Alyssa Newton

Mar 18, 2024 | whas11.com | Alyssa Newton

WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA, Ind. — Jeff Meredith was glued to his phone on Friday, March 15. When Indiana State Police (ISP) announced there was a "significant arrest" in a high-profile case, he knew he had to hear it for himself. "I had a very good feeling," Meredith said. Meredith is the man known to many as the mushroom hunter who found 5-year-old Cairo Jordan's body in a suitcase on his property in rural Washington County two years ago. Friday was a day he had been praying for.

Nov 6, 2023 | whas11.com | Alyssa Newton

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Photographers have the ability to freeze moments in time. University of Louisville Athletics photographer Taris Smith knows the responsibility that comes with that power. At 24 years old, Smith is one of two staff photographers for the Cardinal's athletic department. Capturing memories has been her dream since she was a little girl.

Nov 2, 2023 | whas11.com | Sarah Magin |Alyssa Newton

SELLERSBURG, Ind. — A Sellersburg man was given a century-long sentence for killing his wife, Elizabeth Bennett, while two children were in the home. On Thursday, a judge sentenced Mac Lewis to 100 years in prison after he shot and killed Elizabeth in their home on April 1, 2022. Lewis was found guilty of murder, attempted murder and three counts of criminal recklessness, last month.

Oct 26, 2023 | whas11.com | Doug Proffitt |Alyssa Newton |Joseph A. Garcia

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Monica Kaufman Pearson stands outside her alma mater, Presentation Academy, in downtown Louisville. She tugs at a diamond ring wrapped around her neck, her mother’s engagement ring, while looking at the school’s two large walnut doors with stained glass. “After my parents divorced, she would take this diamond, pawn it every year, to pay my tuition here,” she said, tearing up at the memory.

Oct 11, 2023 | whas11.com | Travis Breese |Alyssa Newton

SALEM, Indiana — Bob Fletcher is one of many Salem, Indiana residents who says he doesn't trust the city's tap water. “Well that little swig I took earlier today, that’s the first sip of tap water I’ve taken in over a year.” Fletcher said. WHAS11 first reported issues of brown, discolored water in Salem on Oct. 2. City officials said they were aware of the issues, and tests indicated the water was still safe for public consumption.