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World No. 1 golfer detained by police before start of PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WRDW/WAGT) - Currently ranked number one golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police in handcuffs after a misunderstanding, according to an ESPN reporter who witnessed the incident. On Friday morning, Jeff Darlington, ESPN reporter, posted on the social media platform X, about the incident...
Doctor and his 2 adult children die in plane crash while traveling to Kentucky
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/WAFB/Gray News) — Three people are dead after a small plane crashed on Wednesday afternoon in Tennessee. Williamson County authorities said the plane had left Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was headed to Louisville, Kentucky, before it crashed about 30 miles outside of Nashville. According to federal investigators,...
Family of man killed near railroad tracks in Louisville worried as suspect hospitalized
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Days after her son's murder, Melissa Flores faces grief and uncertainty. It was a CSX worker who found David Martinez's body near some railroad tracks Saturday. And the suspect, identified by police, she said, was one of his best friends. "We want to know why and...
PGA Championship play in Louisville delayed by fatal accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Round 2 of the PGA Championship was delayed by an hour and 20 minutes because of a fatal accident near the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Spectator gates opened at 8 a.m., with play beginning at 8:35 a.m. The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed a...
1 dead in fire in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood
A person is dead after a fire occurred at a home in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood Thursday, the Louisville Division of Fire said in a statement. Department spokesperson Capt. Tamara Stewart said crews responded to a call about a house fire and possible rescue in the 700 block of South 33rd Street at around 4:19 a.m. and found heavy fire coming from the front and sides of the 1.5-story building. More than two dozen firefighters were called to the scene to put out the fire.
1 dead after deadly shooting in Petersburg Park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is dead after a deadly shooting at Petersburg Park in the Newburg neighborhood on Thursday. According to Louisville Metro Police (LMPD), officers were called to the 5000 block of East Indian Trail just before 9 p.m. When they arrived, police said officers found a...
Man dead following hit-and-run on Dixie Highway; driver arrested
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is dead after a hit-and-run crash on Dixie Highway, police say. Louisville Metro Police say they responded to a crash around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in the 7800 block of Dixie Highway. That's in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood. When police arrived, they found a...
Here's when this $40 million Community Care Campus in Louisville is set to open
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Volunteers of America Mid-States shared its newly finalized plans with the public Thursday afternoon for the $40 million Community Care Campus in the Smoketown neighborhood. The campus has been heralded as one of Mayor Greenberg's main responses to homelessness in Louisville. "Soon, this community will get...
Wawa planning new location in Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Joel Stinnett) — Wawa Inc. is coming to south Louisville, according toLouisville Business First. The Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain has applied for a Land Development Code waiver for a new store at 5229 Dixie Highway, according to a filing with Louisville Metro Planning and Design. The waiver is for a drive aisle on the property.
LMPD getting 8 new drones to use during active scenes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Louisville Metro Police Department have announced they are launching a new drone pilot program. The program will provide a long-range drone for every LMPD division office, training and technology services to be used in street racing violations, missing person cases, traffic collisions, SWAT situations, water rescues, and more, according to the city.
Gun, knife, marijuana found at Highland Middle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A middle school student in Louisville is facing charges after officials say the student brought a gun and other illicit items to school. A Jefferson County Public Schools spokesperson said it happened Thursday morning at Highland Middle School on Norris Place. A letter sent to families and obtained by WAVE said that a search of a student’s locker first turned up a knife and a small amount of marijuana.
Louisville Metro Police to expand drone program. Here's how it will work
Louisville Metro Police will expand its use of drones for “intelligence gathering” and responding to incidents, city officials said at a press conference on Thursday morning. Under a pilot program, each of LMPD’s eight divisions will be receiving a drone and training for up to four officers. The move, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said,...
Daily Briefing: LMPD to expand drone use in Louisville
Good morning and happy Friday. (You can read today's eNewspaper here.) According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Louisville, we'll see showers and a possible thunderstorm throughout the day. We're expected to see a high around 73. Here are this morning's top stories so far:. Eyes...
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