Wrecked or abandoned car on your Louisville street? Here’s how to report it
With street parking at a premium in Louisville, there are few things as irritating as having your neighborhood street filled with junked or abandoned cars. In April, Louisville Codes and Regulations Director Richard Price told The Courier Journal his department will be cracking down on abandoned vehicles left on city...
University of Louisville is subject of investigation over scholarship for undocumented students
The University of Louisville is one of five universities the U.S. Department of Education says it’s investigating for discrimination over scholarships for undocumented and underrepresented students. The Department of Education specifically named UofL’s Sagar Patagundi Scholarship that is intended to “subsidize the...
Wawa’s first Kentucky location to open this week near Okolona in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville's first Wawa, which is also the state of Kentucky's first Wawa, will open its doors this week. The Preston Crossing Boulevard location of the gas station and convenience store is scheduled to open this Thursday, July 24, near Okolona in Louisville. That's just south of the Gene...
Man ‘bothered’ that early evening door knock woke him up ‘immediately’ shot visitor at...
An "angry" Kentucky man allegedly opened fire on a person who knocked on his door just before 5 p.m. Sunday, telling police he was "bothered" by being awakened and "immediately" started blasting, according to cops. Michael Rodgers, 62, is due in court Wednesday in Jefferson County on charges of second-degree...
Vigil for shooting victims highlights links between domestic, gun violence | Opinion
They came to mourn Christina Combs and Beverly Gumm, and to pray for healing for Randy Combs, Jerry Gumm and Kentucky State Police Officer Jude Remilien. But the many folks who gathered at the Fayette County courthouse plaza also on July 22 lamented the deaths of Sontia Simmons and Amia Cox in Louisville, and...
UofL researchers create world’s largest brain tumor database to speed treatment discovery
LOUISVILLE — A new online tool developed by researchers at the University of Louisville promises to speed up the discovery of treatments for brain and nerve tumors, especially rare ones that have had limited research attention. A team led by Akshitkumar Mistry, a neurosurgeon and scientist at UofL and...
Pastor backs Louisville street changes for safer driving
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville leaders gave an update on the "Reimagine 9th Street" project Tuesday. Louisville Metro Public Works' Department of Transportation will be converting Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Chestnut Street/River Park Drive between 9th Street and Southwestern Parkway into two-way streets. “This phase of...
Clarksville Police seize stolen guns, arrest adult, 7 juveniles during traffic stop
A short police chase ends with eight arrests and the recovery of multiple stolen and altered firearms. Police say the suspects may have gang ties.
Man injured after shooting on Bank Street in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man has been injured following a shooting in the Portland neighborhood. Metro Police’s First Division responded to the area of 22nd and Bank Street around 4:10 p.m. Monday after the incident was reported. Officers found a man at this location with gunshot wounds. He...
Construction continues on Louisville’s new affordable housing complex
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Six months ago, the area at part of Bland Street and Meriwether Avenue in Louisville was dirt. Now, progress has been made, and the foundation has been laid, but there's still work that needs to be done. Crews are hard at work making sure things get...
