Barret Avenue businesses push back on bike lane proposal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A new aspect of a redesign project for the Barret Avenue Corridor could mean the elimination of one side of street parking along the busy, retail stretch. The city pitched the change in a survey asking for feedback on redesign options. Later this year, Barret Avenue...
After fatal LMPD shooting, Louisville mayor eyes co-response model
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville leaders are reviewing how police respond to mental health crises after a fatal LMPD shooting last week. Louisville Metro Police Department officers were called March 27 to an east Louisville apartment for a woman experiencing a mental health crisis. Investigators said the woman,...
Louisville man charged in connection with shooting in Portland neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro police announced an arrest Tuesday in connection with a November shooting in the city’s Portland neighborhood. The department's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit said Fugitive Unit detectives executed an arrest warrant and charged 41-year-old Derrick L. Miles, of Louisville, in the...
2nd suspect arrested in March shooting in Louisville’s Shawnee neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A second suspected was arrested Monday in connection to a recent shooting in Louisville's Shawnee neighborhood that left a woman injured. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, 30-year-old Davon Gant was arrested March 23, followed by the arrest of 29-year-old Steffon Dixon on...
Wasabi restaurant group to open Louisville location on Brownsboro Road
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The restaurant space at 4864 Brownsboro Rd. is set for its third name and concept change in less than two years, according to our partners at Louisville Business First. Wasabi — a Pan-Asian restaurant group currently operating two locations in Elizabethtown, Kentucky — plans to...
Jasper tax preparer sentenced to federal prison in fraud scheme
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A tax preparer from Jasper was sentenced to four years in federal prison after authorities say he orchestrated a multi-year tax fraud scheme that generated millions in fraudulent refunds. Angel De La Rosa, 41, was also ordered to pay $15,005,149.83 in restitution for his role in the scheme....
Louisville restaurant owner files for bankruptcy months after closures
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The former owner behind two popular Louisville restaurants that abruptly shut down last year is now filing for bankruptcy. According to our partners at Louisville Business First, Foxdulaney LLC — an entity tied to restaurateur Isaac Fox — filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy this week.
Student found shot near University of Louisville campus
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man who had been shot multiple times was found by police officers after midnight on Wednesday. At about 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the area of East Bloom and Floyd streets, according to an LMPD news release. That's near the University of...
Louisville Braces for Multi-Day Storm Pattern as Heavy Rain Threatens Midweek Travel
A stretch of warm, moisture-filled air is settling over Louisville, setting the stage for a soggy and potentially disruptive midweek weather pattern. While conditions remain dry early today, temperatures are quickly climbing into the upper 70s, and the atmosphere is primed for repeated rounds of showers and...
Identities Released from Fatal Crash in Western Kentucky
The identities of three people killed in a single vehicle crash in Western Kentucky have been released. The Hickman County Sheriff’s Office said 42 year old Joshua Watson, of Louisville, 38 year old Shranda Milam, of Wingo, and 30 year old Krista Whitt, of Paducah, died when the car they were in ran off into the...
