Category Archives: Local News

Washington Redskins Announce Retirement Of Name and Logo
Here's the statement: pic.twitter.com/wFvTxdUP9s - Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 13, 2020 There are no replacements being announced yet but there are some rumored names out there right now. You...
Sarah Pepper Jul 13, 2020 C Watts / CC

Climate Action Plan
A team connected with the Evansville Mayor's Office is working on charting the expected quality of air thirty years from now. The Climate Action Plan looks for ways to slow or stop emissions from gree...
Jul 13, 2020 Stock Catalog / CC

First Federal Execution in Nearly 2 Decades Cleared
The first federal execution in 17 years is cleared to take place today. An appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that had stayed the execution of 47 year old Daniel Lewis Lee. Lee was schedule...
Jul 13, 2020 James Kerwin / CC

Green Turtle Bay Fire Investigated
Kentucky fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a blaze that sank nine boats. The fire caused considerable damage to Pier 11 at Green Turtle Bay Marina Sunday morning. No one's hurt.
Jul 13, 2020 Erin Buonocore / CC

Trial Backlog in Vanderburgh Courts
Jury trials are due to start moving through Vanderburgh County Courts on July 20, yet it will still take considerable time for a backlog of cases to be relieved. A published report says about 180 defe...
Jul 13, 2020 Brian Turner / CC

Mayor's Order to Mandate Masks
More details should be available early this week about Mayor Lloyd Winnecke's impending mask order. The mayor said last week that he would issue an executive order that masks be work in public, effect...
Jul 13, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC

REO Concert Postponed One Year
REO Speedwagon will wait a year before performing at the Owensboro Sports Center. The group was originally scheduled to perform this November at the venue -- but thanks to the Corona Virus, the concer...
Jul 10, 2020 Anna / CC

Jehovah's Witnesses Move Convention Online
For nearly twenty years, Jehovah's Witnesses have held their annual convention in downtown Evansville. They're not coming this year. Instead their convention entitled "Always Rejoice" is being held on...
Jul 10, 2020 Mikey / CC

Men Died of Drug Overdose
The two men whose bodies were found inside a Henderson home in May died from drugs. Henderson County Coroner Bruce Farmer says that 51-year Carl T. Fuller and 35-year-old Jansen Smith both overdosed. ...
Jul 10, 2020 ZaldyImg / CC

Pavement Ripped Up
Pavement is being ripped up to make repairs near 5th Street and Locust Street after an AT&T conduit was punctured. Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer says the damage happened as a private company was tak...
Jul 10, 2020 Ken Walton / CC


