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Louisville airport was ill prepared to handle PGA traffic. I blame management.
As someone who has flown fairly regularly through SDF in the past few months, I have to say I was appalled at the service on Sunday night before the PGA. One would imagine that if you had a major event bringing more people than usual into the airport you would ensure that you had enough personnel to handle the load. Specifically having enough baggage handlers available to see that it does not take an hour or...
Prosecution requests another psychological evaluation for man who shot at Craig Greenberg
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Prosecutors requested a second psychological evaluation for the man who shot at Craig Greenberg, the then-mayoral candidate and current Louisville mayor. In February of 2022, Quintez Brown went to Greenberg’s campaign office in fired a gun six times. Police arrested Brown shortly after and charged him...
How to win tickets to see Jack Harlow, SZA at Gazebo Festival
A Louisville nonprofit is gifting two lucky winners a "first class" treatment to attend the Gazebo Festival with performances by Jack Harlow and Sza. Mattingly Edge, a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities, is having a raffle for two people 18 years or older to win two Gazebo Festival day passes, a two-night stay at an Airbnb in the Highlands neighborhood and a $50 gift card to Wild Eggs and Uber, according to the website. Entries are...
Louisville leaders recognize two local boxers unveiling honorary street signs downtown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two legendary boxers from Louisville were honored on Sunday by local leaders. The leaders including Metro Councilman Phillip Baker met along W Muhammad Ali Boulevard downtown to unveil honorary street signs for Marvin Hart and Greg Page. Hart was the first of four World Heavyweight Champions...
Home catches fire in Louisville's Portland neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Red Cross is helping an adult and three children after a house fire in Portland on Saturday night. Louisville Fire was dispatched to a house fire in the 300 block of North 27th Street, near Slevin Street, around 7:38 p.m. Crews arrived on scene in two minutes and found a fire on the second floor.
Ending magnet school busing could lead to unintended consequences, some fear
Ryanne Grace Rodgers can't speak highly enough about her children's school - Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary - where she says the teachers challenge students with a rigorous curriculum. Her first and fourth grader didn't start in the school near St. Matthews until this year, but Rodgers said their proficiency scores have already jumped. Teachers at the school, she said, "make sure the kids are actually improving and when it's all said and done, they're not just pushing kids...
Northern lights dazzle viewers across the commonwealth
ENGLISH, In. — A rare space phenomenon dazzled viewers across the U.S. this weekend. Aurora Borealis, also known as the "northern lights," filled the night sky with colors in the commonwealth. The event was the result of a coronal mass ejection from the sun that hit the Earth as...
Elderserve seeking funds to help open its adult daycare center in west Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Elderserve, which has operated senior care facilities since 1962, is looking for help as it seeks to open an adult daycare center in west Louisville. The adult daycare facility will take care of adults primarily with early onset dementia and Alzheimer's. The director for Elderserve in...
Annual 'Pothole Blitz' underway in Louisville; More than 23,000 filled already
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Every year, Louisville's 'Pothole Blitz' coincides with an annual nuisance at the end of Steve Soriano's driveway. "Every year, the same pothole comes back," Soriano said on Monday. The Bashford Manor resident reported the hazard on the Metro 311 app. "It is very easy, and it obviously works because here we are, getting it fixed."
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