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'The Depot' opens in Charlestown for southern Indiana teens
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The city of Charlestown, Indiana, celebrated the grand opening of a brand new teen hangout on Friday. The Depot is now officially open at the Charlestown Family Activities Park. Students helped plan the space for teens, which includes gaming areas for table tennis, shuffleboard, trash pong...
Weekend trending summery
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A spring severe weather outbreak in the famous Tornado Alley has many Midwesterners on edge this weekend. Locally, we are immune from any heavy weather. Rather, our weather will cooperate for outdoor plans with warming breezes and an overall lack of rain. Highs will make the 80s the next 3 days as air conditioners kick on.
ISP arrests wrong way driver on Interstate 64
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Indiana State Police led a multi-county effort to stop a tragedy on Interstate 64 late Wednesday night. According to ISP, the Spencer County Sheriff’s office was alerted to a wrong way driver that was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64. Another trooper was able to deploy stop sticks, and […]
Kentucky Derby Festival's Great Balloon Race canceled Saturday due to weather
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fans looking forward to the Great Balloon Race will have to wait another year to see it. The Kentucky Derby Festival's Great Balloon Race was set to take off at 7 a.m. on Saturday, but has been canceled due to weather. Watch the Rush-Hour race in...
Arrest made in Portland neighborhood shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman has been arrested in connection to a shooting in the Portland neighborhood that left one woman hospitalized Wednesday afternoon. Louisville Police have arrested 28-year-old Anna Chick and charged her with assault and wanton endangerment. Police responded to a call of a shooting in the...
CEO: Derby City Gaming Downtown doing 'modestly' well
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This will be the first Derby week for the new Derby City Gaming Downtown, owned by Churchill Downs. The CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., Bill Carstanjen, revealed how the location is doing in a conference call this week. "We thought it would start relatively modestly because...
A special party on the dance floor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lights, music and dancing. That’s what 150 middle schoolers with Jefferson County Public Schools experienced at the 2nd annual “MSD Spring Fling.”. Cody is a sixth grader, and he was excited about the fling, saying, “Dancing, photo booth, take a picture, food everything.”
Be Our Guest at The Georgetown Bakery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- WDRB invites you to Be Our Guest at The Georgetown Bakery. The Georgetown Bakery is more than just a bakery! It is a full service restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Some of their favorites include buttermilk pancakes, biscuits and gravy, pork tenderloin, meatloaf, country...
Louisville honors 2014 tornado with remembrance weekend
Louisville honors the ten year anniversary of the 2014 EF-4 tornado with a weekend of remembrance. Louisville honors 2014 tornado with remembrance weekend. Louisville honors the ten year anniversary of the 2014 EF-4 tornado with a weekend of remembrance.
Kentucky Derby 2024 weather predictions ahead of May 4 race day
No one wants to be stuck out in the rain, especially dressed in the wrong attire. Will the weather hold for the 2024 Kentucky Derby? Luckily, the extended forecast at AccuWeather.com currently shows decent weather for race day as of Thursday, April 25. ...
Four drones malfunction, fall into Ohio River during Fest-a-Ville's new drone show
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you were at Waterfront Park for the first night of Kroger's Fest-a-Ville on Thursday, you may have noticed some slight hiccups during the new drone show. Four drones dropped into the Ohio River after malfunctioning during the performance. A WHAS11 reporter witnessed the drones drift...
Bond set for Beechmont man accused of holding 3 women hostage in his cellar
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man accused of holding three women hostage in Beechmont for hours faced a judge on Friday. Cordell Jones, 54, is charged with three counts of unlawful imprisonment. Officers went to his home on Seelbach Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday for a report of a...
Indiana funding affordable housing for previous foster youth
Foster care youth aging out will soon gain access to rental accommodations that are affordable at four different sites across Indiana. With funding approved by the Indiana General Assembly, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has revealed its choice of four projects aimed at fulfilling the demand. Designed...
Former inmate turned Louisville pastor using annual walk to show L.O.V.E.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- While thousands will hit the pavement for Saturday's Kentucky Derby Festival marathon, dozens will be walking with a different purpose. Saturday afternoon, dozens of people will meet at First Gethsemane Baptist Church on Algonquin Parkway for the annual L.O.V.E. (Love Overcomes Violence and its Effects) Walk. They’re hoping to raise awareness and change the recent trend of violence in our city.
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