Pasadena police say that they're interviewing a person of interest related to a string of women who were attacked after leaving gyms. Thanks to a Crime Stoppers tip, police say they were led to the suspected vehicle. At the time of the tip the vehicle was parked at the 5800 block of Alvarado Drive. Several [...]
A Pasadena police officer is recovering in the hospital as a result of being accidentally struck by another police officer. The incident happened Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of a fire station. The officers were on the way to help a La Porte police officer who got into an altercation with a man in [...]
Chevron closed a $350 million deal to buy the Pasadena refinery owned by Petrobas last week. Petrobas is the Brazilian state oil company. The 466-acre Pasadena complex is Chevron's first facility in Texas, second facility on the Gulf Coast. The refinery can process more than 100,000 barrels a day of light crude oil. The Pasadena [...]
A violent carjacking in the Pasadena area left a woman injured and a teen in CPS custody. The carjacking occurred around 1 a.m. on Axilda Street near Vinett Street on the morning of April 30. According to reports, a 29-year-0ld woman and a 16-year-0ld runaway arrived at a home in the neighborhood when several people [...]
The National Weather Service has confirmed that some of the damage from Sunday's storms came from a tornado. The EF-1 tornado touched down in Pasadena on Shaver Road near Fairmont Parkway. According to the NWS, the tornado lasted two minutes and traveled 30 yards. The tornado's top speed was 90 mph. Trees and power lines [...]
A man has been accused of impersonating a Pasadena Independent School District official in early December. Alfonso Lira, 27, has been accused of trying to enter an administration building. According to court documents, he left several voicemails claiming to be the "district owner" and a "trustee." He also allegedly threatened to fire several people and [...]
LyondellBasell has launched contract talks with nearly 500 union workers at its Houston oil refinery. The talks have begun nearly three years after they and thousands of other refinery workers walked off job sites in a national strike. The current contract started in 2015 and expires January 31. A new contract would be combined with [...]
One man was hospitalized and listed in stable condition this morning after a shooting at a Pasadena apartment. According to Metro Video, the shooting took place at the Sycamore Gardens Apartments. The SWAT team assisted Pasadena police because the alleged gunman refused to exit the apartment. While the identity of the man and his charges [...]
Pasadena police arrested a man Monday evening who is suspected of being linked to several robberies in the area. The Pasadena Police Department say they arrested the suspect after a robbery at a Dollar General in the 6400 block of Spencer Highway. Police say that the man matches the description of a man involved in [...]
Multinational chemicals firm LyondellBasell has begun work on its $2.4 billion Pasadena manufacturing plant. The new plant will span 140 acres and will manufacture propylene oxide as well as tertiary butyl alcohol. Both chemicals are used in the production of consumer goods such as bedding, carpeting, furniture materials and more. Officials expect the plant to [...]