Vanderburgh County News

Public defenders in Vanderburgh County are on pace for a record caseload this year.

NEWS 25 was at the scene of an overnight meth bust near Evansville's west side. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department arrested two people at the West Brook mobile home park just before 3:00 a.m. Tuesday after they got a complaint about the smell of ether in the area.

Two Tri-State library systems have earned the right to call themselves superstars.

An Evansville woman and her father are arrested on four counts of the Neglect of a Dependent after police officers say they found her children living in filth with no food.

An Evansville man arrested in August for trying to get pain killers with a fake prescription is back behind bars, this time for allegedly having prescription pills and methamphetamine.

An Evansville school principal who was cited by police for shoplifting $600 worth of items from a department store has requested retirement.

The Vanderburgh County Health Department and the Catholic Diocese of Evansville will hold an H1N1 vaccination clinic Monday from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Mater Dei High School, 1300 Harmony Way.

Communities around the Tri-State and across the nation will pause Wednesday to recognize the service of local military members.

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Local criminal justice leaders showed their support recently for an early education initiative aimed at reducing crime and saving costs.

The Indiana attorney general's office and local health officials are suing two Evansville landlords who they say ignored repeated warnings to clean up hazardous lead paint in a rental house.

The longtime principal of Lodge Elementary School has been suspended after she was cited by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office for allegedly shoplifting from an East Side store.

A 19-year-old Evansville man was arrested shortly after he followed a shopper to her car outside a Southeast Side grocery store and grabbed her purse, according to an Evansville Police Department probable cause affidavit.

Three people were arrested Sunday after detectives recovered about $20,000 worth of cocaine while investigating an alleged drug ring between Detroit and Evansville.

Raymond J. Wimber, 40, of Evansville was arrested Wednesday on charges of child molestation and possession of child pornography.

The Vanderburgh County Health Department will hold a H1N1 flu vaccine clinic for only pregnant women next week.

An Evansville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a charge of pointing a loaded firearm at someone walking their dog.

A date has been set for the execution of an Evansville murderer. The Indiana Supreme Court set a December 11, 2009 execution date for 49-year-old Eric Wrinkles.

Warrick County hosted another H1N1 vaccine clinic on Thursday. Those who showed up were asked to prove they are residents of the county.

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