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Three family members identified as those killed in crash of plane heading to Louisville
A small plane crashed in Williamson County killing all three aboard, according to county and federal officials. Louisiana State University released a statement on X identifying the three victims as siblings Giselle and Jean-Luc Doucet along with their father, identified by The Advocate as Lucius J. Doucet III. The siblings were both scheduled to graduate Friday. ...
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...
Louisville man charged with murder of 57-year-old man who died days after March shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was arrested Tuesday for the murder of another man in Louisville's Bon Air neighborhood in March. Louisville Metro Police arrested Lacardo Wilson, 44, Tuesday evening on one count of murder in connection with the shooting death of Aubrey Spry Jr., 57, who died March 4.
Louisville police shoot 17-year-old wanted in connection with recent homicide
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 17-year-old person of interest in a recent homicide was shot by Louisville police Tuesday afternoon after pulling a firearm and running from detectives who were conducting surveillance. Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said officers from the department's Criminal Interdiction Unit were conducting surveillance in...
See driver crash through bridge after multi-car collision in Kentucky
Newly released dashcam footage shows the moment a driver lost control of a semi truck after a multi-car collision on Clark Memorial Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky. 33-year-old Trevor Branham has been charged for his alleged role in the crash, which happened in March. The case now is headed for a grand jury.
Louisville police searching for man who allegedly inappropriately touched women in the Highlands
Louisville police searching for man who allegedly inappropriately touched women in the Highlands. LMPD said the suspect is a Hispanic male, around six-feet tall with a muscular build. He was last seen wearing a surgical mask.
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.
Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on Dixie Hwy. early Thursday, 1 person arrested
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One person is dead and another is in custody after a hit-and-run crash in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood on Dixie Highway early Thursday morning. Around 3:30 a.m. officers responded to a report of a hit- and-run collision involving a pedestrian in the 7800 block of...
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