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   A wanted Bridgeport woman was arrested Tuesday. Bridgeport Police went to the residence of 50 year-old Gina Byers and served her with a Lawrence County Circuit Court warrant. Byers was taken

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    Lawrence County Sheriff Russell Adams and Dean Kelly, representing the Neighborhood Watch, presented Lawrence County URChoice with a donation of $6,421.18 Tuesday to help the group’s

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A Princeton man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death accepted a proposed plea deal in Gibson Circuit Court Monday. Lance Z. Marley was scheduled to stand trial next week in connection with

An Illinois man has died after a crash on Interstate 70 in Vigo County Monday morning. Indiana State Police say the accident happened in the eastbound lanes of I-70 and involved an RV just after

Two people were injured in a Monday morning morning crash in Wayne County, Illinois. Illinois State Police say the accident happened in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the White County

   Lawrence County authorities arrested a Lawrenceville man over the weekend for violating his probation. Sheriff’s deputies took 22 year-old Quinton Owens into custody. Owens was taken to

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   A single-vehicle accident occurred in Lawrenceville last night. Raphael Unfried of Allendale was driving a Mack Tractor Truck east on Charles Street when he attempted to turn right onto 14th

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   A Lawrenceville man was arrested early this morning for obstructing a peace officer. Lawrenceville Police took 30 year-old Arthur Harvey into custody. Harvey was taken to the Lawrence County

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The Lawrence County Historical Society will hold its monthly program meeting at the History Center in Lawrenceville on Monday, November 27th at 7 p.m. The guest speakers will be Beth and Trey

Illinois 15th District Congressman John Shimkus voted Thursday for H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Shimkus says the legislation delivers on