Texas City refinery fire prompts shelter-in-place
The fire is said to be at the Marathon Refinery. A shelter-in-place is in effect from 14th Street to 34th Street.
Garden Grove chemical threat: 40,000 evacuated as overheated tank faces explosion or leak
An unmitigatable overheated chemical tank containing toxic methyl methacrylate at GKN Aerospace has forced the evacuation of 40,000 residents in Garden Grove, Westminster, Stanton, and Anaheim.
6.0 earthquake shakes Hawaii’s Big Island
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island late Friday night, shaking communities across the island’s western side and triggering several aftershock.
Pedestrian hit, killed by tractor-trailer on North Freeway
Authorities said a pedestrian was killed while attempting to cross the North Freeway early Saturday morning.
Houston police investigate shooting outside corner grocery store
Houston police are investigating after a man was found shot outside a corner store Friday night.
Chicago-area boy had planned school shooting, had gun, ammunition, police say
A suburban boy had planned to commit a school shooting and had a gun, ammunition and knives before being hospitalized on Friday, police say.
1 dead, 1 injured in Houston apartment shooting
Houston police are searching for the person responsible for a Friday night shooting that left one man dead and another injured.
Former Border Patrol agent in Texas pleads guilty to defrauding taxpayers
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent stationed in Texas has pleaded guilty to defrauding taxpayers.
Abandoned RV torn down in Acres Homes days after FOX 26 report
Two days after FOX 26 reported about an abandoned RV in Acres Homes, residents watched in glory as as the weeks-old eyesore was torn down.
Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport added as entry location for select passengers amid Ebola outbreak
The U.S. State Department has announced that Bush Intercontinental Airport has been added as an entry airport for select passengers amid the Ebola outbreak.
Former Magnolia ISD teacher charged with improper relationship between educator, student
A former Magnolia ISD teacher has been charged with improper relationship between an educator and a student, according to court records.