabama Water elected new officers during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. Thomas Hudson was elected as Chair, and Phillip Wiedmeyer as Vice-Chair. "We have a lot to accomplish, and I...
Lawsuit seeks environmental review of STAMP data center
Investigative Post
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July 8, 2025
The Tonawanda Seneca Nation argues the planned construction of a massive data center adjacent to its reservation requires more of an assessment than what's been done to date. Chief Roger Hill, a Tonawanda Seneca Nation leader, looks out to Plug...
Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here's what we know about the victims
KXAN - Texas
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July 7, 2025
AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least 104 people across Central Texas are confirmed dead, including dozens of children who were attending summer camp in the Hill Country, after a weekend of catastrophic flooding. The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr...
From campers to parents, what we know about the lives lost in Texas floods Young campers at Camp Mystic and a dad saving his family were among the more than 100 people killed in the historic flash floods. Read More »
Yahoo News
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Young campers at Camp Mystic and a dad saving his family were among the more than 100 people killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend. Here's what we know about the lives lost: Chloe Childress...
Reverend boyfriend of Houston mayoral appointee breaks silence to disavow 'inappropriate' Camp Mystic flood comments
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
A Texas reverend has issued a damning statement disavowing his girlfriend after she criticized a camp where 27 little girls and their counselors perished in floodwaters. Reverend Colin Bossen, a senior minister at the First Unitarian Universalist...
Camp flooding puts parents on edge as tragedy shows danger of sending kids away for summer
Fox News
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July 8, 2025
Holly Kate Hurley joins 'America's Newsroom' to share her firsthand account of the flash flooding that devastated Camp Mystic. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As countless children flock to summer camps around the country to enjoy the...
Is Alabama-Georgia a rivalry? Not really, but the SEC powers share a weird history
The New York Times
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is writing about college football rivalries at a moment of change in the sport. Read our ranking of the top 100 rivalries here and also vote for your favorites. The big, iconic hedges that surround its home...
This tiny Alabama BBQ shack has Texas tourists lining up for a reason
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
The first time I saw Frank Morse doing his thing, he was grilling for a few friends on the side of the road before a Dauphin Island Mardi Gras parade. And by “a few,” I mean 30 or 40. His industrial-grade mobile smoker was made from a length of...
Texas flood disaster: A crime of capitalism
World Socialist Web Site
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July 8, 2025
A crew of firefighters from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, left, aid in search and rescue efforts near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. [AP Photo/Eli Hartman]The death toll from flash...
After Texas floods that killed campers, here’s what to consider when sending your kids to camp
CityNews Halifax
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July 7, 2025
Death and destruction at a venerable Texas summer camp might have parents wondering about the risks of sending their kids away to any camp, even if it’s in a much different setting and less vulnerable to a natural disaster. The stunning flood that...
Death toll surpasses 89 in catastrophic Texas flooding
The Vindicator - Ohio
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Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River after recent flooding in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez) KERRVILLE, Texas — Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen riverbanks today in the search for...
Local pediatrician uncertain about what Big Beautiful Bill means for children’s healthcare in Alabama
WTVY - Alabama
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July 7, 2025
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) -The Big Beautiful Bill outlines that federal spending on Medicaid should be cut by trillions of dollars, but what does that mean for Alabama? Almost 50% of the children in our area depend on Medicaid for health care...
NWS issues Flood Warning for Mobile until 6:15 p.m. Monday
WPMI - Alabama
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MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Effective: 2025-07-07 15:11:00 CDT Expires: 2025-07-07 18:15:00 CDT Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely Instruction: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in...
Texas flood risk grows as search continues, death toll tops 80
The Rising Nepal
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Kerrville, Texas, July 8: With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people,...
Could Texas flooding happen in west Alabama? Two river cities say ‘not likely’
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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July 7, 2025
WEST ALABAMA, Ala. (WBRC) - Some of Alabama’s first responders, and area leaders, are reacting to the tragedy in Texas. The question is, are areas near rivers ready, and equipped, to deal with flooding? In theory, experts say flooding like what...