Countywide, the flood claimed 119 lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage. More than a fifth of ...

The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a homeowner firing off his rifle in the Scott Lake area on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2025. Deputies deployed a drone to observe the scene.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Hunt challenged Helms in a nationalized, record-spending 19-month Senate slugfest. Helms used the King holiday filibuster and sharp ...

MENTOR, Ohio — Councilman Ray Kirchner has been re-elected to Mentor City Council, defeating fellow council member Scott Marn in Tuesday’s at-large race. According to unofficial results from the Lake ...

Move over, Punxsutawney Phil, there's a new groundhog in town, and he's got a movie credit to prove it. Meet Smith Lake Jake, Alabama's own weather-predicting rodent and now, bona fide movie star.

As a deadline looms for the Legislature to meet a court-imposed deadline to draw new congressional maps, Utah residents have 10 days to weigh in on what those boundaries will look like — with some ...

All five of the congressional maps proposed by Utah’s Legislative Redistricting Committee include at least one competitive seat, according to an analysis of recent voting data by The Salt Lake Tribune ...

Draining a Kerr County lake to clean out debris left behind by the July 4 flood would be expensive and isn't a priority right now, county officials told residents on Monday. In the wake of the ...

A delegation from parts of Western North Carolina hit hard by flooding from Tropical Storm Helene met last week with local leaders in Kerr County, Texas, which was devastated by severe flash floods ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least 135 people have been killed in catastrophic flash flooding across Texas, while three others remain missing. Deaths have been confirmed in five counties, with the majority in ...