According to Pasadena police, a 19-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Pasadena. The man was riding his bicycle and was riding northbound in the 4600 block of Red Bluff Road. He was struck by an unknown vehicle, and he was transported via Life Flight and pronounced dead at the hospital. The Pasadena [...]
Royal Dutch Shell Plc in Deer Park on Friday restarted a crude unit that was shut down February 14. The unit restarted was their small crude distillation unit (CDU) at its 318,000-barrel-per-day facility. The 70,000 bpd unit was shut in February by a pump seal failure. DU-1 is the last unit shut in February to [...]
A Pasadena man is in custody in connection with the murder of his 70-year-old neighbor. Gilbert Viera, 35, was accused of terrorizing a Pasadena family in addition to allegedly murdering his neighbor Patrice Ward in her sleep. Viera is accused of breaking into Ward's home in the 1000 block of Willow Oaks Circle last week. [...]
A child and a 35-year-old suspect got into a fight over spilled water, and the confrontation led to the 6-year-old girl being fatally shot. Pasadena police are investigating after the young girl was shot and killed Friday morning around 11:30 in the 3600 block of Shaver near Allen-Genoa Road. The suspect has been charged with [...]
A man's body was found dismembered inside a hotel room in southwest Houston Monday. Houston police say that they responded to a call regarding a fatal stabbing around noon at the Palace Inn, which is located in the 8200 block of the Southwest Freeway outbound service road near South Gessner. According to authorities, two men [...]
A body washed ashore Friday afternoon in Pasadena near the Hilton Hotel on Clear Lake. An investigation is underway. The Hilton Hotel is located at 3307 East NASA Parkway. Authorities say they're still investigating whether the person's death was a homicide. The identity of the individual has not yet been released. Source: Click2Houston.com, "Body washes [...]
A strong natural gas odor is being investigated by the city of La Porte. The smell is affecting the Deer Park and Pasadena areas. Officials say that investigators have not found any evidence of any dangerous air quality. Authorities are urging residents to take precautions if they are in a sensitive health group. Officials are [...]
The city of Pasadena has lifted its boil-water advisory. The city of Pasadena was advised by the Texas Commission on Environmental that tap water was once again safe for its residents to drink. The notification issued on Pasadena's social media platforms said that Pasadena residents without water or those with low water pressure may still [...]
Royal Dutch Shell Plc shut the CDUs (crude distillation units) at its Deer Park, Texas, refinery due to a malfunction Sunday. The 318,000 barrel-per-day facility shut down the 70,000-bpd DU-1 CDU and then the 240,000-bpd DU-2 CDU, according to sources. The CDUs were shut due to a failed seal on a pump that provides feedstock [...]
Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to begin restarting its gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) Monday night. The restart is scheduled to begin at its 318,000 barrel-per-day joint-venture refinery in Deer Park, Texas. The FCC was shut down on January 11 to repair a leak that followed a malfunction in the unit's expander. FCCS use a [...]