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 [...]
A Dow Chemical subsidiary has locked out more than 200 workers at its chemical plant in Deer Park. Negotiations for a new labor contract broke down Monday, according to the company and the union. Dow and United Steelworkers Local 13-1 have been in contract talks for the Deer Park site since February 14. The employees [...]
The owners of the popular Monument Inn say the ITC fire is costing them $22,000 a day. Their street is closed to customers while cleanup continues as a result of the fire. Bob and Ann Laws filed damage claims against ITC as the restaurant's insurance company has refused to cover losses. As of earlier this [...]
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 [...]
United States investigators are hoping to enter the site of the ITC storage facility in Deer Park, Texas, this week. They hope to find a cause for the disaster and to determine if the operator followed safety regulations. Fumes from benzene-containing fuel and fear of more fires have kept investigators out of the site. Investigators [...]
The state of Texas is suing Intercontinental Terminals Company for violating the Texas Clean Air Act. The lawsuit is related to the giant fire at the company's Deer Park petrochemical facility. In addition to the state, four La Porte residents have sued ITC. They're seeking damages of more than $2 million. The U.S. Chemical Safety [...]
Two more chemical tanks caught fire at Intercontinental Terminals Co. overnight in Deer Park. The intensification of the fire occurred after water pressure dropped. Eventually water pressure was restored, and emergency crews continued to battle the fire overnight. Most of the chemicals identified in the fire are used to produce gasoline. Short-term exposure to the [...]
Grecia Solano of Channelview found her bedroom window busted in when she returned home from work Tuesday afternoon. She said that her 3-month-old miniature poodle Watson had been stolen rather than electronics or jewelry. Surveillance video from Solano's home shows a man coaxing Watson into his arms and then leaving with the dog. Solano has [...]
On Friday a formaldehyde truck overturned in La Porte, which blocked Fairmont Parkway for the morning commute. Officials said there was no danger to the public, but the accident caused traffic snarls on Friday morning. A hazmat crew was on the scene as a precaution. According to the CDC, formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable gas [...]
Three people aboard a cargo jet that crashed in a bay near Houston, Texas did not survive. The cargo jet had been contracted by Amazon. The Boeing 767 jetliner was flying from Miami to Houston when it plunged into Trinity Bay near Anahuac Saturday afternoon. According to officials, the prospect of anyone surviving the crash [...]