On July 25, 2026, a shrimp boat identified as the Capt. Peter II caught fire while docked at the Allen C. Williams Boat Yard in Pensacola Bay behind Joe Patti’s in Pensacola, Florida. According to the Pensacola Fire Department, crews were dispatched at approximately...
On July 23, 2026, a Union Pacific train struck a FedEx Mercedes-Benz Sprinter near State Highway 81 and FM Road 67 in Hill County, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS reported that the Sprinter was traveling west on a private drive when it...
On Sunday, July 26, 2026, a driver was killed after a vehicle struck a parked 18-wheeler in east Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. Investigators reported that the car was traveling northbound on Dorsett Avenue near Pillot Street at approximately...
On July 22, 2026, one person was killed and four others were injured in a crash involving two pickup trucks on FM 121 in Grayson County, Texas. According to a preliminary investigation by state troopers, an eastbound Ram pickup veered into the opposing lane and...
On July 24, 2026, a fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Mission Ridge Road and West Parker Road in Plano, Texas, according to the Plano Police Department. Police reported that the crash happened at approximately 2:40 p.m. when a Nissan Frontier traveling...
On July 23, 2026, two people were injured in a crash involving two 18-wheelers on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10, also known as the Katy Freeway, near State Highway 99 in west Harris County, Texas. According to Harris County Emergency Services District No. 48,...
On July 25, 2026, two people were shot during an incident involving teenagers at Deerbrook Mall in Humble, Texas, according to the Humble Police Department. Authorities reported that the call for a shooting inside the mall came in at approximately 6:38 p.m. Humble...
On July 21, 2026, an SUV crashed into the front of a Dollar General store on Cottage Road near North Saint Mary Street in Carthage, Texas, according to the Carthage Police Department. Police reported that the driver, described as an elderly woman, accidentally pressed...
On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, emergency crews responded to a structural collapse at a gas station on FM 1314 at Lazy Lane in Porter, Texas. According to the Porter Fire Department, crews were dispatched shortly after 11:00 a.m. for a confined space incident that was...
Barge workers perform difficult and dangerous work on rivers, canals, ports, terminals, shipyards, and inland waterways. They may serve as deckhands, tankermen, engineers, captains, mates, welders, mechanics, cargo workers, cleaners, inspectors, or contractors. Their...