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By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Andrew Freedman, Melanie Hicken, Pamela Brown and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the decades leading up to the disaster,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school around six months ago when his team got

CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school around six months ago when his team

By Renée Rigdon, Matt Stiles, Byron Manley, Lou Robinson, Amy O’Kruk, Rosa de Acosta, Soph Warnes, Gillian Roberts, Yukari Schrickel, Annette Choi and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — Catastrophic and deadly flooding killed 136 people following a torrential downpour along Texas’ Guadalupe River on the evening of July 3, and into the early hours of

CNN By Michelle Krupa and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — With the holiday weekend ahead of them, some 750 girls bunked in last Thursday night at Camp Mystic. Just a few miles away in Central Texas, boys did the same at Camp La Junta. The 18 or so youth summer camps along the Guadalupe River

CNN By Zoe Sottile, Sarah Dewberry and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — As first responders continue to rescue people stranded by the torrential flooding that descended on central Texas Friday, dozens of people are facing a parent’s worst nightmare: Their children are missing. At least 28 children died in Kerr County, where 10 girls and

CNN, KPRC, KEYE, KABB, WOAI, KERR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ROBERT BRAKE, EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT, KABB/ WOAI By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home were simply, “I love you.” He had made a split-second decision to thrust his arm

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — People are starting to flock to the Cascades near Leavenworth, Washington, to enjoy the summer weather amid a backdrop of rugged mountains and scenic trails. And as water in Icicle Creek starts to recede, police are hoping it helps their search for a man accused of killing his

CNN By Michelle Krupa and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — With the holiday weekend ahead of them, some 750 girls bunked in last Thursday night at Camp Mystic. Just a few miles away in Central Texas, boys did the same at Camp La Junta. The 18 or so youth summer camps along the Guadalupe River

By Michelle Krupa and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — With the holiday weekend ahead of them, some 750 girls bunked in last Thursday night at Camp Mystic. Just a few miles away in Central Texas, boys did the same at Camp La Junta. The 18 or so youth summer camps along the Guadalupe River long

By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home were simply, “I love you.” He had made a split-second decision to thrust his arm through a window to help his fiancée, two young kids and mom escape the catastrophic

By Jennifer Johnson, CNN (CNN) — In the early morning hours of July 4, torrential rains triggered flash flooding in central Texas. At least 130 people were killed, including dozens of children who were at summer camps along the Guadalupe River. The river rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours. As recovery