Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the early morning of July 4, floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country. In less than an hour, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet, ...

Scott Ruskan, a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard, helped coordinate the rescue of 165 people at Camp Mystic amid the deadly flooding in Central Texas on Friday, July 5 He set out with a team on ...

A local helicopter crew is recognized for their heroic efforts. Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard honored Lt. Patrick Lineberry and Petty Officer 2nd Class David Fanelli with the Coast Guard ...

The Coast Guard is announcing today that two of its new Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) will be named in honor of Coast Guard heroes who also served in the New York City Police Department ...

Often overshadowed by the Army, Navy, and Marines, the US Coast Guard played a vital but less-known role in World War II. In this video, we uncover five surprising facts about their service – from ...

The United States Coast Guard embodies the saying, "always ready." When forecasting natural disasters, however, those two words become much more than a motto -- they could mean the difference between ...

It was Scott Ruskan's first official mission as a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard Scott Ruskan, a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard, helped coordinate the rescue of 165 people at Camp ...

A young Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being hailed as a hero after saving 165 people at Camp Mystic amid the devastating flooding in Texas. Around 7 a.m. on Friday, July 4, Scott Ruskan was on duty at ...