Evansville IN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The Vanderburgh Humane Society (VHS) has kicked off its no place like home free adoption event. VHS has over 300 adoptable animals at its facility along with over 20 cats at the River Kitty Cat Cafe. As part of the statewide initiative Hoosier Adopt a Shelter Pet Month, VHS is offering […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim killed in a shooting Tuesday in Evansville. Officials say the victim has been identified as 23-year-old Jamaine Vaughans. As we’ve previously reported, officers were dispatched to the 5500 block of Carriage Drive in reference...

VANDERBURGH CO., Ind. (WFIE) - A driver walked away from a rollover crash in Vanderburgh County Wednesday morning. Perry Township Fire officials tell us it happened around 10:30 a.m. on Felstead Road. They say it was between Sara Beth and Bridgeview Drive. Fire officias say the driver just had a...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A member of the Henderson City-County Rescue Squad is recovering tonight after being hit by his own squad car on Monday. Officials say the truck ran into a squad car that hit Chandler Hazelwood. The crash happened on Monday on I-69 as Hazelwood’s team was using the squad car to block […]

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office is reaching out for any information on an unclaimed deceased person in their care. According to a notice from the coroner’s office, Jerry Hill was being housed at North Park Nursing Home for care, but his legal address was on Read Street in Evansville....

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Four people are behind bars after the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office put a stop to a drug trafficking operation. A release from the sheriff’s office says deputies obtained a warrant to search a home in the 3000 block of Veach Road in Owensboro on Wednesday. Officials say deputies were tipped...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Evansville Police say a man struck police attempting to detain him during an arrest for causing an accident while under the influence. Authorities were dispatched to a report of an accident with injuries at the intersection of Diamond Avenue and First Avenue on Tuesday night. Officers arriving...

VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) – After sitting quiet, dormant and closed for over two years, the famed Hornville Tavern appears to be on the cusp of reopening. A social media post from an updated Hornville Tavern page announced the establishment is accepting applications for waiters and waitresses, cooks and...

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - A motorcycle rider is being treated at the hospital after a crash Tuesday night in Owensboro. Shortly before 6 p.m., officers say they were called an accident involving a motorcycle at the intersection of W. 2nd Street and Walnut St. Police say the motorcycle rider was...

The Henderson County Board of Zoning Adjustments Monday evening paused a decision on an appeal from Robards restaurant Farmer & Frenchman, which had asked for a zoning interpretation that would allow it to build a six-unit bed and breakfast on its property. The county BOZA sought to have the findings...