A fire at a container business in Pasadena, Texas, sent two firefighters to the hospital recently. The fire at the container business broke out around 8 p.m. at Schutz Container Systems, which is located at 5000 Underwood. Firefighters had the fire under control about an hour later. Two firefighters were brought to Bayshore Medical Center [...]
The Pasadena Police Department conducted a prostitution sting last week, which resulted in 12 arrests. Pasadena investigators worked with an area motel to conduct the sting. Undercover officers arranged meetings at the motel; when the women arrived at the motel, often with male companions, they were arrested. Many of the male companions were also arrested. [...]
Four workers were hurt Friday in an explosion at a chemical plant along the Houston Ship Channel. The explosion happened Friday morning, according to Pasadena police, in the 2500 block of N South Street. SunEdison's spokesman said that the accident involved the company's silicon plant. Pasadena police confirmed that the explosion created no threat to [...]
Pasadena, Texas police are investigating what appears to be a hit-and-run after a man was found in front of a bank dead. Pasadena police responded to a call around 1 a.m. Sunday in the 4000 block of Spencer Highway in Pasadena after someone reported that they saw what appeared to be a body in the [...]
A Texas contractor was fined by federal labor officials last week after one of its workers succumbed to excessive heat at a refinery in Louisiana. JV Industrial, which is based in Pasadena, Texas, faces a fine of $7,000 for a serious safety violation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration claimed that the company failed to [...]
Two students are dead after a bus in Houston fell off an overpass Tuesday morning. Two female students who were on the bus were killed in the crash, and two male students and the bus driver were injured in the accident. The bus was carrying four students and was heading to Furr High School when [...]
Children's Protective Services has taken custody of two boys, ages 3 years and 14 months, who were left at a fire station in southwest Houston Monday evening. A hearing will take place to determine if relatives will be allowed to take the two boys who were abandoned at the fire station. The mother of the [...]
A man accused of shooting a sheriff's deputy Friday had spent four months in a mental hospital in 2012 in relation to an aggravated assault case. The man, Shannon Jaruay Miles, was declared incompetent to stand trial in that case. Miles was arrested Saturday on charges of capital murder as he was accused of shooting [...]
A Meals on Wheels driver was robbed in northwest Houston Monday morning at gunpoint. The driver walked away unscathed, but his car was stolen in addition to about $300 of meals meant for people in need. The robbery occurred at a senior citizen complex. The driver of the vehicle, who is a senior citizen, has [...]
A woman previously dated the man who is accused of shooting her as well as her husband and their six children. Before she was shot, she texted her mother to let her know that she was being held at gunpoint. Authorities had been alerted to problems in the home by the victim, Valerie Jackson's, mother. David [...]