Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surrounded by trees and just a few dirt roads, Carter Lake is held in by the 21-foot deep Hardwood Pond Dam. Tucked away from ...

Polk County residents who evacuated over the weekend due to a hole in the Carter Lake Dam might have to wait three days until learning if it is safe to return home, the county's Office of Emergency ...

A bomb squad has responded to a suspicious items discovered Saturday night at an apartment complex in northwest Harris County, according to Harris County Pct. 4 constable deputies. Read full article: ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — The small but persistent leak at the Carter Lake Dam in Camden may have been caused by beavers, according to Polk County Emergency Management Director Courtney Comstock. Comstock ...

Officials in southeast Texas believe they may have discovered the cause of a dam breach that caused 30 homes to be evacuated in the nearby area. An eight-inch hole, discovered in the Carter Lake dam ...

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Polk County residents who evacuated due to a hole in the earthen embankment of the Carter Lake Dam were allowed to return home Monday, the county's Office of Emergency Management announced. The ...

Polk County officials lifted an evacuation order late Monday afternoon after damage to the Carter Lake dam prompted a flash flooding risk. Earlier Monday, officials in the community approximately 100 ...