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 >>
Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to...More >>
Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it...More >>
Police in the southern Russian region of Dagestan say a female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians.More >>
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a...More >>
WHITE CO, IL (WFIE) -
Officials say a new oil technology could bring thousands of new jobs to Southern Illinois.
"Right now, we have over $3 million dollars worth of leases that have been signed in White County alone," Carmi Mayor David Port said.
Even though the new fracking hasn't begun, those land owners are already getting a pay off. Mayor David Port hopes the entire county will reap the benefits as well.
"The expectation is there will be over 5,000 jobs created in southeastern Illinois alone," Mayor Port.
"This oil has bled out of this sand stone," said Joe Wildeman, a consulting geologist.
Joe Wildeman has been a geologist in the area for more than 30 years, and although he says a lot of money has been invested in this area, there really is no way of telling if this new fracking technology will bring up new oil reserves in White County.
"It's a little discouraging when you drill a well and you find what you were looking for. You find most of the oil is already gone because we have some old production here that has been producing for 40 or 50 years," Wilderman said.
Wildeman says as a geologist he will likely be working with some of the new companies that come into town, but says it will be very difficult for local operators to benefit or take the risk of paying for a lease and coming up dry.
"These are numbers that are very difficult for the local operators around here, knowing what kind of oil we are looking for to actually pay and make commercial," Wilderman told 14 News.
The price of a lease has gone up so much. A lease which may have cost $2,500, now goes for about $50,000.
"The large independent oil companies, mainly from outside of this basin are the ones that are driving this play," Wilderman said.
Even so, it's the locals who will soon reap the benefits. New fracking could begin within the next one to three years.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:45 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:45:33 GMT
If you're looking for some deals on your Memorial Day picnic essentials, you're in luck. The National Guard Armory is hosting a commissary sale this weekend and it is the second time they've set up aMore >>
If you're looking for some deals on your Memorial Day picnic essentials, you're in luck. The National Guard Armory is hosting a commissary sale this weekend and it is the second time they've set up aMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:03:49 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A North Carolina woman was arrested Friday morning for indecent exposure after officers saw her wearing a thong swimsuit. Tiara Monique Garness, 22, was arrested at about 5 a.m.More >>
A North Carolina woman was arrested Friday morning for indecent exposure after officers saw her wearing a thong swimsuit.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 9:49 AM EDT2013-05-25 13:49:07 GMT
Bethany Sellers (left) reportedly left her parents' house Thursday night with her 18-year-old boyfriend, Christopher Johnston (right)
The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office responded to a missing person's complaint from the parents of 16-year-old Bethany Sellers. Joe Sellers reported that his daughter left their house sometime beforeMore >>
The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office responded to a missing person's complaint from the parents of 16-year-old Bethany Sellers. Joe Sellers reported that his daughter left their house sometime beforeMore >>
A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.More >>
A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 8:39 AM EDT2013-05-24 12:39:11 GMT
A Gibson county man has been charged with the murder of the mother of his child. Jason Perry is accused of shooting Jesica Tice in front of their 13-year-old son on Wednesday in the parking lot of a MexicanMore >>
Jason Perry is accused of shooting Jesica Tice in front of their 13-year-old son on Wednesday in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Princeton.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 8:09 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:09:59 GMT
A new zip-line park just opened up in Leopold, which is just north of Tell City. After opening just a week ago, the park is already gaining a lot of attention. There are eight lines at Eagles WingsMore >>
A new zip-line park just opened up in Leopold, which is just north of Tell City. After opening just a week ago, the park is already gaining a lot of attention. There are eight lines at Eagles WingsMore >>
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that...More >>
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates...More >>
Authorities said a 51-year-old man was taken into custody after assaulting someone and then resisting arrest early Friday morning. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said Daniel Bridges of TickfawMore >>
Authorities said a 51-year-old man was taken into custody after assaulting someone and then resisting arrest early Friday morning.More >>
