Early this morning Pasadena and Houston firefighters were on the scene of a large apartment fire in Pasadena. The fire was reported before 5 a.m. Tuesday morning at Shaver Street and Allen-Genoa Shaver. A husband and wife were pulled from the fire and are reported to have injuries. Just before 7:30 a.m., it was reported [...]
Early this morning reports of gunfire were followed by two people being shot in a Pasadena home. According to officials, the shooting, which left a woman dead and her husband wounded, took place in the 4200 block of Rainfall. Police say they first received reports of gunfire around 3:00 a.m., and then about an hour [...]
Officials in La Porte issued an "all clear" around midnight Sunday after reports of a mystery odor coming from Lubrizol Corp in Deer Park. The shelter-in-place order for Seabrook was lifted Monday morning. The odor was identified as mercaptan, which is also known as methanethiol, and is an organic sulfur matter. The odor has been [...]
An accident involving an 18-wheeler left one man dead. The accident happened at 7400 La Porte Freeway not far from Independence Freeway. An 18-wheeler was stopped on the shoulder of the highway, and a driver rear-ended the truck. The man, who is said to be Hispanic and between the ages of 20-30, was pronounced dead [...]
A chemical leak Tuesday night at LyondellBasell Industries in La Porte killed two people and left dozens others injured. Crews responded to reports of an incident inside the acetyls unit at LyondellBasell Industries. The plant is located at 1515 Miller Cut-Off Rd., around 7:35 p.m. 100,000 pounds of acetic acid was released in the chemical [...]
Residents near the Dow chemical plant in La Porte were evacuated last week after a tanker with dangerous chemicals was found venting. The alert first came around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning after workers found a tanker trailer with hydroxyethyl acrylate venting. The evacuation order continued for some overnight, but most residents were cleared to return to [...]
Two brothers who picked up dinner at a Pasadena Wingstop were robbed at gunpoint on the way back to their car. On Friday afternoon the two brothers picked up dinner at the Wingstop near Spencer Highway. While they were returning to their vehicle, they were approached by men with guns. The armed robbery occurred in [...]
Chevron is reportedly considering a permanent shutdown of the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) at its 112,229 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Pasadena, Texas. The company is considering options for reconfiguring the Pasadena plant. Idling the shut 52,000-bpd FCC would be part of converting the refinery in Pasadena on the Houston Ship Channel to a simpler [...]
Harris County is working to give out nearly $2 million to people who are behind in rent. The money comes from the federal government, and the money needs to be used by the end of July. Federal evictions protections will be over by the end of July. The money remaining in the pot can help [...]
Thieves stole 20 catalytic converters from a La Porte car dealership last week. Bayside Mitsubishi is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to arrest of the individuals who stole the catalytic converters. The dealership's manager, Rod Cevallos, says that surveillance footage shows two people entering the property early Tuesday morning. Thieves have been [...]