Close
MyNorthwest
News
Opinion
Sports
Tools
Connect

NATIONAL NEWS

Photos of flooded Texas Hill Country, a region dotted with century-old summer camps

Jul 4, 2025, 5:00 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2025, 10:28 am

First responders scan the banks of the Guadalupe River for individuals swept away by flooding in In...

First responders scan the banks of the Guadalupe River for individuals swept away by flooding in Ingram, Texas, Thursday, July 4, 2025. (Michel Fortier/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

(Michel Fortier/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Associated Press's Profile Picture

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

The region is dotted with century-old summer camps that draw thousands of kids annually.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said about 23 girls attending Camp Mystic, a Christian camp along the Guadalupe River, were unaccounted for Friday afternoon.

___

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

National News

Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to reporters asking questions as he enters his office ...

Associated Press

Thune makes final push in red states as he scrambles to save Republicans’ Senate majority

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he wouldn’t be offended if some Republicans didn’t want to campaign with him. He knows that he’s taken intense criticism from the party’s base — and from President Donald Trump — for his chamber’s inability to pass voter legislation this year. But Republican candidates […]

22 minutes ago

Rev. Medina Moore, an Arizona Faith Network voting rights organizer, is reflected on a television s...

Associated Press

Thousands of observers are expected to descend on polling places to monitor the vote on Election Day

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day driven by concerns that President Donald Trump will further leverage the vast resources of the federal government to interfere with a midterm that could hobble his final two years in office. They won’t be the only […]

53 minutes ago

A shopper looks at items in an aisle at a grocery store in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 20...

Associated Press

Trump failed to stop inflation. Now Republicans may pay the price in the midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump would prefer that voters not worry about inflation. But it’s hard for them to ignore. Filling up a basic Ford F-150 truck now costs about $100, up $30 from a year ago. Mortgage rates have jumped to levels that have depressed home sales. And for the past 12 months, […]

1 hour ago

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coas...

Associated Press

In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iran

Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans’ attempt to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections next week. Low gas prices were a key campaign pledge during Trump’s second presidential run. But the energy crisis spawned by the […]

2 hours ago

FILE - A woman plays with her dog at sunset, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at a park in Kansas City, Mo. ...

Associated Press

How daylight saving time changes affect you and what you can do about it

An extra hour of sleep is on the way for most Americans, though the “fall back” to standard time will bring darker afternoons, too. One tip: Try to get outside for some morning sun — it’ll help your body clock reset faster. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, which means […]

2 hours ago

Mahmoud Tubasi stands on a rooftop near his two family's houses, which were burned by Israeli settl...

Associated Press

Netanyahu might be finished but his policies toward the Palestinians will largely endure

JALUD, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s elections Tuesday could mark the end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s decades-long political career. But his legacy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — of massive settlement expansion, the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians and the empowerment of armed settler extremists — will likely endure, even if […]

6 hours ago

Photos of flooded Texas Hill Country, a region dotted with century-old summer camps