Jacob’s Ladder Outreach raises money for tiny home community to house homeless in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A group of advocates for the homeless came together to raise money on Saturday as Jacob’s Ladder Outreach hosted its Road Block fundraising event. Volunteers were at the intersection of Brownsboro Road and Chamberlain gathering money for Eden Village of Louisville, a planned permanent tiny...
Spencer County teachers’ pay raises at risk amid $1.5 million budget shortfall
SPENCER COUNTY, Ky. (WDRB) — Scheduled pay increases for teachers at Spencer County Public Schools may be at risk following the district's budget shortfall. Earlier this week, Superintendent Willie Foster sent an open letter to the community, informing the public that the district's budget is $1.5 million in the hole.
R.I.P., John Carlos White, Food & Dining Magazine’s founder, editor and publisher
My colleague Dan Dry’s words at Facebook perfectly convey what we’ve all been feeling the past 24 hours. John and I knew and worked alongside each other for more than 23 years. During that time, I had the privilege of photographing every single cover of his remarkable magazine — four covers a year for all of those 23...
Flock Cameras Have a People-Love-Smashing-Them Problem
Flock cameras have become such attractive targets for destruction that some police have become protective of information about where they’re mounted. A local news story Friday in Louisville, Kentucky detailed the Louisville police’s effort to keep the locations secret. The story also mentions that when the locations...
World’s Best Bourbon Just Went to an Indie Kentucky Distillery
For years, the big names in bourbon have dominated the conversation. Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, Maker's Mark — these are the brands that show up on best lists, line the back bars at serious whiskey
Digging In: U of L Pan-African Studies at risk, professor says
Longtime Pan-African Studies professor Ricky Jones says the program is under threat as university officials pause enrollment in graduate-level degrees.
Kentucky-Indiana Weather Alert Today: 48° Warmup in Louisville Before 24° Flash Freeze Risk
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kentucky’s Ohio River skyline looks calm this morning, but passing sprinkles could briefly dampen streets before colder air sets the stage for a quick winter swing. Temperatures are climbing toward 48...
Controversy arises after claims U of L is trying to close Pan-African Studies department
Controversy has intensified at the University of Louisville following reductions in Graduate Teaching Assistant positions and a pause in the Pan-African Studies doctorate program. It has drawn responses from Dr. Ricky L. Jones, PAS Chair Dr. Michael Brandon McCormack and university administrators as debate grows over...
Man dies a day after being shot in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man who was hospitalized critical condition after a shooting Thursday morning in the Portland neighborhood died Friday. Louisville Metro Police said the shooting happened around 2 a.m. at the corner of North 28th and St. Xavier streets. Officers found a man laying in the street with...
Isaiah Page found guilty of murdering 18-year-old at Harvest Homecoming after 12-day trial
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) — Isaiah Page was found guilty of murder Friday in the death of 18-year-old Bryce Gerlach at Harvest Homecoming in October 2024. Page, 19, of Simpsonville, Kentucky, was accused of being the shooter that killed 18-year-old Gerlach the night of Oct. 12 at the annual fall festival. He was...

















