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Two boys have died after they were swept away by water s from an open dam in Oklahoma City, officials say. Two boys have died after they were swept away by water s from an open dam in Oklahoma City, officials say. The incident occurred late in the afternoon on Monday when officials from the Oklahoma City Fire Department were needed for a water rescue emergency near the backside of Lake Overholser Dam, a large reservoir located within the city limits in the northwest Oklahoma City. MORE: Husband arrested for alleged hit-and-run murder of his own wife Two boys have died after they were swept away by water s from Lake Overholser Dam in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Monday, July 10, 2023. Twitter / @OKCFD “With the water gates open, the water currents were extremely strong,” said the Oklahoma City Fire Department on social media detailing their rescue efforts. “Four boys were fishing in the area and entered the water . The strong water currents pulled two boys under water while the ot...

Thousands of Burning Man attendees are being advised to shelter in place and conserve food and water amid muddy conditions. Thousands of Burning Man attendees are being advised to shelter in place and conserve food and water, as muddy conditions have shut off access into and out of the desert gathering. The sprawling event is held each year in what's known as Black Rock City, in the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada. Following heavy rains overnight, the gate and airport into and out of Black Rock City remain closed, organizers said. No driving is permitted at the site except for emergency vehicles. Dub Kitty and Ben Joos, of Idaho and Nevada, walk through the mud on Sept. 2, 2023, at Burning Man after a night of dancing with friends. Like many attendees, the two adopted playa names they are known by all week, and declined to give the names they use in the "default world." Trevor Hughes/Reno Gazette Journal via USA Today Network "If you are in BRC, conserve f...

Historically low water levels in the Mississippi River have allowed saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep up the river and into local water sources. More than a million people around New Orleans are now within weeks of saltwater polluting their water supply for the first time in 35 years as officials work around the clock to address the problem. Drought, subsidence, rising seas and manmade changes to the river have led to historically low water levels in the Mississippi River and allowed saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep up the river and into local water sources. Councilman Mitch Jurisch is among 4,000 people in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, who have already been dealing with high chloride levels in their water for months. The area encompasses the lowest part of the river before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. Councilman Mitch Jurisch discusses the effects of high chloride levels in the water in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. ABC News "We got the word on June 19 tha...

The Department of Justice charged three Florida men with kidnapping, waterboarding, and torturing a man. Two Florida brothers and another man were charged with federal kidnapping , water boarding, and torturing a man despite knowing he was not the target of their plot, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday. A man came out of his house on Oct. 13 in Plantation, Florida, and went into his apartment's parking garage between 7:30 and 8 a.m. when he was approached by three men, later identified as Jeffry Arista, Jonathan Arista, and Raymond Gomez, who brandished a firearm and told him to get in a black car with police lights, the complaint said. "Jeffry Arista asked the victim to identify himself, implying they had kidnapped the wrong individual. The kidnappers further confirmed this when they removed the victim's wallet from his pocket and checked his identification. At this point, the kidnappers began inquiring why the coworker was using the victim's car th...

California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the wettest years in recorded state history SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California ended its “miracle” water year on Saturday with enough rain and snow to fill the state's reservoir s to 128% of their historical average , making it among the wettest years in recorded state History . That's a welcome boon to a state that has spent much of the past dozen years in a deep drought, forcing state leaders to grapple with how the state should share and manage its water in the future. A series of winter storms in early 2023 busted the state's most recent dry spell. State officials measured 33.56 inches (85.2 centimeters) of precipitation through the end of September. California's “water year” begins annually on Oct. 1 so it can include all of the fall and winter months when California gets the bulk of its rain and snow. The state depends on those wet months to fill its reservoirs that supply wat...

Las Vegas residents are drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in at least one death LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas residents on Sunday were drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in at least one death. A marginal risk for excessive rainfall was expected on Sunday before conditions were likely to dry out for the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service. The heavy rainfall over the past couple of days resulted in 24 water rescues , including more than 30 vehicles stranded in water and about a dozen people rescue d from standing or moving water , according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. On Saturday morning Las Vegas Fire & Rescue found a body in northwest Las Vegas of an individual believed to have dr...

The manufacturing industry in Puerto Rico is putting the island's finite water supply at risk, experts told ABC News. The manufacturing industry in Puerto Rico is putting the island's finite water supply at risk, experts told ABC News. In the 1960s and 1970s, industries ventured to Puerto Rico as the result of a now-expired federal tax incentive known Section 936, which exempted businesses from federal income tax profits earned by U.S. companies in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. The incentive is widely regarded by experts as responsible for creating a fiscal crisis on Puerto Rico, as the island's economy remained stuck in a standstill due to its inability to generate wealth from the rapidly growing manufacturing sector. But with the expansion of industry also came severe environmental impact. MORE: Biden visits Puerto Rico after Fiona, commits to recovery 'as long as it takes' Pharmaceutical manufacturing, among the most prominent on the island, account...

Residents of an Arizona town have resorted to drastic measures to conserve and use water after the city of Scottsdale cut off its water supply due to the extreme drought. Residents of one Arizona town are findings way to get creative when it comes to saving water after their supply was cut off. On New Year's Day, the city of Scottsdale stopped providing water to the roughly 1,000 people who live in Rio Verde Foothills -- a suburb about 30 miles north of downtown -- due to the historic drought. Water haulers were allowed to fill up tanks at stations in Scottsdale and water was able to run through a standpipe because Rio Verde Foothills does not have its own water reservoir. MORE: 'Extreme' drought status nearly eliminated in California in wake of atmospheric rivers However, the city said because of the "unprecedented drought on the Colorado River," the city is not allowing any water to be transported outside of city limits to conserve water for its own resident...

Freezing temperatures in the Atlanta metro area caused pipes to burst and valves to freeze, resulting in little to no water pressure in many homes. Carol Yancey of the Atlanta metro area was planning to spend a festive Christmas holiday with her large extended family. But she said the threat of possibly contaminated water in Clayton County ended her holiday plans. Boil water notices were issued last weekend and this week in Georgia's Atlanta metro area counties, including Clayton, Butts, Forsyth, and parts of Dekalb, Haralson and Monroe. Freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst and valves to freeze, resulting in little to no water pressure in many homes. The Environmental Protection Agency has previously said that a loss of water pressure could potentially lead to contamination in the water. "This is the time you really get the community – the unity in it," Yancey, a community activist, said. "We're not waiting on elected officials. We're stepping up a...