Dogged Determination: Washington County girl’s lemonade stand brings sweetness to sour times at Humane...
MARIETTA — Autumn Hughes heard about the struggles the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley is facing with overcrowding and wanted to help. At 8 years old, Hughes organized a lemonade stand fundraiser that she scheduled and hosted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Putnam Elementary School in Devola on July 19.
Friends of Jefferson County Public Law Library restarts expungement clinic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Friends of Jefferson County Public Law Library is restarting its expungement clinic. JCPLL is hosting an intake clinic for its Fresh Start Expungement Program on Thursday, July 31, from 1-4 p.m. at 514 West Liberty Street, Suite 240 in Louisville. Anyone with misdemeanors and...
Ensuring Louisville’s children get a good night rest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Six years ago, Tom Recktenwald was watching the nightly news when a story came on about an Idaho-based organization that gives children a safe place to sleep at night. What You Need To Know. The West Louisville chapter of national nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace has...
Volunteers build beds for children in west Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dozens of children will be able to sleep in new beds as the start of school approaches. Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Metro United Way Ford, volunteers and local labor unions hosted the third annual Bed Build for children in west Louisville. Two-hundred beds were made on...
‘We want a voice:’ BlueOval SK battery plant employees speak out at union rally
In front of IBEW Local Union 369 in 90 degree weather on July 26, workers fanned themselves, shaded their heads with shirts and draped cold towels around their necks, all of which claimed: “It’s Better in a Union,” as two BlueOval SK employees spoke about what they’ve been experiencing at the Hardin County-based...
Louisville Restaurants are Fed Up with Churchill Downs’ Decision to Move the Kentucky Oaks...
Derby Week will be a lot different in Louisville next spring. Churchill Downs announced on Thursday that the 152nd Kentucky Oaks will receive the primetime spotlight with an NBC broadcast that begins on Friday night at 8 PM ET. Churchill Downs is attempting to capitalize on record viewership numbers from the 2025...
Off-duty firefighter saves Kentucky man from drowning
A trip to the lake quickly turned into a life-or-death situation, but an off-duty firefighter was able to save the day.
JCPS bus finder, hotline opens Monday for Louisville families before first day of school
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson County Public Schools will open the bus stop helpline starting Monday morning for the 2025-26 school year. Families can call 485-RIDE (7433) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through the first few days of school. Staff will be on standby to answer bus and transportation questions...
C&B Deep Dive – Breonna Taylor
Ex-officer Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in prison in Breonna Taylor's death. Hankison was found guilty of one count of violating Taylor's civil rights after he shot into her apartment in March of 2020. His bullets did not hit anyone and he was responding to gunfire directed at his fellow officers. The...
Crime worries on the rise for Dixie Highway car dealerships
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Dixie Highway car dealership feels it’s stuck between a rock and a hard place to protect. The business reached out to WAVE News this week, writing that even neighboring car lots have been recent victims of thieves and vandals breaking into vehicles this past month.
