Category Archives: Local News

Law Office Offering Free Rides Home
If you plan on celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a cocktail or three, Gerling Law is offering a free safe ride home. The rides should start or end in either Evansville or Owensboro. Gerling will reim...
Amy Adams Mar 17, 2023 Free Images / CC

Police Pursuit Ends When Driver Hits Pedestrian Bridge
The Evansville Vanderburgh County Joint Drug Task Force attempted to pull a woman over for expired plates between Stockwell and Boeke Roads Thursday morning. Instead of stopping, she led police on a c...
Amy Adams Mar 17, 2023 Photo taken from EPD Facebook page

Carter Will Spend The Next 65 Years Behind Bars
A woman convicted last month of murder, rape and confinement is headed to prison for 65 years. That's the sentence handed down Thursday for Heidi Carter. The prosecution claimed a couple she met onlin...
Amy Adams Mar 17, 2023 Heidi Carter (Vanderburgh County Jail)

ACLU Suing Evansville Police Officer
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a suit against an Evansville police officer. The suit claims Officer M. Taylor initiated a stop on Uber driver Kendra Owens without probable cau...
Amy Adams Mar 17, 2023 Picture taken from EPD Facebook site

Hazing Is Now A Crime In Kentucky
Hazing is now a Class D felony in the state of Kentucky. Lofton's Law passed the Kentucky's House on Wednesday. Lofton Hazelwood was a Henderson native who died in an alcohol related incident while at...
Amy Adams Mar 16, 2023 Photo taken from Lofton Hazelwood Facebook

Man Arrested For Assaulting EVPL Employee
An Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library employee was assaulted just after 3:00 Wednesday afternoon. 33 Year old Zachary New of Henderson was seen on surveillance video pepper spraying the employee in...
Amy Adams Mar 16, 2023 Zachary New (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Grilling Too Close To House Causes Fire
A barbecue grill is likely the cause of a house fire in Henderson Wednesday evening. It happened on the 800 block of First Street near Alvasia Street. By the time crews arrived on scene smoke had vent...
Amy Adams Mar 16, 2023 Photo from the Henderson Fire Dept. Facebook site

Health Department Designs Program To Help Reduce Infant Mortality Rate
Southwest Indiana has a high infant mortality rate. Between 2011 and 2015, 180 babies died before their first birthday in Vanderburgh County. The "Pre to 3" program was designed by the Vanderburgh Cou...
Amy Adams Mar 16, 2023 Photo taken from Preto3program.com

Teen Faces Several Charges Including Murder And Attempted Murder
An 18 year old suspect who is reportedly recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound now faces charges of murder, attempted murder and residential burglary. An arrest warrant has been issued for Au...
Amy Adams Mar 16, 2023 Joe Gratz

Cannelton Man Faces More Molestation Charges
Investigators continue to find more victims of sexual child abuse against a Cannelton man. 32 year old Nathan Bary was arrested last week accused of one charge of child molestation. Another victim has...
Amy Adams Mar 15, 2023 Nathan Bary (Perry County Jail)


