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New shelter for homeless at Louisville's Community Care Campus aimed for completion later this year
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new resource to help tackle Louisville's homeless crisis is getting closer to becoming a reality. The Community Care Campus is aimed at providing shelter, helping people find housing, get access to medical care and more. "Providing more services and shelter for individuals who are homeless...
Antonio Coleman deemed incompetent to stand trial
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man accused of assaulting and harassing women in downtown Louisville's medical district appeared in court on Monday. Antonio Coleman, 31, is accused of harassing women around the medical district. He has a history of arrests but every time he's been found incompetent to stand trial.
Man sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter of 3-year-old boy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A West Virginia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Keith J. Kennedy-McLeod was charged in the death of 3-year-old Rasir Oliver. Kennedy-McLeod was dating the boy’s mother. She said her son wasn’t injured when she left him in...
2 broods of cicadas are emerging: Will we see any around Louisville?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trillions of cicadas are emerging this month, more than the world has seen in 200 years. For the first time since 1803, two specific groups of cicadas, Brood XIX and Brood XIII, are appearing at the same time. They're expected to be around for about six...
Inside the Infield: Wild times & muddy madness on Derby weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Famous Louisvillian and Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote about the Kentucky Derby saying, “The only thing more important than the race itself is the sport of people watching” and there’s plenty of that to be found in the Infield here at Churchill Downs.
Jefferson County Public Schools employee salaries | Look up anyone's salary
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Before last year's busing disaster, the big news surrounding Jefferson County Public Schools was Superintendent Marty Pollio's $75,000 raise, to an annual salary of $350,244. But Pollio is only one of about 18,000 district employees. WDRB News obtained all of the school district's annual salaries via...
Demolition of old Greyhound bus station in downtown Louisville underway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The former Greyhound bus station in downtown Louisville is being demolished. It was moved to Preston Highway near Meadow Avenue in 2021, replacing the old location on Muhammad Ali Boulevard. The old site in downtown Louisville is part of "LOU 2.2," an LDG Development plan designed...
LMPD cracking down on street racing
We're coming off a busy Derby weekend. It was off to the races for the horses as well as LMPD. They were busy chasing down vehicles. Yep, we're back to street racing again. . LMPD seized nine vehicles on Friday as part of the city's street racing ordinance. . I've talked about...
Daily Briefing: How will JCPS vote on school start times?
Good morning and happy Tuesday. (You can read today's eNewspaper here.) According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Louisville, showers and gusty winds are likely today and a chance of a thunderstorm persists throughout the day. We're expected to see a high around 83. Here are...
LMPD seizes 9 vehicles after breaking up Derby weekend street racing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The intersection of 22nd Street and Portland Avenue was filled with tire marks Monday morning after a weekend of street racing, Louisville Metro Police said. Street racers took over the intersection as well as another: Hancock and Market streets near Louisville's Phoenix Hill neighborhood. LMPD posted...
Kentucky nursing home associations express concern with new staffing minimums
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nursing home associations in the commonwealth are responding to new staffing requirements from President Joe Biden's administration. Last month, the White House released its first ever staffing minimums for nursing homes that receive federal funding. Some nursing home associations said this could be a challenge. The...
'Bullied out of his apartment': Former Dosker Manor resident says convicted felon left him homeless
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man says he was bullied out of his home at Dosker Manor and left to live on the streets, and if it weren't for a local nonprofit advocating for him, he's not sure where he'd be. "They take all the weak people's rooms and...
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