Elizabeth DeSantis

Bloomington, Evansville

Multimedia Journalist at WFIE-TV (Evansville, IN)

@14news reporter | Formerly @ABCWorldNews | IU Alumn

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Tri-State doctors say increased RSV, COVID-19 cases could damper New Year’s plans

Dec 26, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Primary Care Doctor David Schultz says the holidays have kept him busy in more ways than one. As people draw indoors to celebrate the holidays, germs are spreading. Schultz says he’s noticed a 15 to 20 percent increase in COVID-19 and RSV cases over the last few weeks. “Personally, in our office, we’ve seen a lot of hospitalizations from this,” Schultz said.
Henderson Co. EMA re-evaluating tornado preparedness with new national plan

Dec 21, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Emergency Management officials are taking steps to make sure people are prepared for the next tornado. Henderson County EMA Director’s Assistant Jill Ward says when tornadoes tore through Western Kentucky two years ago, many people weren’t prepared. “Some people didn’t shelter, some people sheltered in an inadequate place and that cost lives,” she said.
DCSO to start new narcotics enforcement division

Dec 19, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

DUBOIS CO., Ind. (WFIE) - In Dubois County, officials are sounding the alarm about drugs traveling through the area. Dubois County Sheriff’s Office is going to be devoting more of their resources to crack down on the spread of narcotics in the area. We’re told drug related crimes account for almost all of the county’s illegal activity. Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter says Dubois County has a drug problem. “I would say somewhere between 80 to 90 percent of our crime is narcotics related.
Jury to resentence Owensboro teen convicted of manslaughter of 15-year-old

Dec 18, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - An Owensboro teen sentenced to 30 years for manslaughter and other crimes will have a second chance to get a new sentence. Jaikorian Johnson will get a chance to stand in front of a jury once again to get a new sentence. The state supreme court decided to throw out his old sentence where he got 30 years in prison in connection with the death of a 15-year-old.
GRADD delivering Christmas gifts to senior citizens this holiday season

Dec 14, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - The Green River Area Development District is looking for donations for their Silver Bells project. They are making sure 250 senior residents in Kentucky get gifts for Christmas this year. GRADD will deliver bags filled with necessities and treats. These presents will be delivered to residents of long-term personal care homes in Henderson, Daviess and Hancock counties.
Tri-State volunteers help with tornado relief in Tennessee

Dec 11, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

BREMEN, Ky. (WFIE) - Two years have passed since the western Kentucky tornadoes struck killing dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes. This week, top of mind for many of those impacted are the victims of the tornadoes in Tennessee. Tim Arnold says he remembers when people came to help when a tornado devastated his hometown of Bremen. “Two years ago yesterday, our church got messed up pretty bad. My mom’s home got destroyed and a lot of people in our community,” said Arnold.
Artist repairs church windows damaged in December 2021 tornado

Dec 10, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

BREMEN, Ky. (WFIE) - Homes, businesses and places of worship were all destroyed in the violent storm that swept through western Kentucky two years ago. Owensboro artist Scott Poyner has spent hundreds of hours making sure one of the churches destroyed is being rebuilt in all its former glory. When E-F-4 winds hit Bethlehem Baptist Church in Bremen two years ago, only one thing from the church was able to be saved, a set of three glass windows from the back of the church.
Evansville couple waiting for news of relatives held by Hamas

Dec 5, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville family has been searching for news of loved ones held captive by Hamas. The last few months for the Vyvoda’s have been a whirlwind of prayers and waiting for the phone to ring with news. In October, we told you one of their missing family members was returned safely. All the while, the family has waited anxiously to hear about their uncle who has remained a hostage. Now, the family has received news he’s alive.
Evansville city leaders kick off construction on kitchen to address food insecurity

Dec 4, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -City and community leaders broke ground on the future site of the CK Newsome Community Kitchen in a ceremony Monday morning. The facility will be used as a place for nonprofits to come together to feed local families struggling with food insecurity. It will also be used to help minimize food waste in the community.
Evansville Regional Airport reports “incredibly full” flights amid holiday rush

Nov 26, 2023 | 14news.com | Elizabeth DeSantis

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A spokesperson for the Evansville Regional Airport says flights are incredibly full amid the holiday rush. Millions of Americans will be traveling Sunday to return home from Thanksgiving. TSA says they expect to screen almost 3 million passengers at airports around the country Sunday, in what is expected to be one of the busiest travel day of year. In Evansville, traffic through the airport has already been up this fall.

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