Four men arrested for allegedly having drugs near a Louisville school
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Four Louisville men are facing charges after police say they were caught with drugs near a school. Derrick Russell, Michael Spears, Bobby Snow and Shane Gahefer are charged with trafficking. Police say they found the men at a home on Saint Xavier Street on Friday afternoon.
Volunteers pack 1,600 ‘Boxes of Love’ with holiday meals for Louisville area families
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Volunteers lined-up in downtown Louisville to help pack "Boxes of Love" to be distributed for Christmas. The Metro United Way orchestrated the effort at Fourth Street Live! to provide more than 1,600 holiday meals to feed families in Louisville and southern Indiana. The initiative brought...
Jeff Brohm might pull a Vince Marrow and leave the Big Dawg in the...
Jeff Brohm buzz is back, and Michigan rumors would add a rivalry twist. If he leaves, what happens to Vince Marrow and the power talk?
Shively police seek public’s help to identify armed robbery suspect
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shively police are asking for the public help in identifying a robbery suspect. Police said the woman captured on surveillance video had displayed a handgun during an altercation and stole items from a Thornton’s convenience store. Police did not provide a date when the crime...
Bodycam: Woman arrested in Florida decades after allegedly leaving state with her daughter
(WLKY/CBS Newspath) A woman was arrested decades after police say she disappeared from Louisville with her own child, leaving the child’s father with no answers. Earlier this month, Debra Leigh Newton was arrested in Florida. After the arrest, her daughter Michelle reconnected with Joe, the father she never knew, and...
2 men indicted by Louisville grand jury in year-old murder case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two men were indicted earlier this month on murder charges more than a year after a fatal shooting in Louisville's Portland neighborhood. Andra Jennings, 35, and Kris Owens, 22, were indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on Dec. 15. Each faces a complicity to murder charge.
Here are the top 12 biggest restaurant openings in Louisville in 2025
More than 120 restaurants opened in over the last year, meaning the Louisville food scene is still heating up. The Courier Journal tracked each opening since the first days of 2025, as restaurants such as Benfinita Modern Italian and Yonutz, the smashed doughnut chain, opened their doors. Throughout the year, we...
Louisville police investigate two weekend shootings; victims expected to recover
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police are investigating two separate weekend shootings that left two people injured. The first incident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of East Wellington Avenue. Officers found a man behind a duplex with a gunshot wound to his arm. Around...
Holiday shopping lifts small business sales slump
Christmas shoppers are filling the streets of NuLu as stores stock up with gifts for the holiday, providing relief to small businesses.
Georgia’s Sweet Potato Pie Company Supports Literacy in Louisville
Sometimes, inspiration comes from a divinely led idea. The owner of Georgia’s Sweet Potato Pie Company traces the start of her entrepreneurial journey to a spiritual connection. Dawn Urrutia was an early childhood educator, not a professional baker, when she decided to take on the challenge of making a homemade...

















