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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. ...
Southern Indiana man arrested on child molestation charges after 4-day investigation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A southern Indiana man was arrested Tuesday on child molestation charges. Indiana State Police arrested Michael Allen Richardson, 31, after a four-day investigation, according to a news release. ISP said officers began investigating on May 10 after an employee from a Harrison County school called the...
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...
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.
Local resident describes what he saw when Louisville police shot a 17-year-old homicide suspect
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 17-year-old suspect in a recent homicide is in critical condition after being shot by Louisville Metro Police on Tuesday. Police are limited in what they can say at the moment but a neighbor shared with WDRB what he saw and heard. "So I heard a...
31-year-old man shot, killed in Lyndon parking lot identified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man shot and killed in a Lyndon parking lot Saturday has been identified. The coroner said 31-year-old Adrian Lewis died from gunshot wounds at the scene of the shooting. Watch video of the scene in the player above. Police officers, St. Matthews Fire and EMS,...
Man shot multiple times at apartment complex in Lyndon identified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The name has been released of the man who was shot multiple times at an apartment complex in Lyndon over the weekend. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified him as Adrian Lewis, 31, of Louisville. Lyndon police officers were called on Saturday at about 5:30...
Boy scout hurt by fallen tree out of ICU, now in regular hospital room
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - There’s good news about the Warrick County boy scout who was hurt last month during a camping trip in Pike County. Ethan Hills’ mother has shared that he’s out of the Pediatric ICU, and in a regular hospital room in Louisville. She says...
Police Unity Tour rides for the fallen
GALENA — About 2100 participants, bicyclists, motorcycle police, emergency services and volunteers rolled down the street on a sunny Saturday, heading for Galena Volunteer Fire House. They began their trip at 8 a.m. mingling with the traffic down the road from the Dogwood Festival. These men and women are...
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