A federal grand jury in Houston has indicted DuPont as well as a former employee related to a fatal 2014 incident in La Porte. U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick said that they were indicted for knowingly violating requirements of federal safety regulations as well as negligently releasing a hazardous substance. On November 15, 2014, 24,000 pounds [...]
Around 2:30 a.m. Friday police were called to the area of Spencer Highway and Preston Road for a reported shooting. Officers found a car with three men inside, and the car took off to flee from police. A high speed chase continued onto Gulf Freeway. The driver of the vehicle lost control of the car [...]
A Deer Park man is in custody related to the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. Police say the man shot and killed a 28-year-old man from Atascocita Wednesday. They say the shooting took place in the Pecan Grove area of Baytown around 6:00 p.m. According to authorities, Marco Recio, the victim, had been visiting [...]
La Porte officials are investigating a deadly hit-and-run discovered late Wednesday night. Shortly before midnight an officer spotted the victim of the hit-and-run along the side of road in the 10900 block of W. Fairmont Parkway. The pedestrian was already dead when paramedics arrived on the scene. Police found car parts near the site of [...]
The Deer Park Shell plant was glowing early Tuesday morning as a result of flaring at the plant. For some the sight of flaring is normal, but for others it can be jarring. People as far away as I-10 and the 610 West Loop said they were able to see the glow. The Shell plant [...]
A man who was shot and killed while taking out trash in his driveway has been identified by his family as Jose Salache Granado. A neighbor of Granado said that the family was preparing to go to Mexico for the holidays. A week prior to Granado's death, another man was shot and killed while taking [...]
A fire at the Odfjell Terminal Houston facility on Port Road resulted in a shelter-in-place order in La Porte. The shelter-in-place order was lifted Friday, December 11. Odfjell said the fire happened in its Utility/Power pack area. During the shelter-in-place order, residents in the area were encouraged to stay indoors and turn off all HVAC [...]
Four Pasadena police officers were involved in a shooting Monday that killed the driver of a vehicle in a chase that ended in southeast Houston. Authorities say that the shooting was reported around 4 p.m. on Sabo Road near Fuqua Street. A Chevrolet SUV was reported stolen Monday morning in Houston. On-Star located the SUV [...]
The man who was wanted for allegedly shooting a man to death on a Pasadena sidewalk in 2018 has been arrested. Oscar Garcia has been arrested for allegedly shooting Nicolas Bautista in 2018 has been placed under arrest. On October 28, 2018, authorities responded to the shooting in the 200 block of Wafer Street in [...]
The family of a grandmother from Pasadena is pleading for answers after June Harvey was struck and killed while walking her dogs. The accident happened more than a week ago, and police and the family are still looking for answers in her death. Around November 20 at 8 p.m. the incident occurred near the intersection [...]