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Two people hurt in motorcycle crash
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office said two people were sent to the hospital after a motorcycle crash on Sunday. Deputies said the crash happened at US 60 and Hawes Boulevard. Deputies said the motorcycle went off the road and hit a metal fence. Both riders were thrown from the bike.
One person dead after crash on I-64 in Spencer County
SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) — The Spencer County coroner said one person has died after a crash on I-64. The coroner identified the person killed as Neal Vaughan, 66, of Evansville. We’re told it was a single-vehicle crash, and two other people in the vehicle were taken to the hospital. We are working to get […]
3 arrested in ongoing Owensboro motel drug trafficking investigations
DAVIESS CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Daviess County Deputies have arrested more suspects accused of drug trafficking at Owensboro area motels. Deputies charged Benjamin Canary, Cheryl Smith and Brandy Seaton with Trafficking a Controlled Substance. We’re told they were busted at the Cadillac Motel. Inside their hotel room, deputies say...
Morning lane restrictions on KY 54 in Owensboro next week
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) say in preparation for the KY 54 widening project in Daviess County later this year, a contractor working for the KYTC will begin the process of mounting signal control radar between Highland Pointe and Commonwealth Court beginning on April 29, resulting in lane restrictions […]
Witness recounts seeing fiery crash on State Road 66
SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT)- A portion of State Road 66 is back open after a crash shut it down for several hours. The Spencer County Sheriff’s Office says a semi transporting corn caught fire after a 65-year-old driver crossed the center line and hit it. “My adrenaline, you know, started going and it was a […]
Resurfacing project on KY 140 in Daviess Co. starts on Tues.
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials say a contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will begin a project to repaving KY 140 in Daviess County beginning on April 30. Work is expected to last for just over two weeks. Officials with the KYTC say KY 140 will be getting a new coat of asphalt between […]
Owensboro Health hosts first NICU reunion since pandemic
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 300 neonatal intensive care unit graduates attended a reunion in Owensboro. Owensboro Health held the reunion on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the babies discharged from the NICU. Food, games and other activities were provided. Doctors we spoke to said it’s great to […]
Teen beatboxer hits all the right notes
OWENSBORO, Ky. — An Owensboro teenager used his unique skills to land himself a $5,000 scholarship. Jakovie Curry, 16, has been practicing his beatboxing skills for years. Beatboxing for those who aren’t familiar with the art form is when a person imitates percussion sounds. “I started beatboxing when...
Hundreds walk in Spencer County for mental health awareness
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (WEHT) — At Jim Yellig Park, several organizations in the Spencer County Health Coalition are meeting to offer mental health resources at the third annual Mental Health Matters Awareness Walk. About 200 walkers also came to support the organization and share the message that people suffering from mental illnesses are not alone. […]
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