A chemical company in North Carolina called Chemours was caught discharging GenX, an industrial byproduct, and it showed up in the drinking water. The chemical is now being brought to Deer Park each month by the company. GenX is used to make Teflon and other products such as fast food wrappers. Its trade name is [...]
In 2018 a leak at an oil refinery in Pasadena led to the release of thousands of pounds of toxic pollutants. Among the toxic pollutants included around 8,000 pounds of cancer-causing benzene. The Pasadena refinery is one of 10 from across the United States that exceeded the EPA's action level for benzene as of September [...]
A man is back in custody after he stole a police SUV and led police on a chase that ended in a crash in Pasadena. The incident started near Highway 225 as a traffic stop and ended around 2:30 a.m. Friday on Highway 228. The Pasadena Police Department said they took a man into custody [...]
A series of "chemical incidents" were reported at the ALTIVA Chemical Complex in La Porte last Monday morning. Flaring and odors were noticed as a result of the chemical incidents. The La Porte Chemical Complex is the largest merchant producer of specialty and custom phosgene derivatives in North America. The complex is located at 1901 [...]
Pasadena police are hoping that the public can help them find a man accused of continuously sexually assaulting a child. Eric Short, 36, is wanted for continuous sexual assault of a child, sexual assault of a child and possession with intent to deliver. Short is described as a white male, is 5'11" and weighing at [...]
Fire investigators southeast of Houston are looking for arsonists who burned a Pasadena restaurant. They are searching for a suspect or several suspects related to the fire. The fire occurred December 30, 2019 in the 900 block of Pasadena Boulevard. The restaurant that was burned was la Playita Bar & Grill. Crime Stoppers may pay [...]
A La Porte man missing in the Grand Canyon for 11 days was found safe on the canyon's South Rim. Martin Edward O'Connor was located last Thursday on the New Hance Trail, one of the Grand Canyon's most difficult trails on the South Rim. O'Connor was flown out of the canyon to undergo a medical [...]
Two workers died while cleaning a chemical tank in Pasadena, Texas. Deputies responded to reports of an incident at a chemical transportation plant on Underwood Road. The incident took place near West Fairmont Parkway around 1:30 a.m. Investigators believe that the workers were overcome by fumes. An investigation into the incident is underway. Source: ABC13.com, [...]
A Pasadena police officer was hospitalized after a crash at a Pasadena intersection Monday evening. According to authorities, the officer was on the way to a call at Bayshore Hospital when the accident happened. The accident occurred at the intersection of Spencer Highway and Watters Road. Authorities think that another driver ran a red light [...]
A former Pasadena police officer has been charged with assault. He's been accused of putting a dog leash around his stepson's neck when he was eight years old. McKay Christensen turned himself in Friday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest. The incident happened in 2017, when Christensen's stepson was walking a dog. [...]