Naomi Augusta Riggs, 96, of Liberty went to be with the Lord on Dec. 8, 2023 with family and friends by her side. She was born on May 14, 1927, in Ninnekah, OK to parents John and Ruby Cofer. She married her husband of sixty-three years N.J. Riggs in 1946 and spent time traveling with him and his work to numerous states until they finally settled in Liberty. Naomi served the
weak hear the rain drops. they re expecting to get a lot more. we ll get back to drew. i want to go to brian todd now at george bush international airport in houston, texas. he s been covering this from the beginning. i understand you have news about an emergency situation at a chemical plant in crosby, texas. tell us about that. reporter: that s right, don. this facility is it crosby is east of houston. several miles east of houston, still in harris county on liberty county line. harris county is the county where houston is located. this is well east of houston, crosby is where this plant is operated by a company called arkema incorporated. it has had to evacuate employees from the peroxide plant there. it s got about 40 inches of water from flooding inside the plant. and it s the backup generators have all failed. they ve got no power in the plant. the cooling systems for whatever operates the machinery that