Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) settled this week for $6.6 million with state and federal government related to their Deer Park chemical plant fire more than five years ago. The ITC fire that started March 17, 2019 burned for three days, which prompted a shelter-in-place order for residents. The fire released hundreds of thousands of barrels [...]
Flaring at a Deer Park Shell chemical plant that began after a power outage Thursday continued for days after the incident. While flares are part of emergency procedures to keep community members safe, the incidents have physical and mental impacts on communities. Authorities from the Harris County Office of Emergency Management and Pollution Control say [...]
A 15-year-old girl from Pasadena has been reported missing after leaving her home in the middle of the night. Elisa Carmona was last seen on March 12 at her home. Her mother believes she is in danger. She was last seen wearing black shorts, purple Crocs and a white shirt. She left with someone who [...]
All westbound lanes of the I-10 East Freeway were closed this morning in Baytown after an 18-wheeler crash left one person dead overnight. Authorities say that the crash happened around 3:00 a.m. Wednesday after the big rig hit a sign post. All inbound lanes of I-10 were closed as crews worked to clean up the [...]
An 18-year-old woman who was reported missing in Pasadena has been found safe. Authorities say that Kyla Nicole Lazcano had last been seen early Sunday morning at the Greentree Apartments located at 502 Betlway 8. Pasadena police say that Lazcano returned home safely Sunday evening. Source: Click2Houston.com, "18-year-old reported missing in Pasadena found safe," by [...]
Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information on the suspect who set a Pasadena business on fire on December 31. The man committed arson by setting fire to a business located in the 900 block of Pasadena Boulevard just after 12:00 a.m. The man was seen on video setting several fires on the [...]
A fire was reported around 2:00 a.m. Monday at a mobile home in Deer Park on Durant Avenue near Center Street. A young child was rushed to the hospital via Life Flight in critical condition with severe burns. Deer Park firefighters said that the home was already engulfed in flames by the time they arrived. [...]
The man who was caught on camera slashing tires of multiple vehicles in a Deer Park driveway earlier this month was arrested Wednesday after his mother confessed that it was her son seen in the footage. Seth Alexander Wright, 38, allegedly slashed 10 tires on three vehicles outside of a residence on Ellen Drive near [...]
On January 24, 2023, a tornado ripped through Pasadena and Deer Park and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The Pasadena Animal Shelter was filled with hundreds of animals and several workers during the storm that devastated the area. Local animal rescue groups, some from as far away as Austin, swooped in after the devastation [...]
A Deer Park family has been on edge since they caught a stranger using a knife to slash nearly a dozen tires in their driveway. Around 9:40 p.m. on a Wednesday evening, the family's security camera caught a man using a giant knife to slash the tires of three vehicles. The family's home is located [...]