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It is a valid question to ask what has happened with this woman Sade Perkins who made very inappropriate comments about the victims of the Kerrville area floods that killed over 100 people. It seems like the media completely buried the story about her ugly comments. The pediatrician who made comments was in the news far longer and did not make near the comments this Sade Perkins made. Then, Perkins posted something somewhere showing her weapons and basically threatening anyone who criticized her. How was she able to do that and get away with it? If I were to make...

The Austin Fire Association had strong words for Fire Chief Joel Baker Monday, claiming his delay on sending firefighters to assist in Kerrville over the holiday weekend may have cost lives. "I have firefighters that are in the area that are hanging their head in shame," A.F.A. President Bob Nicks said. "People in the community are asking, why wasn't the Austin firefighters here to help us?" Nicks says when the Hill Country is in trouble, the Austin Fire Department has a responsibility to respond. "This is in our backyard," Nicks said. "We know people in that area. We have family...

At least 13 people have been killed and hundreds more are feared missing after historic floods inundated a Texas county. Twenty three people are missing from Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, after the Guadalupe River flooded and surged by up to 30 feet above its usual water leve Friday. The names of those killed have not been shared, but the final death toll is expected to rise substantially as floodwaters recede. And the identities of the missing have begun to emerge as stricken families share photos of their loved ones in the hopes of learning information about their whereabouts. Officials...

A 'devastating and deadly' flood in central Texas swept a suspected summer camp cabin down the Guadalupe River while people were still inside.Terrified occupants yelled out 'oh my god' and screamed in horror as the property was floating down the rushing river somewhere between the towns of Kerrville and Comfort.The Guadalupe River rapidly rose by more than 22 feet overnight, broke its banks and overtook several small, rural towns across Kerr County.At least six people are dead and there's a frenzied search for those missing as torrential rains bombard the region. The raging floods have swept away homes, entire RV...

Two children were killed and several other people were seriously injured after a drag racer lost control and plowed into spectators at an event in Texas.

68 years after disappearing during the Korean War, this soldier is finally home Jordan Travis, The Record-Eagle July 27, 2019 at 10:56 AM U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Leah Ferrante TRAVERSE CITY — At long last, U.S. Army Cpl. Charles Stanley Lawler is home. The former Traverse City resident's remains arrived at Cherry Capital Airport Thursday afternoon, 68 years after he disappeared in a Korean War battle. A parade of police vehicles and veterans on motorcycles rolled with the hearse, taking Lawler on his second-to-last trip to Covell Funeral Home where a military honor guard awaited. People came out to pay...

<p>A 10-year-old special-needs boy was on life support after bullies allegedly lured him to a field, doused him with gasoline, and lit him on fire on Sunday.</p> <p>Kayden Culp of Kerrville, Texas, has burns on 20 percent of his body from his ears to his belly button, and his organs are failing, according to a YouCaring page set up by the boy’s family to cover his health expenses.</p>

A Kerrville pilot walked away unscathed after an emergency landing Tuesday morning at the Louis Schreiner Field. According to Texas Department of Public Safety reports, David Wampler made the landing after the front landing gear of his Cessna 177 Cardinal RG did not deploy. He landed on runway 30 and slid about 600 feet before coming to a stop. “The pilot did a textbook job of an emergency gear-up landing,” said interim airport manager Bruce McKenzie. “He remained very cool during the whole ordeal. He has been trained well.” According to DPS, Wampler took off from the Gillespie County Airport...

Some of them help elderly family members in wheel chairs, while others chase after toddlers who have been stuck in cars far too long. Still others walk dogs in patches of grass along the highway, while some just stretch their legs and look toward the long road ahead, but they all have one thing in common. “After watching what happened in New Orleans, it really puts the fear of God in you,” said Brian Bang of Spring, Texas, one of the thousands fleeing ahead of Hurricane Rita as it takes aim at the Texas coast. Overnight, Kerrville has become a...