Many Americans believe the deaths caused by recent floods in Texas could have been prevented, and most think that the government’s response was imperfect, according to new polling.

The YouGov/Economist survey — conducted July 11-14 — comes after central Texas was pummeled by flash floods beginning on July 4, when the Guadalupe River ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The number of heat-related deaths in Southern Nevada has reached 29 this year, according to a Clark County news release.

Monday proved to be the hottest day of 2025 so far in the Las Vegas Valley. The National Weather Service said the official high at Harry Reid International Airport reached 112 degrees, 4 degrees short of the ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday a system moving over Florida remains disorganized, but could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm after it moves over land and into the Gulf this week.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time advisory, the center of the low pressure area that has been drenching the state with ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased its forecast chances a system already dumping rain on Florida could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, it stated the trough of low pressure off the Atlantic coast of north Florida was producing disorganized showers and ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center continued Sunday to predict a system could develop near Florida this week that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, forecasters said a trough of low pressure is likely to form near the southeastern U.S. coast in the next day or two and then ...Read more

Emergency crews in central Texas suspended their search for victims of recent catastrophic flooding as another night of heavy rain touched off new flash flood warnings.

The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office ordered volunteers, equipment and vehicles to vacate the area around Guadalupe River as water is expected to rise, it said on its Facebook ...Read more

Emergency crews in central Texas suspended their search for victims of recent catastrophic flooding as another night of heavy rain touched off new flash flood warnings.

The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office ordered volunteers, equipment and vehicles to vacate the area around Guadalupe River as water is expected to rise, it said on its Facebook ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began forecasting a system to form later this week near Florida with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In its 8 p.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said it expects a broad area of low pressure to over the next couple of days near the southeastern U.S...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Nearly record-low rain in the spring combined with extreme heat could put a strain on agriculture and worsen fire risk throughout Idaho, weather officials have warned.

Most of the state is under drought after a particularly dry spring, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, prompting water shortages, while the Boise area’s ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began forecasting a system to form later this week near Florida with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In its 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said it expects a broad area of low pressure to form over the next several days off of the ...Read more

President Donald Trump said it was “hard to believe the devastation” as he visited Texas to see firsthand the damage from extreme floods that killed at least 120 people and left scores still missing in the state’s Hill Country region.

Trump’s visit was aimed at reassuring residents that the federal government was committing the ...Read more

President Donald Trump in Texas on Friday viewed firsthand the devastation left by extreme flooding that killed at least 120 people and left scores still missing in the state’s Hill Country region, seeking to reassure residents of the federal response to the disaster.

The president met with local officials and emergency workers in hard-hit ...Read more

Dennis Quaid’s teen daughter is “safe” after last week’s deadly flooding in Texas killed at least 27 people at an all-girls Christian summer camp not far from where she was a counselor.

During an appearance on Fox News Thursday, Quaid — a Texas native who himself spent two childhood summers at camp in Hill Country — said 17-year-old...Read more

President Donald Trump headed to Texas on Friday to survey the devastation from the July 4 flooding catastrophe as the death toll rose to at least 121 and questions swirl over glaring failures in the disaster preparedness plans.

As the commander-in-chief and First Lady Melania Trump get a firsthand look at the damage and recovery effort, Trump ...Read more

Crews in central Texas are digging through massive piles of debris, overturned vehicles and shattered homes for a sixth day as the search continues for victims of flash floods that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend.

At least 160 people are still missing in Kerr Country, the hardest-hit area of the Texas Hill Country. ...Read more

Grieving families of the 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic believed to have died in the Central Texas flash flood on July 4 have identified some of the girls whose tragic loss has left them “utterly shattered.”

While most of the children lost to the flood at the all-girls Christian summer camp on the Guadalupe River in Texas’ ...Read more

Crews in central Texas are digging through massive piles of debris, overturned vehicles and shattered homes for a sixth day as the search continues for victims of flash floods that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend.

At least 160 people are still missing in Kerr Country, the hardest-hit area of the Texas Hill Country. ...Read more

Search crews slogged through thick mud and debris Tuesday in central Texas, where more than 100 people are confirmed dead after catastrophic flooding.

Authorities described the search as grueling and slow-moving, with unstable rubble piles and high water complicating recovery efforts along the Guadalupe River. Governor Greg Abbott, visiting ...Read more

Tragedies bring out the best in people — at least that’s the assumption of a decent society. For some, however, the misfortune of others prompts them to unleash the most vile and abhorrent of screeds.

When torrential rains in central Texas caused the surging Guadalupe River to flood Friday morning, the swift, deadly waters washed away much ...Read more