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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Incoming Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood joined community members for an event Friday evening highlighting Black educators in Louisville. The goal was to bring people together who are committed to the success of Black students and teachers at JCPS. It's in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A cadet passed away during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox on July 24. Neil Edara, 22, of Ridgewood, NJ joined ROTC while at Rutgers University in 2021, and attended Cadet Summer Training as a part of 9th Regiment Advanced Camp. Fort Knox officials say Edara...

In 1926, Fred K. Schmidt, the chef at The Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, first topped a layer of Texas toast with meaty slabs of turkey, freshly-sliced tomatoes, and crispy bacon, then drenched it in creamy Mornay sauce and broiled it. On that day, the inimitable Hot Brown was born, launching Louisville's...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Powerball ticket worth a $50,000 win has been sold online in Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Lottery, the winning numbers for Wednesday, July 23’s Powerball drawing included 2, 18, 19, 25, 35 and Powerball of 25. Officials say the winning ticket matched four white...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - After months of healing, the horses rescued from a neglect case in Franklin County are showing signs of recovery. The Kentucky Humane Society made the discovery back in December, after being called to a farm by an investigator with the Office of the State Veterinarian.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about the sentencing of Brett Hankison, the former police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — What started as a suspected hernia quickly turned into a life-altering diagnosis for Rebecca Jacobs, who at the time was a 38-year-old therapist from Louisville. “I felt a knot in my stomach by my belly button,” Rebecca said. “It got bigger and bigger.”. At...

A trip to Lake Cumberland quickly turned into a life-or-death situation on July 12, but an off-duty firefighter was able to save the day.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A billboard honoring outgoing JCPS Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio didn’t come from the school district’s marketing budget — it was paid for using part of a multimillion-dollar donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The billboard, which stood along Interstate 65 South near...

Are you a foodie? More to the point, are you a foodie road tripper? It's a term I invented, and it seems self-explanatory, but I'll shed some light. It's someone who travels to certain destinations because of the food. Best Local Fast Food. I am a foodie road tripper, but...