Members of the Pasadena Fire Department and the Houston Fire Department battled an apartment fire this morning in Pasadena. The two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex the morning of Tuesday, November 9 at 4201 Fairmount. Officials say that the building began to collapse while firefighters fought the blaze. As of this morning officials [...]
A shortage of both trucks and drivers nationwide is causing backups around the country. Now some big-box retailers are using the Houston port as an alternative. A record number of import containers are arriving in the port daily. Officials say that the port is in its seventh straight month of double-digit growth. International factory shutdowns, [...]
Deer Park High School senior Zoe Templeton has been missing for about a week. Her mother, Tracy Byrd, has been searching for the missing 17-year-old. Templeton was last seen at the Windshire Apartments on 4415 Shaver Street located in Pasadena. Byrd says that Templeton left behind her wallet, charger and house keys. She also says [...]
A Dumpster fire in La Porte put a chemical storage container at risk over the weekend. Fire officials said that there was no leak, and no risk to the public. The fire was reported around 9 p.m. Sunday at South Coast Terminals. The La Porte Fire Department responded after reports of smoke coming from the [...]
Last week officials reported a chemical process upset at Nouryan Polymer Chemicals' Battleground site in La Porte. Nouryan is located at 730 Independence Pkwy South. Officials say that around 7:30 a.m. a chemical process upset incidence happened at the La Porte plant. Officials say that they worked with local authorities to resolve the chemical process [...]
A 17-year-old driver has been accused of running down three Houston valets. Monday he was charged with three counts of murder. In addition to being charged with three counts of murder, Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi has also been charged with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. The three valets were 18, 22, and 23 years [...]
Tonight, September 28, Texas is scheduled to carry out its third execution of the year. Rick Rhoades, who was convicted of killing two men 30 years ago, is scheduled to die of lethal injection. Rhoades, who is now 57 years old, was convicted of killing Charles and Bradley Allen in September 1991. Rhoades confessed to [...]
Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday that it would be selling its Permian Basin assets to ConocoPhillips. The sale will be $9.5 billion in cash as Shell shifts its focuses to clean energy. Shell is under pressure from investors, like many of the world's largest oil companies, to reduce fossil-fuel investments. Companies such as Shell are [...]
Some businesses in the Houston area are either delaying opening or have closed for the day due to Hurricane Nicholas. ABC 13 has created an ongoing list of schools, universities, businesses and more that are either delayed in opening or are currently closed due to approaching hurricane. View the updated list of closings and delays [...]
Mexico's state-owned oil giant, Pemex, agreed in May to buy Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s majority stake in the Deer Park refinery. The Deer Park refinery posted a rare net loss of $360 million this year. Its forced shutdown in February led the refinery to post losses through July. The refinery's debt has soared past $1 [...]