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EPD: Mom found passed out on drugs in hotel, small child found in hallway14 News1 DAY AGO
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Trial to begin for man accused of starting fire in Henderson
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - The man accused of starting a fire on Henderson Island back in November goes on trial today. As we’ve reported, Cole Bell was indicted by a grand jury earlier this year in the case. [Grand jury indicts man in Henderson Island fire case]. According to...
Henderson seeks solutions for keeping pool open
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Officials in Henderson want to ensure that Atkinson Pool will remain open for the entire summer season. The pool has been plagued by lifeguard shortages for years, causing early shut downs in the past. This year’s plan is to open the pool gradually, to get up to full strength after a few […]
WATCH: K9 captures suspect in Kentucky
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- After the Green River Road standoff, a suspect was taken into custody. Green River Road has reopened. You can view the moment the suspect was captured in the player above. ORIGINAL. UPDATE: Scanner Traffic says the subject is now in custody. Evansville police have shut down a...
STOP the overdose project seeing results in Henderson
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - The STOP the overdose project is gaining more attention in Henderson. It’s to bring awareness and education to the effects of the opioid epidemic. It was first created because community members were seeing what they called an overdose epidemic in Henderson. Since then, it’s helped...
'Dad can finally, finally rest': Stepson’s testimony helps convict mother of plotting to kill her firefighter husband
A jury in Indiana convicted a woman for helping her lover murder her longtime firefighter husband. Evansville police allege that she told her lover when her husband would be home from work. The post ‘Dad can finally, finally rest’: Stepson’s testimony helps convict mother of plotting to kill her firefighter husband first appeared on Law & Crime.
Beer to be sold at Henderson Flash games
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Cold Beer is crossing the plate in Henderson this summer. The City Commission approved the sale of alcohol at Park Field - home of the Henderson Flash - starting this season. Team Owner Clay Bolin told the Commission it’s not a request he was making lightly,...
Help needed at the pool & a new community kitchen discussed at Henderson Commission meeting
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Henderson Commissioners discussed the needs of the city’s recreational facilities at Tuesday’s meeting. Among the many items on the agenda, the commissioners discussed adding a commercial kitchen to the city’s sports complex. They were also asked to help find more people to work...
NWS confirms tornado in Newburgh
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Some areas of Warrick County saw upwards of 5 inches of rain on Tuesday, and some people reported seeing what is called a “cold air funnel” in Newburgh, but this morning The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was actually an EF-1 tornado. Officials say that the EF-1 Tornado touched down […]
Accident with unknown injuries reported on Highway 41
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Crews responded to reports of an accident with unknown injuries on the Highway 41 strip in Henderson. According to dispatch, the accident was called in at 5:21 p.m.. Eyewitness News spoke to one of the drivers involved in the crash, who told us a vehicle pulled out in front of a […]
Suspect in weekend stabbing due in court
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- The suspect in a weekend stabbing death in Evansville is set to make his first court appearance today. Dewayne Whitney Jr. is charged with murder in the death of Christopher Samples. Evansville Police say that it happened at the Esquire Inn on Fares Avenue where Samples worked. Investigators say that Whitney came […]
Crews respond to accident on Lloyd Expressway
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Emergency crews are responding to an accident with injuries near the intersection of Burkhardt Road and the Lloyd Expressway. According to Vanderburgh County Dispatch, a car flipped over in the Westbound lanes of the Lloyd Expressway around 7:10 a.m. and at least one person had to be extricated from the vehicle. The […]
Scattered P.M. Storms
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Patchy fog has developed this morning...mainly in low spots. Visibilities could be reduced to as low as a 1/2 of a mile. This afternoon through tonight...scattered thunderstorms will develop and a few severe thunderstorms are possible. The primary concerns are large hail and brief damaging winds.
EPD: Mom found passed out on drugs in hotel, small child found in hallway
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Illinois woman is facing drug and child neglect charges after police say her small child was found in a hotel hallway by herself. They say it happened Monday at the Clarion Inn on East Indiana Street. Police say they also found 25-year-old Katilyn Hosman unconscious...
Man accused of assaulting son while trick or treating accepts plea deal
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – An Evansville man accused of assaulting his own son while trick or treating has reportedly accepted a plea deal. Obi Tarwoe, was accused of hitting his child after he spilled Tarwoe’s drink. He was arrested and charged with intimidation, bribery, neglect of a dependent, resisting arrest, public intoxication and disorderly conduct. […]
Evansville woman accused of bringing nicotine pouches to inmate
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – An Evansville woman was arrested after authorities say she trafficked nicotine pouches at the Vanderburgh County Jail for an inmate. Tammy Porter was an Aramark employee who worked with inmate Chris Whitledge Jr. in the jail’s kitchens. The investigation found that Porter would sneak into a mop closet with Whitledge and […]
Evansville man charged with dealing after nearly 2 pounds of meth found in package
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — An Evansville man was arrested and charged with dealing meth after investigators say they found around two pounds of the drug in a package. Investigators say they investigated a package on Monday that was addressed to a home on South Bedford Avenue. Inside the package,...
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