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A sinkhole formed by an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 ...

Sinkholes can appear without warning, swallowing everything in their path. From Florida’s deep “Mystery Sink” to Texas’ ...

Repairs to a ruptured water main that caused a sinkhole in far East El Paso will begin next week, according to El Paso County on Friday, Feb. 28. As KTSM previously reported, a sinkhole opened up ...

Austin, Dallas, Houston and others face shortfalls. An analysis of the nation’s 75 biggest cities found that 54 are short of ...

In its Guajolote Ranch sewer decision, the TCEQ appears more invested in facilitating economic development than in protecting ...

Mars Hill Town Manager Nathan Bennett said Waffle House was forced to close the building due to structural damage related to ...

The most damage from sinkholes tends to occur in states like Texas, Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Florida, which lies entirely on an unbroken bed of limestone. Clip: Under most of Florida ...

Two sinkholes on I-80 in Wharton, N.J.​, along with what transportation officials are calling "a significant void" under the ...