Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of gutting public health.

According to sheriff’s office officials, the Novato Fire Department requested the assistance of Henry-1 because the hiker, who needed medical attention, was inaccessible on a remote trail under dense tree cover.

Read more All recreational, commercial, and navigational uses of Lake Travis are currently banned as the impacts of flash floods that hit Central Texas over the July 4 weekend are still affecting the area.

Chad Hahn, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service, also confirmed a tornado did not touch down in Newton or Jasper County. He said there was a strong rotating wall cloud on the storm, which along with the rotation identified on radar prompted the tornado warning.

Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the “nightmare” seen in Texas.

See how the Sheridan community rallied behind one of their own in the full story: Their daughter, Devan, needed emergency surgery after a cyst formed near her brain. It was a terrifying moment no parent ever expects—one that came with a $27,000 medical bill and a second surgery last year.

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.

House Bill 13, supported by Texas legislators across party lines, proposed the creation of a government council to develop an emergency response plan and administer a grant program focused on

The basement of New Mexico’s Emergency Management Center has been transformed into the state’s Emergency Operations Center and elevated to Level One — the highest level of activation.4 Investigates got a tour of the real-time response.

A pilot emergency landed a small plane on U.S. 1 in St. Johns County but emerged with no injuries reported, according to authorities.