Complex sentence: Findlay was the largest city to be affected by this particular flood, thus, gathering a great deal of attention nationally from news agencies, including The Associated Press, CNN, USA TODAY, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, and the Washington Post.
Split into simpler sentences: Findlay was the largest city to be affected by this particular flood, making the focus on Findlay more publicly known. This flood gathered a great deal of attention nationally from news agencies including The Associated Press, CNN, USA TODAY, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, and the Washington Post.