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Kerr County journalist: 'Extremely difficult day' for our community
In Kerr County, officials have reported 68 deaths, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic. The total death toll ...
1987 Hill Country flood shares similarities with Kerr County devastation
This isn't the first time flooding along the Guadalupe River has claimed lives. Jim Moore was a reporter who covered an ...
Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods
Many warnings from the National Weather Service went out to Kerr County, Texas, but the area wasn't equipped with sirens to ...
Central Texas rallies for Kerr County
Across Central Texas, a wave of compassion is rising, from Waco to Salado and every heartfelt stop in between. Dozens of ...
Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood
Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...
Austin fire chief faces no confidence vote over delayed Kerr County flood response.
In a social media post Monday, the Austin Firefighters Association blasted Fire Chief Joel Baker for waiting to send local ...
Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions ...
Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.