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Crews are still responding to the fire, which is 90% contained as of 5 p.m. Saturday. TEXAS, USA — Crews are working to put out a Central Texas wildfire spanning across an estimated 4,000 acres.  The Texas A&M Forest Service said Friday morning that the North Art Complex Fire was burning approximately 3,000 acres in Mason County, roughly 118 miles away from the Austin area. As of 10:20 a.m., the fire was only 10% contained….

Crews are responding to the fire, which is 30% contained as of just before 2 p.m. Friday. TEXAS, USA — Crews are currently working to put out a Central Texas wildfire spanning across an estimated 4,000 acres.  The Texas A&M Forest Service said Friday morning that the North Art Complex Fire was burning approximately 3,000 acres in Mason County, roughly 118 miles away from the Austin area. As of 10:20 a.m., the fire was only…

Firefighters are responding to the fire, which is only 10% contained as of 10:20 a.m. Friday. TEXAS, USA — Firefighters are currently working to put out a Central Texas wildfire spanning across an estimated 3,000 acres.  As of Friday morning, the North Art Complex Fire is burning in Mason County, roughly 118 miles away from the Austin area. As of 10:20 a.m., the fire is only 10% contained.  Officials with the Texas A&M Forest Service…

Firefighters are currently responding to the fire, which is only 10% contained. TEXAS, USA — Firefighters are currently working to put out Central Texas wildfire spanning across 3,000 acres.  As of early Friday morning, the North Art Complex fire is burning in Mason County, roughly 118 miles away from the Austin area.  This fire is only 10% contained as crews respond to the scene.  A second, smaller fire is also happening across 10 acres in…

The collapse happened Friday evening at 23214 Corbina Drive, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials. RODANTHE, N.C. — A house in Rodanthe, North Carolina fell into the ocean on Friday evening, becoming the seventh to collapse in four years, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said. The collapse happened at 23214 Corbina Drive. Seashore officials strongly urge all visitors to avoid the beaches and stay out of the water around all areas of the beaches…

AUSTIN, Texas — The property solutions group CoreLogic has released its annual Wildfire Risk Report, and the Austin area ranks highly for the risk of wildfires. CoreLogic came up with the rankings by evaluating many factors, including slope, aspect, surface composition, drought condition and winds. Based on this data, Texas ranks third for the number of homes with “Moderate” or “Greater” wildfire risk, with 244,617 homes and $88.4 billion in property falling into this category….

According to the sheriff’s office, the woman had several open containers in her car and was driving with a suspended license. CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — As Hurricane Debby thrashed parts of Citrus County, an accused drunk driver was on the road before the sheriff himself pulled her over.  According to the sheriff’s office, on Monday, Aug. 5, Sheriff Mike Prendergast was on his way to check in on his deputies and assess the status of the…

But Martin Pool, at 1626 Nash Hernandez Sr. Road near East Cesar Chavez, is closed for repairs. The city said the repairs are due to storms that happened on Sunday, Aug. 4. The storm caused tree limbs to break and fall, damaging the electrical pole for the entire pool facility, and the pool can’t operate until repairs are completed. Officials do not know when the pool will be back open. The Metz, Parque Zaragoza and…

Tropical Storm Claudette is widely remembered as one of the wettest tropical systems ever to hit Texas, and Austin was no exception. AUSTIN, Texas — It’s no secret that Central Texas had a well above-average July when it came to precipitation this year. Both main reporting sites – Camp Mabry and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – recorded well over their respective average rainfall of 1.96 inches and 2.16 inches, respectively. The airport had a rogue heavy…

AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Taylor is moving forward with a multimillion-dollar flood prevention plan. The project calls improvements to a north Taylor neighborhood prone to flooding. Daniel Seguin, the communications director for the city of Taylor, said the city is looking at $11 million for flood prevention improvements. One of the locations in the plan is near Drake Lane and Donna Drive. “The Donna Channel project is going to create a detention pond…

AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Taylor is moving forward with a multimillion-dollar flood prevention plan. The project calls improvements to a north Taylor neighborhood prone to flooding. Daniel Seguin, the communications director for the city of Taylor, said the city is looking at $11 million for flood prevention improvements. One of the locations in the plan is near Drake Lane and Donna Drive. “The Donna Channel project is going to create a detention pond…

Since the storm, Centerpoint has apologized to customers and rolled out a $2 billion “resiliency plan” that includes things like using stronger power poles. AUSTIN, Texas — In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston area were without power for days. On Monday, state lawmakers in Austin looked at how to keep it from happening again. A hearing at the Texas Capitol centered around energy company Centerpoint’s handling of…

The fire is now at more than 348,000 acres. Fire crews hope Saturday’s cooler weather will help. BUTTE COUNTY, Calif — The Park Fire continued spreading overnight northeast of Chico with evacuations in both Butte and Tehama counties Friday. Cal Fire said the fire is at about  348,000 acres and not any containment as of Saturday morning. The fire stood at 480 square miles and was moving quickly north and east after igniting Wednesday when authorities…

Rain chances continue midweek, but the risk for locally heavy rain and flooding is trending down. AUSTIN, Texas — With a high of only 81 degrees, Tuesday was the coolest afternoon in Austin since May 13. It has certainly been an odd stretch of weather over the past several days, with localized flooding and heavy rain taking place in what is typically the second-driest month of the year.  We’re still not done with rain chances,…

Rain chances continue mid-week, but the risk for locally heavy rain and flooding is trending down. AUSTIN, Texas — With a high of only 81 degrees, Tuesday was the coolest afternoon in Austin since back on May 13th. It’s certainly been an odd stretch of weather over the past several days with localized flooding and heavy rain taking place in what is typically the second driest month of the year.  We’re still not done with…