Deer Park police investigate a man accused of posing as an officer to pressure a coffee shop employee into sending $780, with possible additional victims.
As the Houston area continues to grapple with the issue of homelessness, grassroots groups are stepping in to meet needs many say the city has been slow to address.
A shelter-in-place order was issued in Deer Park Friday morning after a chemical release at a processing unit.
A Houston-area mother who lost her 14-year-old daughter in an accidental shooting is urging safer gun storage as Houston city leaders say accidental child gun deaths are rising.
What started as a routine play at a Friday night football game has turned into a question of whether a coach intentionally hit a student athlete along the sideline.
The Deer Park community is rallying behind a local police officer who was involved in a major car accident while driving to work.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said there is an unknown odor at an industrial site "causing some to experience headaches and nausea."
Two students were hospitalized at Deer Park High School after they were hit by a fellow student driving an SUV recklessly in the school’s parking lot.
An update shared by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board revealed the two workers who died were trying to escape moments after a gas leak at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has installed a commemorative sign near the site of a fatal crash on SH-225 Eastbound, where Mya Sinceno-Martinez was killed by an impaired driver on September 21, 2024.
Authorities never formally disclosed a motive for the pipeline explosion that sent flames hundreds of feet into the air but were last reported to be treating the incident as a criminal investigation.
‘They are all lucky to have lived," Buzbee said on behalf of his clients in a lawsuit. "All three of them suffered significant orthopedic and exposure-related injuries as a result of the deadly gas cloud,"
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has released an update on their investigation into the deadly gas release that happened at the Deer Park PEMEX facility in October.
The dream of homeownership quickly turned into a nightmare for the Mounts family when they discovered a hidden hazard in their new home in the College Park subdivision of Deer Park.
A joint lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of Jose Wilfredo Perez Jr., a contractor who died in a fatal hydrogen sulfide gas release at the PEMEX Deer Park refinery on Oct. 10.
By 2024 checking your children’s Halloween candy is a must for many parents. In 1974, checking candy wasn’t a concern until an 8-year-old Deer Park boy died from a tainted Pixie Stix.
As Halloween descends upon us, we revisit the harrowing tale of Ronald Clark O’Bryan, Houston's own "Candy Man."
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Investigators said 911 operators could hear commotion in the background when they were called to the domestic disturbance. When they arrived, police said they saw a little girl running from the home and an armed man following her.
Records from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Science have identified the two workers who died during a deadly gas release at the Deer Park PEMEX facility last week.
One month ago today, a car crashed into a nearby pipeline in Deer Park resulting in an explosion and massive fire.
Deer Park residents expressed their frustration over the lack of timely notifications about the incident.
The family of Jason Scott, a worker killed in a chemical release at the PEMEX facility on October 10, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company and its partners.
Attorney Ryan Zehl of the Zehl & Associates Law Firm says he represents four contractors who were at the site when the deadly release happened last Thursday. The hydrogen sulfide release led to the deaths of two people and 13 others had to be hospitalized.
Following a release of chemicals at the PEMEX facility in Deer Park, several surrounding residents sought medical treatment, according to Houston attorney Ryan Zehl.
Harris County Pct. Commissioner Garcia joined Deer Park Mayor Mouton Friday afternoon in a news conference where he called out PEMEX’s communication after the deadly incident.
A hydrogen sulfide gas release at PEMEX's Deer Park facility resulted in two fatalities and several hospitalizations.
A deadly hydrogen sulfide leak at the PEMEX facility in Deer Park claimed two lives and sent 13 others to the hospital.
Deer Park faced significant challenges when technical issues with the CodeRED emergency alert system left many residents uninformed during a fatal chemical release at the PEMEX plant.
After the pipeline fire in Deer Park, questions have been raised regarding the secureness of the pipeline area.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will speak to the public Thursday after walking around the area with Deer Park officials to access the damage left behind from the pipeline explosion.
A fire that burned for four days after a pipeline explosion in the Houston suburbs burned out Thursday after the once-towering blaze put hundreds of nearby homes under evacuation orders.
While residents in Deer Park are dealing with the aftermath of the pipeline fire, making it difficult to breathe for some people, especially with another air quality alert.
Residents in the Deer Park area are finally able to return home as progress is made on the pipeline fire that erupted after an SUV drove over a natural gas pipeline, causing an explosion.
A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs is burning for a third day, with officials saying they don’t expect it to be extinguished until sometime Thursday evening.
Amber Leal was at work and noticed video of large flames on the TV. A pipeline fire was in full force in Deer Park. She noticed the cross streets on the screen were in the East Meadow neighborhood.
According to Hidalgo, Energy Transfer, the company who owns the pipeline, is currently working to isolate the part of the pipeline closest to the burn by “clamping” the pipeline at the south side of the burn.
A routine trip to Walmart turned into a nightmare for Cherie Richard and her husband as they witnessed a vehicle crash into a gas pump in Deer Park, causing a massive explosion.
Officials have issued an air quality warning for Deer Park due to smoke from an ongoing fire, posing a health risk to sensitive groups such as children, pregnant women, older adults, and people with respiratory conditions.
Sky 2 our KPRC 2 helicopter hovered over the pipeline fire the following morning after it was reported and found the flames were still shooting out.
Property owners dealing with losses caused by the massive pipeline fire in Deer Park fire are still trying to process the news. Soon, many of them will begin an insurance claims process.
The City of La Porte is beginning to reduce the restrictions in the areas surrounding the pipeline fire in Deer Park.
Monday morning, a frightening situation unfolded in Deer Park, as high-reaching flames exploded from a pipeline. Firefighters are working to contain the situation, and emergency officials are recommending people in the area to evacuate.
A few Pasadena police officers took it upon themselves to check on a home that was a few yards away from a large pipeline fire in Deer Park.
A massive pipeline fire in Deer Park, Texas, has led to significant evacuations and concerns over the intense flames and thick black smoke.
Officials say a massive pipeline fire that has burned for hours near Houston began after vehicle struck an above-ground valve after driving through a fence.
Officials say Spencer Highway is currently closed in both directions and the area surrounding Walmart and H-E-B is blocked off to traffic.
Don’t panic! Residents in the Houston area may think there’s a huge fire in Deer Park, but no worries, it’s just flaring, according to Shell Chemical Company.
Several parents in the Twin Villas neighborhood off Red Bluff in Pasadena say they’re upset with a change by Deer Park ISD leaders on school bus pick-up locations.
A man was shot and killed in Deer Park after police say he charged at them while they were responding to a disturbance call Wednesday morning.
A 16-year-old boy in recovering after he was carjacked and shot in the chest in front of his mother Tuesday night.
Investigators said the gunman shot, and carjacked the 16-year-old in front of his mother and was captured shortly after a chase in southwest Houston.
One little detail makes the account’s presence particularly bizarre: The City of Deer Park Police Department doesn’t have an account on X.
The Houston OEM has provided several useful tips on how to separate debris after a severe weather event.
2 people were injured in a shootout in north Houston, stemming from a belief that they were being followed by another vehicle.
2 people were injured in a shootout in north Houston, stemming from a belief that they were being followed by another vehicle.
The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 Texas public water systems have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one.
A 10 year-old was flown to the hospital after a mobile home caught on fire Monday morning, according to the Deer Park Fire Department.
Imagine waking up in the hospital with no arms or legs. It sounds like a nightmare, but it was a reality for Sherri Moody.
A Deer Park family is on edge after they say a complete stranger showed up at their door wielding a giant knife, then slashed nearly a dozen tires.
On Jan. 24, a tornado tore through southeast Houston, Pasadena, Deer Park and Baytown.
The mother of a Deer Park High School student who was killed in a crash caused by an alleged intoxicated driver this month has died after a battle with cancer, her family announced.
Dozens of families say their Thanksgiving was ruined because a caterer they hired didn’t deliver, and despite pre-paying, many of them still haven’t seen their turkey.