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Clean-up, recovery continue in North Texas after devastating and deadly May tornadoes
For many victims of the tornadoes, the hardest battle is to get money from their insurance companies.
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For many victims of the tornadoes, the hardest battle is to get money from their insurance companies.
This spring brought an extraordinary amount of rain, thunderstorms, and tornadoes to North Texas.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there had been 11 confirmed disasters so far this year with losses exceeding $1 billion, with the total price tag topping $25 billion.
That same parent thunderstorm that produced the tornado in Henderson County also moved through Van Zandt County.
The past 40 days have been challenging for the farmers and ranchers in Texas. According to the Texas Division of Emergency Management, more than 500 have reported storm and flood-related damage and loss.
Officials say they found a wiring issue Wednesday, where power is drawn from the building. They say the issue has been fixed and the siren is back in service.
Over 110 people stopped by the Valley View Community Center for help Wednesday. Aurora Ortiz came in because she needed help with a funeral for a tornado victim.
The scenes of devastation in the tight-knit community are mind-boggling.
"Take pictures of it, list it out, take video of it if you can."
Jeff Collinsworth said he can still hear Saturday's tornado in Valley View and his neighbor's piercing cries for help.
"We're all brothers, no matter where we come from, what we do, or what our background is, and we take care of each other."
"Everything's gone, it's devastated. It's our life's work."
"I thought 'If I die, then I want people to know how I die.'"
The walls of the gas station may have crumbled in the face of wind speeds up to 135 miles per hour as a tornado raced through Saturday night., tossing tractor-trailers into the building with ease and smashing windows, but this building served as a refuge for more than 125 people.
Three of the horses made it to safety, five weren't so lucky as winds up to nearly 165 mph tore through the countryside.
A tornado destroyed parts of Valley View. At least the damage can produce a recovery path. The lives lost Saturday night won't come back.
As of Monday, NWS Survey teams say four tornadoes hit North Texas Saturday night.
"All of a sudden, we felt the air get sucked right out, so we went running in. When I was running to the cooler, I could see the ceiling heave up."
Governor Greg Abbott, state and local officials and non-profits are responding to the storms that left at least seven dead in North Texas.
The powerful tornado that struck North Texas Saturday night destroyed multiple homes at the Ray Roberts Marina.
Residents and business owners continue to clean up the mess left behind after an EF-2 tornado ripped through Temple Wednesday night.
The damage left behind from the tornado is unclear.
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"Jesus was with me. He led me there."
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Clouds will linger overnight, especially to the east. Rain chances will remain at 20% or less.
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Supporters argue the proposal, requiring all businesses operating past midnight to acquire a "Specific Use Permit," is to continue making the area safer.
The announcement comes after Gateway's founding pastor Robert Morris resigned over sexual assault allegations.
Leaders of the Southlake-based megachurch said they sought the "advice of many well-respected pastors and ministry leaders" before coming to the decision.
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The former president called Harris a "happy warrior" and vowed to do all he can to help her defeat former President Donald Trump in November.
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Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
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McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
Tahjana Lewis suffered burns to her chest, arms and legs, according to a recent lawsuit the Connecticut woman filed.
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Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Consumer confidence in the deal remains as unguaranteed as a nod from the feds.
Dallas-based American Rounds says more than 200 stores in Texas are requesting a machine.
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"Oftentimes, it takes something like messing up the national anthem on live TV in order for a person to get some help."
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Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
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