The family had little time to think of a way out. They started using lobster buoys and a pocketknife to make a hole in the sleeping loft to escape.

"My heart is overflowing with love and support that the community has shown us," said Aidan Heartfield's father ...

After a pause for rain, rescue crews hope to resume searching Monday for 160 people believed to be missing after flooding in Central Texas on July 4.

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off call center workers.

The Lower Colorado River Authority has opened flood gates at Buchanan Dam to prevent overflow, allowing water to flow into Inks Lake, while Lake Travis remains at its average level of 666 feet.