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The bodies of 30 children were among those that have been recovered in Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and several other summer camps, the sheriff … Source link

SAVAGE ATTACK: Surfer mauled in Florida's 'shark bite capital' after beast clamped down like a bear trap—felt like 'electricity.' Rethinking that. Source link

A rising number of Florida schools have earned A and B grades in the state’s education accountability system, according to data released Monday. The 2025 results showed that 1,526 schools earned the top grade, up from 1,299 a year ago. Another 935 schools received a B, up from 916. Three-quarters of schools graded D last […]

Topline At least 94 people—including 28 children—have been killed in what the White House has called a “once-in-a-generation natural disaster” in central Texas as attempts to place blame for the high death toll rage on. Members of a rescue team look for missing people on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. AFP via Getty Images […]

A longtime invasive ant has been making the rounds in Florida over the past few decades. And with summer upon us, it’s prime season for these ants to spread. According to the University of Florida researchers, these “tawny crazy ants” are named for their reddish-brown color and the way they zip around — “quickly and […]

Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands have discovered the body of a man while searching for a New York man who went missing while vacationing in the Caribbean late last month. The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) said in a press release that it had discovered the body of a deceased […]

The odyssey of a Fort Lauderdale attorney who disappeared with at least $630,000, some of which was intended for an octogenarian woman’s care, went to Philadelphia, returned to Fort Lauderdale and will end in Texas. Specifically, a federal prison in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. On June 26 in Fort Lauderdale federal court, Judge David Leibowitz […]

Torrential rain and flash floods hit parts of central Texas early Friday morning. Officials said that at least 59 people have died, but that they expect that number to rise. Eleven children remain missing from Camp Mystic, a local summer camp. At least 59 people have died after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in parts […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WWSB) – Some changes are underway on Sunshine state interstates that lawmakers hope will make traveling a little less stressful. Beginning Tuesday July first, Florida repealed the state law overseeing high occupancy vehicle, or HOV lanes. Florida rules once made it mandatory that vehicles with multiple passengers drive in the specially […]

As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in the flash floods began to emerge on Saturday.At least 43 people, including 15 children, died in Kerr County after a storm unleashed nearly a foot (0.3 meters) of rain on […]