Accidents and Emergencies

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (106+ words) When a food supplier or the FDA issue a safety recall, impacts can quickly spread from a single supplier to grocery stores, restaurants and kitchens across Texas before many shoppers realize a product... When a food supplier or the FDA…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (417+ words) Nearly half of low-income households say they would be unprepared if natural disaster struck. While the majority of Houstonians say they feel prepared for natural disasters, a recent survey by Rice University found that income was a determining factor in…...

2+ day, 25+ min ago   (1237+ words) The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate. A new Supreme Court term begins Monday with arguments in a blockbuster case about…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (423+ words) HOUSTON - Dr. David Persse, who recently retired after 30 years with the Houston Health Department, has died, according to city leaders. The Houston Fire Department shared on social media that Dr. Persse passed away on Monday surrounded by his family. According…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (347+ words) Marty Lancton, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, said his innovations “saved countless thousands of lives over the years.” David Persse — a former director of the Houston Fire Department's (HFD) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) — died on Monday, according…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (538+ words) Harris County has received a one-year extension to use federal funds for delayed post-Hurricane Harvey flood bond projects. In a video announcing the extension to use the federal funding on Monday, Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham blamed Harris…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (544+ words) Houston's Hill at Sims opened in May 2026 on a site that was designed to hold stormwater. The 100-acre park in the Sunnyside neighborhood sits on a Harris County Flood Control District detention basin with nearly 325 million gallons of storage capacity....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (438+ words) The Trump administration has begun shutting down an EPA lab in Houston that serves Texas and surrounding states without an immediate plan for how to test for pollution from the region's sprawling petrochemical industry during natural disasters and accidents, according…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (456+ words) Six of 33 people treated for contamination have been hospitalized at Munson Medical Center after the plane crash landed in Grand Traverse County Thursday. Munson Healthcare officials say they’ve treated 33 people for contamination, and six have been hospitalized after an F…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (88+ words) The Houston Police Department is investigating reports of a body found in the southeast Houston area. According to officials, a body was found in a bayou behind the Willow Creek apartment buildings on... HOUSTON - The Houston Police Department is investigating…...