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Record crowds expected for Louisville's Kentuckiana Pride Festival on the Big Four lawn
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Record crowds are expected at the Kentuckiana Pride Festival on the Big Four lawn this Saturday. Festival organizers said Tuesday that all 25,000 tickets have been sold for the first time in its 24-year history. Icona Pop and Chappell Roan are headlining this year's festival. "This...
$249 million Paristown re-development plan stalled
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A $249 million dollar re-development of an old government building would bring new places to live, work and shop to the Paristown neighborhood, but after six years, nothing has been built. “It’s beyond frustrating,” developer Brian Forrest of the Paristown Preservation Trust said, “because we thought...
Taylor Berry Park sign vandalized by those angry with its name change from South Central Park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some residents of Louisville's Taylor Berry neighborhood are upset after realizing South Central Park was re-named to Taylor Berry Park. The park, on Colorado Avenue just west of Algonquin Parkway, was recently given the name change. But earlier this week, somebody vandalized the new sign with red letters showing the old name.
Lexington, Louisville both appear on list of best cities to raise a family. Which is higher?
Kentucky is in the spotlight after two of its locations appeared on a list of best U.S. cities to raise a family — but one fell much lower on the list. According to WalletHub, experts compared nearly 200 U.S. cities, including the 150 most populated, and looked at five key factors including family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability and socio-economic status to determine the best place to raise a family. 45 metrics in...
Band made up of seniors makes debut at Maxwell's House of Music in southern Indiana
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- A new band was rocking inside Maxwell's House of Music in Jeffersonville on Monday. Residents of Masonic Homes Kentucky debuted their new band formed for musicians age 60 and older. Many of them have only been playing their instruments for three months before playing their first...
New Albany man identified after motorcycle crash near Eastern Boulevard overpass
CLARK COUNTY, Ind. (WAVE) - A New Albany man is dead after a late night motorcycle crash on Interstate 65. Indiana State Police troopers were called to investigate a crash that happened just north of the Eastern Boulevard overpass on Tuesday around 11 p.m. According to an ISP release, the...
Clark County adding 6 new tornado sirens; Here's where they will be located
CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — The Clark County Emergency Management Agency (CCMEA) gave a major update to public safety Tuesday. They will be adding six tornado sirens to towns that were previously without coverage. The Clark County Commissioners voted to approve funding for new sirens in Utica, Memphis-Henryville, Starlight, East...
Two arrested after their car rear-ends a sheriff's cruiser stopped at a traffic signal
PLAIN TWP. ‒ The Stark County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men following a rear-end collision involving a cruiser. At approximately 7:07 a.m. Tuesday, a sheriff’s cruiser, a 2023 Dodge Durango, was stopped at a traffic light on Middlebranch Avenue at Schneider Street Northeast. As the cruiser sat at the red light, it was hit from behind by a 2017 Ford Focus driven by a 30-year-old Louisville man, who then fled on foot before being arrested after a...
Louisville otolaryngologist becomes president of American Medical Association
Dr. Bruce A. Scott, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Louisville, was sworn in Tuesday, June 11, as the 179th president of the American Medical Association, the nation’s largest organization of physicians. “I became a physician to care for patients, and we all know that’s getting tougher every day,” Scott said in his inaugural address. […] The post Louisville otolaryngologist becomes president of American Medical Association appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Columnist Maggie Menderski wins 2024 Most Admired Woman in media award from Today's Woman
Courier Journal features columnist Maggie Menderski has been named a 2024 Most Admired Woman. Menderski was awarded the honor in the media category from Today's Woman during a ceremony Tuesday at the Mellwood Art Center in Louisville. The event celebrated women who make a difference in the community in a variety of categories including health and wellness, money and career, home and garden, life and style, and community and sisterhood.
JCPS is offering teachers raises in their next union contract. Here's how much
Teachers in Kentucky's largest school district could see a pay bump next year, if members of the Jefferson County Teachers Association agree to the latest contract negotiations with Jefferson County Public Schools. The contract has been approved by the union's board, and members will vote on it electronically this week, JCTA President...
Louisville vacationers, shark expert express shock at rash of attacks over the weekend in Florida
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- For anyone headed to the beach in Florida this summer, first responders and wildlife experts in the area are warning people to keep an eye out for sharks. The warning came after a weekend in which three people were bitten, one of who had to have...
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