Fire devastates Princeton home; local bar collecting donations
PRINCETON, Ind. (WEVV) — A devastating fire engulfed a home on the 800 block of North Hart Street early Wednesday morning. The Princeton Fire Department reported that the blaze was called in just before 3:30 a.m. Engine 1 was already attending to another alarm when Captain Hale requested mutual aid from Patoka...
Over a dozen organizations receive Opioid Settlement funds in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The City of Evansville is working with local organizations to end drug addiction before it happens. Monday night, Mayor Stephanie Terry approved more than a dozen organizations that will receive Opioid Settlement funds from the city. They include:. Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare:...
DoorDash driver arrested after video of her delivery goes viral
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The DoorDash driver, accused of pepper spraying a couple’s food, has now been arrested. Since her arrest, residents in Evansville are sharing their reaction to the viral doorbell cam video. Mark Cardin and his wife say their food had been tampered with. In the couple’s doorbell camera...
Evansville police say skimmer device suspected in food stamp theft
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — An Evansville woman says she was forced to go to a food bank after someone stole money off of her EBT card. Patricia Groves-Montgomery awaits assistance at a food bank after she says her EBT information was stolen. “The food stamps got loaded on my card at midnight on the ninth, […]
Three abandoned puppies found trapped in pet carrier
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Henderson County Animal Control is asking for help identifying someone who abandoned three puppies in a pet carrier. According to animal control, three female puppies were found by someone walking down Wilson Drive in Country View. Animal control says all three puppies were contained together...
Ribbon cutting held for new Indiana State Police laboratory
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WFIE) - Indiana State Police celebrated a ribbon cutting for their new forensics lab in Vanderburgh County after outgrowing their old space. The new laboratory is twice the size of the old lab. It will give officials a dedicated forensics space compared to cramped make-shift solutions in...
Lanes shifting on Lloyd Expressway at construction area on east side
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Phase two of the Lloyd 4 U Project is scheduled to start Monday. INDOT says westbound traffic on the Lloyd near the Burkhardt and Cross Pointe intersections will be moved to the two outside lanes. Officials say the new configuration will last for at least six...
Gibson County inmates celebrate holidays with loved ones
The jail hosted its third annual Holiday In-Person Visit event.
Beams to be set on third, final ORX approach bridge
The concrete beams range from 134 to 163 feet long.
Concrete beam delivery scheduled for I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge this week
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - I-69 Ohio River Crossing officials say 12 large, concrete beams are scheduled to be delivered and set this week. According to a press release, the beams are for the third and final bridge that is being constructed as part of Section 3 of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing, the approach work in...
