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'I love it' | Mother, daughter who fled from Ukraine embrace new life in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A teenage girl and her mother fled from the war in Ukraine and landed in Louisville. Their two year journey to safety started with one suitcase. "Attacks, like we went through hell," Oksana Marusych said. Marusych, 37, had one chance to escape the war in Ukraine.
Beshear: 6th death confirmed after Memorial Day weekend storms hit Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Another death has been confirmed after storms swept across Kentucky during Memorial Day weekend. Gov. Andy Beshear stated during a Team Kentucky Update on Thursday that his team is working to confirm details, but he believes the victim was a 99-year-old from Laurel County. Beshear previously...
3 new car washes have recently opened in Louisville. Here's where to find them.
Louisville loves its car washes. There are at least 110 places around Louisville where you can get your car washed, according to a count conducted by The Courier Journal in 2023. And more are on the way. Whistle Express, which currently has one Louisville location and three southern Indiana locations,...
Southern Indiana school requiring students to lock phones in pouches to curb use in classrooms
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A southern Indiana school is making a change to help combat phone addiction amongst its students. The constant notifications coming from cellphones are more than just a distraction. Sebastian Phillips, an eighth grader at Community Montessori in New Albany, said he sees his classmates sneaking their...
Gene Snyder Freeway ramp to I-64 to close Wednesday. What you need to know
A portion of the Gene Snyder Freeway will close at 8 p.m. on Wednesday as part of the I-Move Kentucky project, according to the project's website. The ramp from southbound Interstate 265 to westbound Interstate 64 (Exit 25B) and East (Exit 25A) will be closed until 6 a.m. Thursday, according to the project's webpage. Crews will be striping and doing barrier wall work as part of the next phase of the project.
A Kentucky taskforce exploring breaking up JCPS is taking applications from community
In an unusual move, a controversial task force that will make recommendations on the future of JCPS — including whether it should be broken up — is accepting applications from community members interested in joining.
Jeffersonville mayor addresses concerns with New Chapel EMS, new study looking at creating a city-operated EMS service
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Jeffersonville is studying the fiscal feasibility of establishing its own ambulance and EMS service. The city is still covered by New Chapel EMS under Clark County’s contract with the ambulance service. The county approved a three-year contract with New Chapel EMS that won’t be up until 2025.
Homeless veterans go from the streets to stability
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s been a few months since St. Vincent de Paul completed work on its latest housing project, and already it’s making a big impact. Called the Waypoint House, the 24-bed facility serves as a permanent housing for homeless veterans. Both men and women are welcome in the facility, and each person pays rent like they would anywhere else. But prices are set well below prices found elsewhere.
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