KY woman cashes in 5-figure lottery ticket she nearly threw away before scratching
A Kentucky woman is celebrating an $80,000 lottery win after nearly tossing the winning ticket in the trash. Pamela Howard-Thorton, of Shepherdsville, told Kentucky Lottery officials she had been eyeing the $5 Flamingo Bingo scratch-off game for some time, but hadn’t gotten the chance to play, according to a...
South Louisville residents share frustration, concerns about planned closure of Kroger store
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some south Louisville residents are frustrated and concerned after learning their neighborhood Kroger store will soon close its doors. The Kroger location on South Third Street in the Wilder Park neighborhood is one of 60 stores the grocery chain is shuttering nationwide, part of a broader...
Hot outside? Absolutely. But what’s the hottest date on record for Kentucky?
A sprawling heat dome is inching across the country, making summer weather feel more scorching and swampy in Louisville. Despite a chance for showers and thunderstorms, heat index values — what the temperature actually feels like given the humidity — will be upwards of 105 degrees, according to the National Weather...
Louisville woman targeted in ‘grandparent scam’ that uncovered $3 million fraud network
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A phone call meant to trigger panic led to the arrest of a scammer in Louisville and helped uncover a massive international fraud operation that stole millions of dollars from senior citizens across the country. The scheme began to unravel when a Louisville woman (who isn't...
Families fight fear over the possibility of deportation by I.C.E.
Louisville Metro Police has released its report on the fiery semi crash that shut down I-65 for most of the day on June 13. Jury selection process begins in Brooks Houck, Joseph Lawson trial. Updated: 8 hours ago. Jury selection is underway now for the joint trial of Brooks Houck...
What is the hottest Louisville has ever been?
With it being so hot recently some of you may be wondering if this is anywhere close to the hottest temperature we've ever had in Louisville. The short answer is no, it is not the hottest we've ever had, but the question still remains...what is?. Hottest Temperatures. Louisville. It has...
Drivers were promised a ‘long-lasting’ makeover of the Kennedy Bridge. It didn’t happen.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- In early 2015, then-Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced a $22 million investment in the Kennedy Bridge as a "more complete and long-lasting overhaul" of the aging span between Louisville and Jeffersonville, Indiana. The work was a bonus to construction underway on the Interstate 65...
U.S. CBP seizes 2200 pieces of counterfeit jewelry worth $25 million at Port of...
On June 19 and June 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville seized five shipments containing a total of almost 2,200 pieces of counterfeit jewelry. On June 19 the first shipment arrived from China, heading to a residence in Pennsylvania. Officers seized 318 bracelets for bearing unauthorized...
CRAWFORD | Jurich’s first return to U of L since 2017 will bring emotion...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Tom Jurich has made the drive back to Louisville plenty of times. His children live here. So do his grandchildren. And his 96-year-old mother still calls it home. But on Tuesday, winding through the mountains of Eastern Kentucky — detouring around closed highways and old...
Can I be fined for speeding in a KY school zone over summer...
If you’ve ever passed a school on your morning commute, you’ve likely noticed those flashing signs that warn drivers to slow down as schools welcome students. As explained in a 2024 blog post by the Kentucky law firm of Sam Aguiar , which has offices in Louisville and Lexington, school zones are specific areas that...
