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The workers were between five to six miles from the sole entry and exit point of the tunnel and about 400 feet below ground. They climbed over a 12- to 15-foot high mound of loose soil to reach four ...

Sen. Ted Cruz had an emotional opening to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation meeting on Wednesday ...

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan might be the biggest hero we’ve seen in the past 20 years. Ruskan is being hailed as a ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — US Coast Guard-Sector Corpus Christi Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan is being called "An American Hero" ...

A 26-year-old New Jersey native is being hailed as a hero for his part in saving at least 165 people from Friday’s ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is being called a hero for ...

WARREN COUNTY, N.J. - A Warren County, New Jersey native is being hailed a hero for saving more than 160 people during the deadly flooding in Texas. 26-year-old Scott Ruskan, a Petty Officer in the U.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued over 200 people during his first mission over the weekend from floods that ...

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer from New Jersey was singled out as a hero after saving the lives of nearly 200 people over ...

A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey, who finished basic training last year, saved 165 lives on his first mission during the Independence Day flood in Kerr County.

Scott Ruskan finished his training with the coast guard just six months ago; the Texas floods were his first rescue mission.