Louisville KY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — An internal investigation at Fern Creek Fire and EMS found two senior leaders were involved in an undisclosed workplace relationship. The relationship was between HR Director Jennifer Crawford and Maj. Eric Brown. Fern Creek Fire and EMS Board of Trustees Chairman Henry Ott said both...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man was arrested in connection with a woman stabbed to death earlier this month in Louisville's Chickasaw neighborhood. Donald Lee Smith, 55, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder (domestic violence). Louisville Metro Police officers were called just after 7 p.m. Aug. 6 to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Police officers have often engaged in high speed chase both behind the wheel and on foot. On Monday, LMPD faced a new challenge when they received an unusual call. Fourth division officers were dispatched to reporters of an “aggressive turtle” near W College St...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) — Councilwoman Donna Purvis, D-5th District, is urging residents to attend the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s final public planning meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25, for the Shawnee and Portland neighborhoods. The meeting will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 3525 Rudd Ave.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) — The Louisville Metro Police Department and animal rescue group The Arrow Fund are asking for the public’s help to identify who severely beat a young puppy and abandoned her inside a recycling bin Sunday. A group of boys walking down an alley near a...

What was initially reported as an aggressive snapping turtle turned out to be a much slower-moving suspect.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Dolly Parton has died. Her family released a statement today announcing her passing. Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee, in a one-room cabin. She was the fourth of 12 children born to Avie Lee Caroline and Robert Lee Parton. Parton learned...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Volunteers with the Louisville Cemetery Improvement Association are marking one year of community cleanups at the historic Louisville Cemetery as they wait for a potential change in how the grounds are maintained. The group has been working to clear overgrowth, cut tall grass and clean headstones...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) — Fifty years ago, a six-year-old Louisville boy tore the cellophane off a newly delivered copy of KISS’s seminal album, “Destroyer.” When the needle hit the vinyl, his life was changed forever. “I was infected with rock and roll,” recalled Dave Moody, a...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP/WDRB) — Dolly Parton, a country music icon, has died. She was 80. Her nephew, Brian Seaver, announced the passing Tuesday on Parton's social media pages. Parton was born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, in 1946. In a statement, her publicist said Parton died peacefully Tuesday in Nashville,...