Iowa couple wins $2 million Powerball after losing home in tornado

Iowa couple wins $2 million Powerball after losing home in tornado

IOWA, USA — A couple who lost their home to a tornado struck it big after winning a $2 million Powerball jackpot. Tammy Gordy said she learned she won after checking the numbers on the Lottery mobile app on Sunday morning. Of course, she was in shock when she realized one of the tickets in her purse matched the numbers from the drawing. She said she plans to use the winnings to finish building a…

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Flooding in Houston disproportionately affects people of color, study finds

Flooding in Houston disproportionately affects people of color, study finds

Flooding on Glen Park on Houston’s northside during Harvey. Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/455298/455303″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> A pair of recent studies from Rice University looked at the different ways floods can impact residents and homeowners. One of the studies focused specifically on Houston and found that Black residents were disproportionately affected by multiple issues after flooding by Hurricane Harvey. The second study…

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How Hurricane Harvey taught a Houston ex-pat to appreciate his hometown

How Hurricane Harvey taught a Houston ex-pat to appreciate his hometown

An American flag hangs outside a flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/455300/455302″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> In 2017, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 showed those outside of Houston our city’s vulnerability to flooding and raised questions about our ability to develop and grow sustainably. And while those questions were on the mind of writer Micah Fields as he…

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How to Fight Fires in Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

How to Fight Fires in Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

More communities than ever are living with the perils of uncontrolled burns: But new documentary Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, narrated by David Oyelowo, suggests ways to make terrible events like the Taylor Creek fire less common and less deadly (Image Courtesy of Journeyman Pictures) In new documentary Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, fire has many personalities. It is an enemy too large to defeat, driving families from their homes and destroying everything in its path. It is a…

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Photos and videos | Hail falls across Houston area during severe weather

Photos and videos | Hail falls across Houston area during severe weather

HOUSTON — Storms fired up across the Houston area Friday evening, packing not only heavy rain and lightning, but some pretty big hailstones. Viewers sent us pictures and videos of hail in their area — some pea-sized and some as big as golf balls. Check out some of the photos and video below.  This video, sent in by a KHOU 11 employee, showed golf ball-size hail falling just north of downtown Houston. Some Houstonians even…

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