House of Ruth Opens Apartment Complex for People Affected by HIV in Kentucky
In its largest project to date, the nonprofit House of Ruth opened a three-story, 40-unit housing complex dubbed the Red Key Landing for people affected by HIV in Louisville, Kentucky, reports WDRB.com. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held this week with city officials and guests. House of Ruth has provided housing...
Floyd County fire territory expands, increasing service and taxes
FLOYD COUNTY, Ind — The Floyd County Fire Territory in Southern Indiana added another service area this week. The department will now serve the entire county essentially, once the calendar flips to 2027. "The training, we're starting to see our members train together. Our resources, we're pooling them together,...
East Louisville early morning fire displaces two, hospitalizes one
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two people are displaced after an early morning apartment fire in northeast Louisville on March 14. According to Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS, around 3:00 a.m., crews responded to an apartment fire in the 11400 block of Tazwell Drive. When crews arrived they found a two-story...
Dog dies in southern Indiana after being found with severe burns
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — WARNING: THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS DEPICTIONS OF SEVERE ANIMAL CRUELTY. A dog has died after suffering from severe burns in Harrison County on Friday, March 6. According to Tanya Gilley Tuell of the River County Humane Society, Indiana (RVHS), on March 4, a small black and...
Lost hiker rescued after two-hour search in Jefferson Memorial Forest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A lost hiker was safely rescued overnight following a two-hour search in Jefferson Memorial Forest, the Fairdale Fire Protection District announced Thursday. Fire and EMS crews responded around 10 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports of a lost hiker in the forest. Officers with Louisville Metro...
New Louisville rules require permits, licensing for donation bins across the city
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Council passed an ordinance Thursday night regulating donation drop-off bins across the city, requiring companies and individual bins to be licensed and permitted before they can be placed on properties. The measure establishes a Donation Drop-Off Bin Licensing Program under...
‘People are gonna avoid it.’ Businesses on Brownsboro Rd. brace for interstate ramp closures
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Business owners in the Brownsboro Center near Brownsboro Road and Rudy Lane say they're already struggling to get customers because of the current Brownsboro Road and I-264 lane widening and improvement project. "Right in this complex, we have four restaurants. One's closed down now because they...
Dangerous Overlap Emerges From Memphis and Nashville to Louisville and Indianapolis as 70 MPH...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — A growing severe weather threat Sunday night is raising new concerns across parts of the Mid-South and lower Ohio Valley — not just because of the potential for 70 mph wind gusts, but because many of these same communities are still recovering from January’s catastrophic ice storm.
Best indoor house plants and one that traps gnats
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — It's almost time to get outside in the garden, but until then you can dust off your gardening skills inside. We met up with Jeff Wallitsch, of Wallitsch Gardens, inside the garden center's original greenhouse. It’s 80 years old and filled with an array of house plants.
Jeffersonville mayor offers 3 changes for plan to reduce lanes on 2nd Street Bridge
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore offered three suggestions Friday for Kentucky's plan to permanently reduce lanes on the 2nd Street Bridge over the Ohio River, admitting state officials have a "difficult task" to keep the bridge viable long-term. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to...
