News

‘Is It Safe?’ As Parents Weigh Risks of Summer Camps, Owners Review Safety Measures.
Camp officials across the country said they had heard from worried parents after the Texas floods. As they try to reassure ...
Girls as young as 7 were startled awake by flooding that devastated their beloved Camp Mystic. How the deadly tragedy unfolded
The emergency weather alert had come early Fourth of July morning: There would be life-threatening flash flooding in Kerr ...
Heroics of Texas camp counselors cast spotlight on those who oversee millions of US kids each summer
As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to ...
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's 14-Year-Old Sister Evacuated from Texas Summer Camp on a Chartered Plane amid Deadly Flooding
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's little sister, Paisley, was at a camp on a smaller arm of the Guadalupe River. The 14-year-old ...
How Texas' land rules allowed camps to operate in flood-prone areas
The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more ...
Map Shows Texas Girls' Camp Where Dozens Drowned Was Located in High-Risk Flood Zone
At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now ...
Almost 20 Camp Mystic cabins were in known flood zone — despite recent $5M overhaul of century-old site
At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely ...
Faith-based camps like those hit by Texas floods are rite of passage for many. They’re now grieving
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and MARIAM FAM Texas’ catastrophic flooding hit faith-based summer camps especially hard, and the ...