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Docs: Man died after receiving counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills from Muncie drug dealer
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A Muncie man has been arrested for dealing counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills that are believed to have caused a man’s death. According to an affidavit for probable cause released on Monday, officers with the Anderson Police Department responded to the 500 block of Cottage Drive after receiving a report about a man […]
Young Wayne County man gets 55 years for killing his father
RICHMOND, Ind. — A young Wayne County man convicted of killing his father has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. A Wayne Superior Court 1 jury in February found James Beau Burkhart, 19, of Centerville, guilty of murder in the December 2020 shooting death of 51-year-old James Jason Burkhart.
Henry County woman charged with setting house on fire
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — A Henry County woman is accused of setting fire to the home she had been living in. Amanda Nicole Blevins, 35, was charged Wednesday in Henry Circuit Court 1 with arson, a Level 4 felony carrying up to 12 years in prison. Blevins was arrested...
73-year-old man dies from injuries in March 14 Winchester tornado
WINCHESTER, Ind. (WISH) — The Indiana National Weather Service confirmed Monday the first death from the tornado that tore through Winchester on March 14. The statement from the weather service at Indianapolis said that Robert “Bob” Blansett, 73, “had passed away with injuries sustained from the tornado listed as contributing factors to the death.”
Court upholds 35-year sentence for man who severely beat 86-year-old New Castle resident
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the 35-year sentence given to a New Castle man who severely injured an 86-year-old local resident. Derek Allen Wethington, now 38, last year pleaded guilty — but mentally ill — to burglary, a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison.
Person dies from injuries in EF-3 tornado outbreak in March; Death toll climbs to 4
RANDOLPH COUNTY — A person who was injured after an EF-3 tornado tore through Winchester, Indiana last month has died, according to the National Weather Service. Is the Miami Valley part of a NEW Tornado Alley? Catch Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Austin Chaney’s special report LIVE on News Center 7 beginning at 5:00.
Assault with injuries reported on College Corner Pike in Oxford
OXFORD, Ohio — An assault with injuries has been reported on College Corner Pike in Oxford. Butler County emergency units are responding to the scene. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time. Click the video player above to watch other evening headlines from WLWT News 5.
NWS reports death related to Winchester tornado
WINCHESTER, Ind. — Officials with the Indianapolis office of the National Weather Service announced on Monday that one person has died after sustaining injuries in relation to mid-March’s tornado. One of the victims of the Winchester tornado on March 14 died “with injuries sustained from the tornado as a contributing factor to the death,” according […]
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