Quick Answer A 16-year-old Spring High School student died after being struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross the southbound lanes of I-45 near Louetta Road on Sept. 18. The death comes after Texas recorded 5,965 pedestrian crashes...
Quick AnswerThree people were killed Sept. 15 when a Los Angeles news helicopter crashed into a parking lot while covering a fatal bus collision. Aerial reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and Edy Gutierrez Mejia, a 29-year-old man on the...
Quick Answer In short: chemical plants flare to prevent explosions. Chemical plants flare during power outages because pumps, compressors, boilers and other equipment can be shut down while hydrocarbons remain hot and under pressure. Shutdown and...
Quick Answer Five airport cleaners were killed when a cargo jet operated by 21 Air as part of Amazon’s cargo network overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck their van. The NTSB has not determined the cause. In a similar...
Quick Answer California recently passed legislation targeting how medical liens are handled in personal injury cases, expanding driver screening requirements and reducing UM/UIM coverage minimums. This last point has residents deeply worried —...
Quick answer On August 26, 2026, Meta settled the attorneys general trial over teen social media addiction. Meta pays at least $12.1 billion over ten years, rising toward $17.1 billion if rival platforms adopt matching teen safeguards, and Texas...
A motorcyclist was killed early Sunday after striking the rear of another vehicle on State Highway 16 in San Antonio. Police arrested the other driver on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, but investigators have since said the driver’s...
Two frightening crashes within roughly 15 hours of each other sent vehicles over the barriers of elevated Houston-area freeways—first a car carrying three women, then an 18-wheeler involved in a multi-vehicle collision. Despite the...
Date Facility / location Incident type Refinery Description Jan. 14, 2026 HF Sinclair Navajo Refining LLC, Artesia Refinery — Artesia, New Mexico Small fire / flange leak A flange leak saturated insulation material and caught...
Just days after victims of the deadly Oak Cliff apartment explosion filed suit, newly released information shows that damage to underground natural gas infrastructure is not an isolated problem in Texas. It is a recurring statewide safety issue that...
