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Frankfort man, woman charged with bank fraud, identity theft
A federal grand jury in Louisville has returned an indictment charging a Frankfort man and woman with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, three counts of bank fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, from May 2021 to December 2022, Kendrick C. Brown, 33, and Brooke R. Williams, […] The post Frankfort man, woman charged with bank fraud, identity theft appeared first on Harlan Enterprise.
Woman dies in single-vehicle collision on Algonquin Parkway
A woman is dead after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a tree in the 1200 block of Algonquin Parkway on Thursday, Louisville Metro Police said. LMPD spokesperson Aaron Ellis said Fourth Division officers responded to a report of a collision around 1:20 p.m. Officials from the Louisville Fire Department and Metro EMS attempted to render aid, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
IMAGES | Northern Lights visible around Kentuckiana on Friday night
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Space lovers got a look at a weather phenomena around Louisville and southern Indiana on Friday night. The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) were visible much farther south than normal and NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Friday evening. The Geomagnetic Storm Watch scale progresses from G0 at the lowest to G5 at the highest. It was the first G4 issued since 2005.
Clarksville Police arrest 2 suspected copper thieves after pursuit into Louisville
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- Police in Clarksville arrested two men suspected of stealing copper from local businesses in southern Indiana. According to police, Clinton Woosley, 49, and Jonathan Collins, 37, were arrested this week after Clarksville officers pursued them into Louisville. The arrests were announced in a post on the Clarksville Police Department's Facebook page.
Dosker Manor residents anxiously wait for the Louisville Metro Housing Authority to relocate them
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dosker Manor residents are fed up with the crime and poor living conditions at the public housing complex near downtown Louisville. Many residents have complained about mice, bugs, mold and crime, and Louisville Metro Housing Authority Executive Director Elizabeth Strojan said its current condition is the result of "decades of neglect."
Louisville man, who's a recovering drug addict, receives invitation to speak at the nation's capitol
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- From homelessness to a special invitation to the nation's capital. After time on the streets, going to prison and a tragic loss, Jeremy Byard turned his life around and now he's going to the nation's capitol to share with lawmakers how he did it. "I'm a...
LMPD arrests driver of stolen semi in Middletown after pursuit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A person is in custody after allegedly driving a stolen semi-trailer Friday afternoon. Investigators said Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) officers spotted the stolen semi near the intersection of Petersburg Road and Ellington Avenue in the Newburg area around 2:45 p.m. Officers tried to pull the truck...
Louisville man killed after car overturns into river
From Tribune staff reports PIKE COUNTY–A Louisville man died after his car crashed into a traffic sign and overturned into a river Thursday morning, according to ALEA Senior Trooper Kendra McKinney. At approximately 6:55 a.m., the 200 Honda CR-V driven by James Otis McCray left the Alabama 130 roadway, struck a posted traffic sign, overturned, […]
Authorities identify 29-year-old man shot and killed in Louisville's Russell neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 29-year-old man was identified Thursday as the victim of a fatal shooting May 6. Dwight Mitchell, a spokesperson for the Louisville Metro Police Department, said officers responded to a shooting in the 2500 block of West Chestnut Street just before midnight. When they arrived, they...
W. Chestnut St. homicide victim identified, search for suspects continues
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The name of a man killed in a shooting earlier this week has been released. Jashawn Crook, 29, of Louisville, died just after midnight on Monday, May 6. Crook was shot just minutes before midnight on Sunday, May 5, near the intersection of 26th and...
Fresh off the market: Here’s a look at 5 Louisville homes recently sold in 40220
Nearly 1,300 homes were sold in the greater Louisville area in April, a figure relatively unchanged from the same month last year. Prices, however, were up nearly 7%, to a median of $277,000 in April, up from about $260,000 in April 2023, according to data from the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors.
Second-place jockey in Kentucky Derby fined for touching another horse during race
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has handed down a fine to the second-place jockey in the 150th Kentucky Derby,. Following Derby 150, a film review was ordered for jockey Tyler Gaffalione, who road second-place Sierra Leone in the race. This came after the Stewards ruled immediately after the race that there were no incidents that impacted results.
PORTAL TRACKER | Ty-Laur Johnson to Wake — where Louisville transfers have landed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Ty-Laur Johnson, who had a promising freshman season at point guard for the University of Louisville before transferring in the aftermath of Kenny Payne’s firing, has landed at an ACC foe. Johnson announced Saturday that he’ll play next season at Wake Forest, first reported...
Police Shooting Airman Other Cases
FILE - An image of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Ky., apartment, is seen as people march to honor the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Indiana Attorney General asks judge to freeze all of former sheriff Jamey Noel's assets
CLARK COUNTY, Indiana — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a new lawsuit against former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, Kenneth Hughbanks and Auto-Owners Insurance Company. Noel is facing 25 felony charges, including counts of theft, tax evasion, corrupt business practices, ghost employment and official misconduct. Hughbanks, the...
Affordable housing complex opens in the Highlands with aims to address homelessness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Each night 1,600 people are homeless in Louisville, and in a city lacking 30,000 affordable housing units. On Friday, the ribbon was cut on a newly rehabbed apartment building in the Highlands, as the latest effort to tackle two of Louisville’s critical problems: homelessness and affordable housing.
Man recovering after being hit by car in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man was injured after he was hit by a car where downtown Louisville meets the Phoenix Hill neighborhood. Louisville Metro police officers were called on Friday at about 11 a.m. to the area of East Muhammad Ali Boulevard and South Floyd Street for a report of a pedestrian hit. Officers with the University of Louisville Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were already there helping the victim.
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