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 backMore >>
Officials say traffic is blocked near Kight Lumber and Morgan Avenue.More >>
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 andMore >>
Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight and then again around midnight Thursday morning.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:16 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:16:17 GMT
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled. It turns out the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard. The rails are on 34 different LeaMore >>
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:01 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:01:56 GMT
Jodi Arias (Source: CBS 5 News)
It is now in the hands of the 12 jurors to decide if Jodi Arias will live her life behind bars or if she'll be executed. The defense and prosecution gave their closing statement Tuesday afternoon andMore >>
The judge has declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial. The jury announced late Thursday afternoon that they could not reach a unanimous decision on life or death for Arias.More >>
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations...More >>
The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and...More >>
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -
Evansville Police have arrested 26-year-old William Thomas on multiple charges after officers responded to a shots fired call.
A man told officers that Thomas had shot at him near the intersection of SE 6th St and Chandler Ave.
Officers found a bullet hole in the victim's car. He told officers Thomas was in a maroon Mercury SUV and left the area.
Officers spotted the SUV near Lodge and Washington and tried to pull it over. The driver refused to stop and led officers on a slow speed pursuit to the intersection of Morgan and Weinbach.
Officers identified the driver as William Thomas and placed him into custody.
An empty holster was found in the SUV. Officers checking the area where the SUV was first spotted located a handgun.
Thomas was arrested on the following charges: Possession of a Handgun by a Serious Violent Felon (previous dealing meth conviction) Possession of an Altered Handgun (serial number was altered) Resisting Law Enforcement Criminal Recklessness (two counts) Driving without ever receiving a license
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:57:27 GMT
Authorities have released the mugshot and charge of the man who's accused of shooting his girlfriend in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant. Jason Perry is in the Gibson County jail awaiting aMore >>
The crime was shocking because of the setting. A mother taking her 13-year-old son to lunch to celebrate his graduation.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:24 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:24:26 GMT
Those who knew the victim of a deadly shooting in Princeton speak out to 14 News about the struggles they say she had with the suspect. Authorities tells 14 News the suspect, Jason Perry is in the GibsonMore >>
Those who knew the victim of a deadly shooting in Princeton speak out to 14 News about the struggles they say she had with the suspect.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:33:42 GMT
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old I-HOP employee was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck her,More >>
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.More >>
Crews cleaning up from Wabash River flooding in western Indiana came across a 17-pound bone that they believe might have come from an ancient mastodon.More >>
Crews cleaning up from Wabash River flooding in western Indiana came across a 17-pound bone that they believe might have come from an ancient mastodon.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:11 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:11:14 GMT
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:08 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:08:13 GMT
Two Evansville men were arrested after police say an active meth lab was found in an east side home Wednesday afternoon. Investigators from the Meth Suppression Unit went to 11 S. Welworth after receivingMore >>
Two Evansville men were arrested after police say an active meth lab was found in an east side home Wednesday afternoon. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:33 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:33:16 GMT
St. Mary's hospital is announcing that they'll soon be experiencing some major changes, which will likely mean some people will lose their jobs. They just released this statement: "Due to changes inMore >>
"This process will take place before the start of the next fiscal year, which begins July 1st, 2013."More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:23 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:23:38 GMT
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report. According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report, officersMore >>
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:32:01 GMT
A man featured in the 14 News mug shot round up is back behind bars, but the process was not that simple. Vincent Bufkin was wanted by the Evansville Police Department for failing to register as a sexMore >>
A man featured in the 14 News mug shot round up is back behind bars, he didn't make it easy on arresting officers.More >>
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William Thomas. Source: Vanderburgh County Jail
