Authorities in Deer Park are searching for a person of interest who fire more than 15 gunshot rounds at an apartment complex. Police say that on April 14 around 10:00 a.m. the person shot multiple rounds at the Falls at Deer Park. The apartment complex is located at 7201 Spencer Highway. Authorities say that the [...]
An overturned tanker in La Porte near State Highway 225 caused major delays on April 11. A crash involving the big rig was reported around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on Independence near SH 225. Officials did not share the cause of the tanker accident, but they encouraged drivers to avoid the area. Source: KHOU.com, "Overturned tanker [...]
A Pasadena woman whose exotic birds were stolen during a home invasion has been reunited with her pets. On March 21 Chelsea Leider said that someone broke into her home and stole seven of her parrots. She received four of her birds back shortly after they were taken, but the three that remained missing were [...]
Petroleum gas was being transferred from one tanker to another at the Pasadena INEOS facility last week, as something went wrong and led to an explosion and then a fire. One person was injured Wednesday at the INEOS chemical site. INEOS' website says that it is the largest producer of Phenol and Acetone. Officials from [...]
Human remains were found in a Pasadena bayou Monday, and investigators believe it to be 2-year-old Nadia Lee. Lee was suspected to be a victim of foul play when her body went missing last year. Lee's father, Jyron Lee, has been charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with Lee's death. She was [...]
Pasadena police say that they have a new person of interest related to a deadly hit-and-run that took place January 28 in Pasadena. A 24-year-old man was hit and killed by a truck near 3800 Watters Road around 5:30 p.m. on January 28, 2023. Authorities have released new photos from surveillance footage, and they believe [...]
The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce financial director has been accused of embezzling $1.6 million to fund trips and plastic surgery. Jamie Huffar, 46, is facing the following charges: False statement to obtain credit; fraudulent use or possession of identifying information; misapplication of fiduciary property or property of financial institution crime; and two counts of forgery [...]
Texas Molecular, the Deer Park facility that had reportedly agreed to help safely dispose of contaminated water from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has received 747,000 gallons of water so far. A spokesperson from Texas Molecular says that they have the capacity and ability to handle up to 230 million gallons annually of [...]
Water that was used to put out the railcar fire in East Palestine, Ohio is being transported to Deer Park for safe disposal. Texas Molecular, a company just outside of Deer Park, is permitted to dispose of hazardous materials such as this wastewater. About 50 railcars derailed on February 3, which sparked a fire that [...]
The FBI announced that they had opened an investigation into the Harris County Jail related to the deaths of two inmates. The sheriff's office requested the investigation, and the FBI is promising fair, thorough and impartial investigations. According to Harris County records 21 inmates died in custody in 2021. The total number of inmate deaths [...]