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Two Killed, 20 Injured When Warehouse Explosion Shakes Houston

HOUSTON — A massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, killing two workers, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened residents from their sleep miles away, authorities said. The explosion happened about 4:30 a.m. inside a building at …

Houston Begins Cleanup After Almost 4 Feet of Rain Falls

Imelda’s rains have largely left Houston, but the city and the surrounding region are reeling from the fallout. Much of the area remains flooded, with homes and businesses damaged, hundreds of abandoned cars left on highways, water systems compromised and …

Investigators May Probe Houston Chemical Fire

Federal and local investigators are weighing a probe of the Houston chemical blaze as hazardous compounds waft near the burned-out site. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board “is following up on the incident and should be making a decision to send …

Chemical Fire Timeline Abandoned as Plume Towers Over Houston

As a towering plume of black smoke billowed a mile above Houston for a third day, local officials said they don’t know how long the petrochemical blaze that sent orange fireballs into the sky will continue. Five tanks holding gasoline …

Atlantic Specialty Lines Hires 32-year Insurance Industry Veteran, Suzy Popplewell-Baird

Houston, TX, October 16, 2014– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, auto, professional, and personal lines coverages, is announcing a major addition to their Houston office. Looking to solidify …

Houston Highway Awash in Beer as Truck Crashes

A beer-hauling truck accident in Houston has left two drivers slightly hurt and a leaky mess along a highway. Police say the two-vehicle wreck early Tuesday scattered dozens of cases of beer as the truck lost its load. Houston police …

Study Will Examine Houston Hurricane Storm Surge Protection Options

A new $4 million study will look at two ideas that have been proposed as ways to protect the Houston area from hurricane storm surges that could cause billions of dollars in damage and wreak havoc on the largest petrochemical …

GEICO to Open New Houston Area Claims Operation

GEICO Chairman Tony Nicely announced the company is opening a new claims operation in Katy, Texas. GEICO expects the office to grow to 400 associates by 2015 and up to 1,000 associates in the next three years. The office is …

Several Houston School Buses Burn in Barn Fire

Several school buses operated by a Houston-area school district have been damaged or destroyed during a blaze at the vehicle barn. Conroe Fire Department officials say nobody was hurt in the blaze that broke out around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at …

Caliber Collision Expands In Houston Market

Caliber Collision Centers announced that it has acquired four Hanley Brothers Auto Specialists locations in the greater Houston market. Caliber’s four shop acquisition represents more than 100,000 square feet of collision repair facilities. “Caliber’s acquisition of Hanley Brothers Auto Specialists …