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Owensboro doctor's license on 5 year probation after patient overdose
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - An Owensboro doctor’s license is on probation for the next five years. Records show Dr. Jeremy Luckett agreed to supervise and accept responsibility for the care given by physicians assistant Julie Anne Salisbury. He then signed an application for her to prescribe controlled substances. The...
Owensboro man arrested after breaking into his mom’s home, deputies say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A 39-year-old man from Owensboro is spending the night in the Daviess County Jail after police say he broke into his mother’s home Monday morning. Around 12:30 a.m., Daviess County Sheriff deputies responded to a 911 call in the 6800 block of Leslie Lane. The...
Fentanyl and meth seized in Owensboro search warrant
DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. (WEVV) — A search warrant in Owensboro led to drug dealing charges for one man. Investigator with the Daviess County Sheriff's Office say they served a search warrant at the Owensboro home of Darien McCubbins, on Ruidoso Loop in Colony Mobile Estates. Once inside the home,...
Crash closes Frederica Street Starbucks
Owensboro Police Department is currently investigating an accident that occurred Tuesday morning after a vehicle crashed through the front of the Starbucks Coffee shop building at 2402 Frederica St. Officer Mark Hammonds, OPD’s public information officer, said dispatch received a report of an injury accident at 7:37 a.m. when a 2019 Cadillac XT5, driven by Adrian Aldrich, 19, drove into the ...
Indiana: Two Men Arrested over Attempted Robbery of Casino Winner
Two young men involved in a shooting and robbery of a casino visitor were recently arrested and charged. The criminal case from Newburgh, Indiana, involved a visitor of the French Lick Resort, a leading gaming and entertainment venue in the state. The victim and his girlfriend, whose names were not...
Human trafficking crimes are on the rise in Kentucky
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — Kentucky State Police reported that there was a 39% increase in human trafficking cases for 2023. Advocacy groups are saying that the number isn’t accurate as human trafficking is among the most under-reported crimes in the U.S. KSP says that they believe the rise...
Crews battle overnight house fire in Newburgh
NEWBURGH, Ind. (WFIE) - Emergency crews in Newburgh were called out Thursday night for a house fire. That fire was on Hickory Lane, not far from Outer Lincoln Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Dispatchers say all units we’re cleared from the scene early Friday morning around 1:30 a.m. At this...
Fraud charges announced for local workers accused of stealing medication
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office announced that criminal investigations into alleged Medicaid fraud has resulted in fraud charges against multiple individuals throughout the state, including three people in Vanderburgh County and one in Warrick County. According to a release, Amy Nicole Mullins, 36, of Rockport, is charged with failure to make, […]
Monday shooting in Newburgh linked to robbery of casino winnings; arrests made
BOONVILLE, Ind. — Two men allegedly shot and injured a person in Newburgh on Monday evening after they conspired to rob the victim of more than $5,000 in recent casino winnings. That's according to the Warrick County Sheriff's Office, whose detectives arrested 27-year-old Austin Morgan of Newburgh and 24-year-old Khalid Moore of Evansville on Tuesday. ...
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