Melanie Zayas
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College Decision Day At Owensboro High School
For many high school seniors, it's time to make a very important decision, choosing where to go to college. Students at Owensboro High School celebrated its first college decision day ever. Senior Maliyah Taylor has committed to Campbellsville University. Taylor says she practiced equal discipline in her athletics as her academics....
Fire on Bergdolt Road in Evansville
Fire crews and first responders were hard at work after calls of a possible commercial structure fire. The McCutchanville fire department responded to the 4100 block of Bergdolt Road in Northern Vanderburgh County. District Chief Amy Smith says smoke was visible at the time of dispatch. Chief Smith says, "They initiated an attack due...
Evansville Police Release Details Regarding Active Shooter Investigation
In a press conference, Evansville Police released details about a shooting that left one dead, after what police say was an hour long ordeal. Sergeant Jason Cullum says 51-year-old Barry Freeman of Evansville was responsible for the death of 56-year-old Jeffery Kemp. Cullum says Freeman and Kemp both lived on the 2400 block of North...
Human Trafficking: Fact Versus Fiction
Human trafficking, or what advocates call modern day slavery exists in several forms. Most trafficking is labor or sex-based. It can be domestic or it can cross international borders. Either way, it tends to recruit vulnerable victims. Kristie Byrns with the Albion Fellows Bacon Center, says her organization constantly looks for...
Election Officials Explain Significantly Lower Voter Turnout
Election officials say low voter turnout is typical during a primary election but more voters cast ballots this time around than in the last midterm in Indiana. Dr. Robert Dion, a Political Science professor at the University of Evansville breaks down the trend. "That is because there weren't people who were running unopposed which...
Human Trafficking Survivor Shares Her Story
This is just one of many tattoos displayed on Summer Dickerson's body but beneath them all, lies a hidden story. Summer became a victim of human trafficking when she was just 15 years old. Now as a survivor, she is spreading her message to women all across Kentucky. Summer admits, "It's really, really hard and I don't tell my story...
Princeton Man Faces Charges for Kidnapping Estranged Wife
A kidnapping that stretched for almost 20 miles ends with a man facing several charges accused of abducting his estranged wife. The kidnapping started from Henderson and went into the border of Webster county. Luckily in this case, the victim is safe. Deputies from the Henderson County Sheriff's office were called to the 8000 block...
Republican Candidates Prepare For District 2 Vanderburgh County Commission Race
One of the most hotly contested races in Southwestern Indiana is the Republican Nomination for the District 2 Vanderburgh County Commission seat. Mike Duckworth, Steve Hammer, and Vernon Stevens are locked in a tight race to win the nomination. There is some common ground among the three candidates, but each is spending the final...