The USPS has suspended service in a Pasadena neighborhood this week after a postal worker was shot at. The gunshots occurred Thursday on Sandlewood Drive near Sandlehurst. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), local law enforcement, the security arm of the USPS and crime prevention are investigating the event along with Pasadena police. Residents in [...]
The La Porte Office of Emergency Management shared reports of flaring at the La Porte LyondellBasell chemical facility. A Community Awareness Emergency Response was shared related to the incident on January 16. According to LyondellBasell, a Process Upset incident occurred around 2:00 p.m. at the facility located at 1515 Miller Cut-Off Road. The company said [...]
Severe storms in Pasadena yesterday left several homes several damaged. Monday’s storm triggered a tornado warning. One family’s carport is now hanging from a tree in front of their home as a result of the severe storms. Trees were uprooted as a result of the strong winds. Videos captured things such as trampolines being lifted [...]
A woman was caught on camera going into a Pasadena home to steal children's Christmas presents. Security camera footage shows a woman entering the Pasadena home and leaving with a trash bag and backpack filled with presents. The mother said that items stolen included Nintendo Switches, an iPad, a Playstation and more. She's hoping that [...]
Deputies have identified the driver of an 18-wheeler at the center of an hours long standoff on the I-10 East Freeway. The dramatic standoff caused traffic backups for several hours in both directions on I-10. The driver of the big rig has been identified as Trinidad Cutshall, and he will be charged with felony evading [...]
Jamie Huffar, a former financial director of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, pled guilty this week to stealing more than $1 million for plastic surgery and trips. Huffar was charged with misapplication of fiduciary property, fraud and forgery. She accepted a 15-year prison sentence as part of her plea deal. Source: KHOU.com, "Woman pleads guilty [...]
A "chemical emergency" in La Porte led to a shelter-in-place order and eight people being hospitalized. Authorities from the city of La Porte say that a chemical release of phosgene led to the emergency. The release occurred at ALTIVIA Speciality Chemicals. Officials said that the release of phosgene happened as a result of the rupture [...]
The body of a 66-year-old man was found in a Pasadena body of water the afternoon of December 5. The body of water where the missing man's body was found is located along Space Center Boulevard just south of Spencer Highway. Authorities say that the man had been reported missing a few days prior. The [...]
17-year-old Marissa Burke, a Deer Park High School student, has died as a result of being hit by a driver accused of being under the influence. Burke was walking home from school when the driver of the vehicle, 55-year-old Leland Smith, swerved onto the sidewalk and hit her. Burke later died at the hospital as [...]
Samantha Washington, 34, has been sentenced 25 years in prison and fined $5,000 for killing her ex-husband in front their 3-year-old. Washington and Gregory Kirk, 28, had been married with three children before separating. On May 11, 2021, Kirk was on his lunch break when Washington brought along their 3-year-old son. Washington then fatally shot [...]