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County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until ...
Texas sent out 282 public safety alerts last year, six times more than in 2017. The state also leads the nation in alert ...
County leaders emphasized the importance of the test, reminding residents that it is not an emergency situation ... 27 ...
It's one of many troubling questions being asked about the Hill Country flooding disaster: why didn't local officials send ...
Jeanette Sinclair, a senior K-9 handler with Buckeye Search and Rescue Dogs, and her canine partner Jolene are one of many ...
This year’s Fourth of July was the first time that the town of Comfort, Texas, used the sirens intended to warn its roughly 2,000 residents of imminent flooding. Founded by German abolitionists in ...
A crisis communication expert says everyday notifications are weakening the impact of life-saving emergency alerts.
Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Ten years later, the city has rebuilt with such floods in mind, but still feels the effects emotionally.
Kerr County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters ...
State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might ...
Kerr County failed to fund a life-saving flood warning system due to denied grants and federal cuts, exposing residents to rising risks from extreme weather. The post Kerr County Struggles With ...
Officials are keeping a wary eye on river levels as some crews resume the search for people still missing after catastrophic ...