Category Archives: Local News
Judge Grants Motion To Drop Charge Of Escape For Fugitive
A judge in Lauderdale County has granted the State of Alabama's motion to drop a charge of escape against Casey White. Prosecutors will instead take the case to a grand jury to get a formal escape cha...
Jun 10, 2022 Picture from EPD facebook
Inmate Escapes While Receiving Medical Treatment
Authorities are searching for escaped inmate from Daviess County Kentucky. 21 year Mary Eggleston was receiving medical treatment at Owensboro Regional Health around 6:30 last night when she left. She...
Jun 10, 2022 Mary Eggleston, Courtesy of the Daviess County Jail
Convicted Child Molester Sentenced To Federal Prison
An Evansville man was found guilty of the production and attempted production of sexually explicit materials involving minors. 45 year old Christopher McGee will spent the next 24 years in federal pri...
Jun 09, 2022 Christopher McGee, Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail
West Side Landmark Being Restored
The owner of the West Side's Big Top restaurant is no longer looking for artists to renew the business's sign. Instead, Joe Hardesy is looking for a curator to help restore the sign that has been a we...
Jun 09, 2022 Picture taken by Amy Adams
USDA Offering Waivers To WIC Recipients
The U.S. Department of Agriculture along with Women Infants and Children are offering waiver benefits to families for baby formula not normally allowed on the program. WIC officials in Kentucky say th...
Jun 09, 2022 nerissa's ring / CC
Autopsy Scheduled Today For Newborn
An autopsy is scheduled today for 13 day old Wade Wilson. He was found not breathing when police arrived at a house on West Oregon Street Wednesday morning. The mother, 26 year old Taylor Smith told d...
Jun 09, 2022 Taylor Smith/Timothy Wilson, Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail
Grandson Charged With Grandmother's Death
The grandson of an 85 year old woman found dead last weekend on East Michigan Street has now been charged with her murder. Betty Ann Stevens was found in her back yard. An autopsy showed she died of s...
Jun 09, 2022 John Stevens, courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail
Local Business Will Eliminate Several Jobs Next Month
A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification was issued to Leed Selling Tools Corporation. The company will permanently cut 74 jobs at their Ireland, Indiana facility and 7 jobs in Evansville after...
Jun 09, 2022 Sean MacEntee / CC
Grandson Of Murder Victim Accused Of Fighting Police
The man who made the 911 call to report the death of his grandmother is facing charges. When officers arrived to the home of Betty Ann Stevens her grandson 40 year old John Stevens allegedly threatene...
Jun 08, 2022 John Stevens, courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail
30 Years Is The Sentence For Owensboro Teen
The man a Kentucky commonwealth attorney says is "evil" was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Jaikorian Johnson was found guilty of second degree manslaughter in the death of 15 year old Corbin Henry i...
Jun 08, 2022 Jaikorian Johnson, Courtesy of the Daviess County Jail
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