Category Archives: Local News

Kentucky Businesses And Residents Impacted By Deadly Storms Can Apply For Assistance
Last month Governor Andy Beshear requested a federal disaster declaration after six people died during severe storms over the Memorial Day Weekend. It was approved on Tuesday. Hopkins County Judge Exe...
Amy Adams Jul 25, 2024 Photo: Justin Sturgeon

One Person Killed In Crash On Waterworks Road
Vanderburgh deputies responded to a crash on Waterworks Road just after 3:00 pm Wednesday. They found a one-vehicle accident in which the driver was ejected. That person died at the scene. Waterworks ...
Amy Adams Jul 25, 2024 Dave Shaver / CC

Robbery Suspect Caught After Leaving Something Behind
An Evansville man was arrested earlier this week after leaving his cell phone behind. In May EPD was called to a home under construction on East Delaware Street. A worker told officers that he noticed...
Amy Adams Jul 25, 2024 Bobby Owen Wright (VCCC)

Things Are Hopping Once Again At Angel Mounds
An amphibian that mysteriously and suddenly vanished back in the 80s has been reintroduced at Angel Mounds. In March, eight crawfish frog egg masses were collected from a large population in Green Cou...
Amy Adams Jul 25, 2024 Photo from news release

Convicted Double Murderer Will Spend Decades Behind Bars
An Evansville man convicted in two murders has received his sentence. John Parker was found guilty in the murders of Michael Blankenship Junior and Mitchell Greathouse. It happened on Mt. Vernon Avenu...
Amy Adams Jul 24, 2024 John Parker (VCCC)

Health Department Holding Back-To-School Immunization Clinic
The Vanderburgh County Health Department is hosting a Back to School Immunization Clinic. The clinic will be held on July 30 from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Health Department. To ensure students are pr...
Amy Adams Jul 24, 2024 Photo from news release

Credit Card Skimmers Found At Evansville Businesses
Several instances of card skimmers found at Evansville businesses have the attention of Evansville police. These devices can be attached to point-of-sale keypads in stores or into card readers at gas ...
Amy Adams Jul 24, 2024 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com

Convicted Child Molester To Be Sentenced Next Month
A man has been found guilty of child molestation in Evansville. A jury decided Oscar Rax was guilty of two counts. During a forensic interview at Holly's House, the 8-year-old said that Rax sexually a...
Amy Adams Jul 24, 2024 Oscar Rax (VCCC)

Displaced Left Turn Education Event This Evening
Don't miss your chance to take the new Epworth intersection for a test drive before it opens. INDOT and the Lloyd4U team have an education event at Evansville Christian School from 5:00 to 7:00 this e...
Amy Adams Jul 23, 2024 Photo from "TheLloyd4U"

Three People Arrested At Liquor Store
A liquor store brawl ends with three people arrested and booked into the Gibson County Jail. Deputies were called to L & L Liquors in Fort Branch over the weekend to break up a fight. Once on scen...
Amy Adams Jul 23, 2024 GCSO


