Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (RUIDOSO, N.M.) — A man and two children were killed in a record-breaking flash flood that swept through a village in New Mexico on Tuesday, local officials said. The three were “swept downstream by the unprecedented floodwaters that struck” the Village of Ruidoso, village officials […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Neil Jacobs, the atmospheric scientist nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has vowed to place science, human safety and technological innovation at the forefront of operations if confirmed as the agency’s administrator. On Wednesday, U.S. senators interviewed […]
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted to advance Susan Monarez’s nomination as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. The panel voted along party lines 12-11. Monarez is the first CDC director nominee to require […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (KERRVILLE, Texas) — As the floodwaters rushed into Kerrville, Texas, under the cover of darkness on Friday morning, officers jumped into action to evacuate over 100 homes and rescue more than 200 people in one hour, the police department said. The officers “realized that areas of town that traditionally […]
(Cedar Valley, UT) — Officials warn groundwater levels in Cedar Valley have been dropping about seven-thousand acre-feet per year amid population growth. About 30 percent of the water serves towns, while 70 percent supports agriculture. The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District is buying water rights from older developments to […]
Florida Department of Transportation (INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla.) — A 77-year-old Vermont man was killed on Sunday afternoon as he attempted to rescue a turtle on Interstate 95 in Indian River County, Florida, authorities said. The fatal accident occurred around 4:20 p.m. on the southbound lanes of I-95, just north […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (UNION, Maine) — A woman who was found dead after she went paddleboarding on a lake in Maine was murdered, officials said Monday, and police are still searching for her killer. Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart, 48, was found dead at Crawford Pond in Union on Thursday after police […]
LOGAN, Utah-Wednesday morning, following information that emerged late Tuesday night, Utah State University Interim President Al Smith confirmed the departure of Diana Sabau, vice president and director of USU athletics. Sabau will stay on duty until July 21 at which point she will accept a new position at the University […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials have increased the reward for information leading to the person who fatally shot a 21-year-old congressional intern in Washington, D.C., last month. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, of Granby, Massachusetts, was killed on June 30 at approximately 10:28 p.m. after getting caught in gunfire […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just two days before devastating floods claimed at least 27 lives at Camp Mystic, the Texas Department of State Health Services signed off on the youth camp’s emergency plans, according to records obtained by ABC News. An inspection report dated July 2 indicates that […]
