Category Archives: Local News

Upper Mt Vernon Rd Closure today
Upper Mount Vernon Road will be closed between Meadowview and Diefenbach for road work today, Friday February 5, 2021. This road will be closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles from 9:30 am to...
Aaron Santini Feb 05, 2021 Alan Levine

EVPL Foundation hosting Spring Book Sale
The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Foundation will hold an alternative Spring Book Sale on Saturday, March 6 at EVPL Central. A bag of ten books for $5 or a bag of ten DVDs for $10 will be avai...
Aaron Santini Feb 05, 2021 Stewart Butterfield / CC

Temporary Jail Solution Mulled
Vanderburgh County sheriff Dave Wedding has an idea for a temporary jail expansion that will cost a fraction of the $89 million price tag fo a new jail extension. He told 14 news that his idea calls f...
Feb 05, 2021 Image courtesy of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

No Arrests Yet in Double Shooting
No arrests yet in a double shooting ealier this week. E-P-D units were dispatched to the 1400 block of Garvin Street Wednesday afternoon and found one person shot and numerous shell casings. Another v...
Feb 05, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

Traffic Ticket Scam
E-P-D says they've received word of a scam involving phony traffic citation. The victim receives an email featuring a fictitious citation and demanding payment within 72 hours via Easy Pay as one alte...
Feb 05, 2021 David Kynaston

Old National Events Plaza will become Evansville’s next coronavirus vaccination site
Old National Events Plaza will become Evansville's next coronavirus vaccination site, in partnership with the Vanderburgh County Health Department, beginning Tuesday, February 9. As many as 800 vaccin...
Aaron Santini Feb 04, 2021 Blake Patterson / CC

Princeton Police Seek Drive-By Shooter
Princeton Police are asking anyone with information on a drive-by shooting to come forward. On the evening of January 27, someone shot into a home in the 500 block of North Seminary Street. Captain Mi...
Feb 04, 2021 Jason Rojas / CC

Man Arrested for Child Porn
A Daviess County man is now in custody, accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. 63-year-old Homer Ray Stites was arrested after a search of his home in Maceo (MACY-oh) on W...
Feb 04, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Two Shot in Evansville
Two people were taken to the hospital after they were shot yesterday afternoon. Police say they found around 25 shell casings in the 1400 block of Garvin Street. One of the shooting victims was found ...
Feb 04, 2021 James Case / CC

E-P-D Officer Arrested
An Evansville police officer is facing charges of domestic violence and battery. E-P-D officer Jamarius Ward was arrested yesterday (Wednesday). The charges were brought following an E-P-D investigati...
Feb 04, 2021 Jamarius Ward (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)


