Daviess County News

Every year, police and federal drug officials destroy thousands of methamphetamine labs.

Police in Daviess County are investigating allegations that a new club on a rural Kentucky highway is really just a place for people to meet for sex.

Crews from the Evansville Fire Department and Perry Township Fire Department pulled a red Dodge van that may be related to a fatal shooting in Kentucky from the Ohio River near Dress Plaza in Evansville a little after 5 p.m. today.

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Authorities in Owensboro say the murder of a convenience store clerk was "unprovoked." 27-year-old Brock Antonio Hanley, the accused killer, was captured Monday night in Louisville.

Police are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a convenience store clerk during a robbery in Owensboro.

A clerk who was shot during an early-morning robbery in Daviess County, Ky. died hours later while being treated in the Intensive Care Unit at an Owensboro hospital.

Authorities in Owensboro are looking for a "person of interest" in connection with the overnight shooting of a gas station clerk.

The National Guard armory is stationed miles away from Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport.

Their attention is on other sections of downtown and the Ohio River as part of an $80 million revitalization plan.

The pop of what sounded like giant firecrackers quickly followed. "Do it again!" somebody yelled from the crowd at Elm and West First streets.

Watch "NEWS 25 Behind the Big Build" half-hour special. NEWS 25 DAYBREAK anchors Whitney Ray and Jon Chrisos take you behind-the-scenes of the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" build in Daviess County.

If you missed Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Channel 9 Sunday night, you did not see the Newport Aquarium lend a helping hand.

Oct. 27--The committee working to select a developer of a downtown hotel for Owensboro has narrowed the search to three finalists, all of which seek to build a high-end, convention-style hotel in the range of 150 to 175 rooms.

Owensboro residents told the city what they'd like to see in the parks system. More than 500 Owensboro and Daviess County residents filled out the survey.

The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports attorney Mike Lee entered the pleas in the separate cases against 31-year-old Allison Marie Brant, who has resigned from her job as principal of St.

Just two miles south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the tugboat Nancy Allen needed to refuel.

Thanksgiving is a month away, but it's never too soon to count your blessings. While Henderson County has suffered some job losses in recent years, particularly in manufacturing, this remains among the most prosperous counties in the state, as some recently released Census Bureau data indicate.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Recently, Kenton County social worker Barbara Cowan found herself surrounded by angry neighbors after she went to a home to remove the children of a drug-impaired mother.

Madisonville, KY The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has started the fall litter pick-up and mowing along area parkways in Western Kentucky.

Kentucky lawmakers might consider dipping into local school districts' contingency funds to help balance the 2010-12 state budget, according to House Speaker Greg Stumbo.