Dozens of teenaged boys were lured to a home in Pasadena, Texas in the 1970s with the promise of beer and marijuana. Dean Corll then murdered the boys. He was known as the "Candy Man" killer because he once owned a candy store. The young boys were lured to the home and then assaulted and [...]
Members of the Pasadena Fire Department and the Houston Fire Department battled an apartment fire this morning in Pasadena. The two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex the morning of Tuesday, November 9 at 4201 Fairmount. Officials say that the building began to collapse while firefighters fought the blaze. As of this morning officials [...]
Deer Park High School senior Zoe Templeton has been missing for about a week. Her mother, Tracy Byrd, has been searching for the missing 17-year-old. Templeton was last seen at the Windshire Apartments on 4415 Shaver Street located in Pasadena. Byrd says that Templeton left behind her wallet, charger and house keys. She also says [...]
Tonight, September 28, Texas is scheduled to carry out its third execution of the year. Rick Rhoades, who was convicted of killing two men 30 years ago, is scheduled to die of lethal injection. Rhoades, who is now 57 years old, was convicted of killing Charles and Bradley Allen in September 1991. Rhoades confessed to [...]
Early this morning reports of gunfire were followed by two people being shot in a Pasadena home. According to officials, the shooting, which left a woman dead and her husband wounded, took place in the 4200 block of Rainfall. Police say they first received reports of gunfire around 3:00 a.m., and then about an hour [...]
Two brothers who picked up dinner at a Pasadena Wingstop were robbed at gunpoint on the way back to their car. On Friday afternoon the two brothers picked up dinner at the Wingstop near Spencer Highway. While they were returning to their vehicle, they were approached by men with guns. The armed robbery occurred in [...]
Chevron is reportedly considering a permanent shutdown of the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) at its 112,229 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Pasadena, Texas. The company is considering options for reconfiguring the Pasadena plant. Idling the shut 52,000-bpd FCC would be part of converting the refinery in Pasadena on the Houston Ship Channel to a simpler [...]
A man shot in the head during a dispute related to a PlayStation console at a Pasadena hotel has died. According to documents, 23-year-old River Evans has been charged with murder after Victor Alvarado died. Police were called to the Pasadena Inn & Suites located on Pasadena Boulevard around 7:30 a.m. Alvarado was shot and [...]
Family members say that Gregory Kirk was lured to his son by his ex-wife, Samantha Washington, so that she could shoot and kill him. Tuesday in Pasadena, Washington used their 3-year-old son to lure Kirk outside so that she could then shoot him. Family members say that Kirk was a victim of domestic abuse and [...]
During a traffic stop in Pasadena Monday around 1 p.m., a man tried to ram his car into a police car, which led to the police shooting at the suspect. In addition to ramming the police cars, the suspect in the traffic stop also tried to lead the officers on a chase. While the suspect [...]