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Joe Downs

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  • Thursday, May 23 2013 9:21 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:21:56 GMT
    As of 5:30 Thursday morning, a 14 News Crew is at train derailment on Oak Grove Road. Officials say a train car has come off the track and are currently waiting for a crew from Louisville to get it back
    Officials say traffic is blocked near Kight Lumber and Morgan Avenue.
  • Thursday, May 23 2013 5:03 AM EDT2013-05-23 09:03:58 GMT
    A mobile home catches fire in Henderson for the second time in just over 24 hours. It happened at 622 Graves Drive. Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight and
    Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight and then again around midnight Thursday morning.
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    Saturday, May 25 2013 8:05 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:05:14 GMT
    LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – The first Bardstown police officer killed in the line of duty in the department's 150-year history was ambushed, possibly from a hilltop, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's
    The coroner said a 12-gauge shotgun was used to shoot K-9 Officer Jason Ellis multiple times -- possibly from a hilltop -- early Saturday morning on an off-ramp leading from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County.

Joe Downs comes to the Tri-State area with nearly two decades of broadcasting experience. Joe has worked his way from behind the camera to in front of it, starting out as a videographer in his hometown of Portland, Maine. Since then, he has been a sportscaster in Colorado, Pittsburgh, Virginia and Ohio. He comes to Evansville after a stint as the Sports Director at WFIE's sister station in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In his career, Joe has covered everything from NFL and NHL playoff games, the BCS Title Game, the FCS Title Game, Major League Baseball and some of the best high school football in the Nation. 

Joe is a lifelong Pittsburgh sports fan, but also roots for the Celtics and the Yankees. In fact, he grew up idolizing Evansville native Don Mattingly. Joe is married with two daughters and looks forward to making "the Pocket City" his home for years to come.  

You can email Joe at Jdowns@14news.com