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The fight to keep Louisville's public transportation rolling
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s public transportation agency is fighting to keep its service going. Last month, the Transit Authority of River City announced budget cuts which will reduce service to some routes starting in Jan. 2025. Lillian Brents is the President Business Agent of Amalgamated Transit Union Local...
Honking cute: Male goose adopts orphaned baby rejected from family
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - When a kind stranger found and brought local wildlife rehabbers an orphaned gosling, time to find the baby a family and release it into the wild was running out. The Garvin Foundation director Alice Pike says they got baby goose, named Ellie, when she was only...
Father says he 'took off barreling towards fire' to rescue young kids from burning Portland home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A young family is without a home aftera fire in the Portland neighborhood on Saturday night. Bret Williams says he was home with his three kids when a fire started on the second floor. He says he was with his 9-year-old son cleaning the home when...
Don't Waste Your Money | "Spaving" is the new way to get Americans to spend more money
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The newest way retailers trick you to part with more of your money? Deals that claim you can save more if you spend more. These days, sale prices just aren't what they used to be. Even if you grab bogo's or coupons, everything still seems so expensive.
When will gun violence end in Louisville? Without sensible gun laws it won't.
Five more people dead. Shot and killed over Mother’s Day weekend in Jefferson County. A victim’s relative asked, “when will it end?” The answer is: it won’t. As long as guns and ammo are readily available, easily purchased by almost anyone with the money(or stolen in many cases), innocent people just living their lives will continue to be murdered in our community. Until the political will exists to change that reality by enacting sensible gun laws we all will continue living in this insane reality. All we can do is hope we or our loved ones aren’t in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Man, woman hospitalized after shooting in Shawnee neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two people are injured after a shooting in the Shawnee neighborhood. Louisville Metro Police Department responded to a call of a shooting at around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the 300 block of South 42nd Street. When they got there, they found a man and a...
Ask Caray: What happened to Fontaine Ferry Park?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Did you know the Shawnee Park athletic complex was once Fontaine Ferry Park, an amusement park?. "That part of town had a lot of prominence, a lot of prosperity, you had a lot of professional people there. Attorneys. You had doctors. You had well-to-do people," said Donna Purvis.
'Middle Housing' could provide more people in Louisville the chance to buy homes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The majority of Louisville is zoned for single-family homes, but some people are trying to change that policy. Middle Housing is not a typical apartment complex as its more comparable to Old Louisville duplexes and townhomes. It includes a range of house-sized choices with multiple units between single-family homes and larger apartment buildings, fitting the height and form of homes and neighborhoods.
Chris Kolb's open letter to JCPS principals and staff is deeply condescending, disrespectful
Imagine writing to educational leaders just a couple years after the COVID pandemic, lockdowns and NTI that they may “not be up to the task of leading through what will be a rapidly evolving environment.” Yet, this is exactly what District 2 board member Chris Kolb, Ph.D, wrote in an open letter to district principals the day after the JCPS Board of Education meeting on May 7.
Nightly lane closures planned on I-65 in Clark and Scott Counties
CLARK/SCOTT CO. — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor E&B Paving Inc. plans to reduce northbound and southbound I-65 to one lane beginning on or after Saturday, May 18, to start overnight paving and patching operations in Scott and Clark Counties. Work will take place between Scottsburg (Exit 29) and...
Program aims to combat overdose deaths among Black Kentuckians
WASHINGTON — In a few weeks, Kentucky will release the latest data on overdose deaths. The 2022 overdose fatality report shows 2,135 Kentuckians died from an overdose that year, a 5% decrease from the year before. Among Black Kentuckians, the number went up 8% from 2021 and about 47%...
Who killed Tiffanie Floyd? Questions persist 3 years later
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - At 16, Tiffanie Floyd was poised for success. A star on the basketball court, she was considered a scholarship contender. Off the court, her personality filled the room. “Yeah, she was loved by everybody and everyone who ever had the chance to meet her,” said Javonda...
A new French pastry shop is opening in the Highlands. Here's what to know
It looks more like a construction zone than a bakery. And Charlie Reed, covered in bits of paint and drywall, looks more like a builder than a pastry chef. He has spent months renovating the space at 1355 Bardstown Road, formerly a UPS Store. The work started after he drove...
Boy scout hurt by fallen tree out of ICU, now in regular hospital room
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - There’s good news about the Warrick County boy scout who was hurt last month during a camping trip in Pike County. Ethan Hills’ mother has shared that he’s out of the Pediatric ICU, and in a regular hospital room in Louisville. She says...
5 Kentucky men sentenced to federal prison in drug trafficking, money laundering conspiracy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Five Kentuckians were sentenced to federal prison this year for a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, with the final three receiving their sentences in the past few weeks. According to court documents, they are:. Steven Edlin, 50, of Loretto, Kentucky. Chaz Hughes, 31, of Louisville,...
Floyds Fork must survive. Here’s what needs to change to make it happen.
Preserving the health and integrity of the stream at the center of the Parklands today makes good ecological and economic sense for now and future generations of Louisvillians. Steve Henry, Jeff Frank, Harrell Hurst and Lucas Frazier. Opinion Contributors. Louisville and our Metro Council will determine the fate of Floyds...
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