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Mockery of Trump assassination attempt leading to job losses across the U.S.
In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last week, numerous individuals across the United States are facing severe repercussions for mocking the incident online. Among those who have lost their jobs are school employees, a restaurant worker, a fire chief, and a political aide. University...
Severe Weather Alert: Kentucky to Face Numerous Thunderstorms Starting Monday
Louisville, KY – Kentucky residents should prepare for a week of unstable weather conditions, with heavy rain and numerous thunderstorms predicted to hit the region early next week. The National Weather Service in Louisville reports that after a relatively dry Saturday, scattered showers and storms will return Sunday, particularly in South Central Kentucky.
Former gang member says Louisville 'not ready for crime wave' as youth get involved with gun violence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A former Louisville gang member is tackling youth and gang violence the way he knows how. Demetrius McDowell was pulled into gang life by the adrenaline rush. He said almost nothing compares to getting away from the police. However, after three trips to prison, he knew it was either die in the streets or make a change.
Youth Empowerment Summit elevates JCPS student voices
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hosted by the Louisville Central Community Center, DuPonte Manual senior Love Eden took the mic for the 8th Annual West Louisville Youth Empowerment Summit on Friday. "If I was to be superintendent and money was no problem, cause we know money is always a problem, I...
News Bites: Skylar Blatt/On the Verge, ‘The Fox,’ WHAS.
News Bites for July 19... … iHeartMedia has named Skylar Blatt its “On the Verge” hip-hop artist with the song “Wake Up” featuring Chris Brown. Also this month, iHeartMedia “World Premiered” new singles from several artists, including Chencho Corleone’s “Lo caro y lo bueno” on July 19 across all iHeartMedia Spanish contemporary & tropical stations, Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World” on July 11 across all iHeartMedia CHR and hot AC stations and Seether’s “Judas Mind” on July 10 across all of the company’s active rock stations. Additionally, iHeartMedia country stations hosted a special “Twister” soundtrack takeover on July 19, playing one song from the soundtrack every hour from 12-6pm local time, and on July 12, country stations featured Russell Dickerson’s “Bones” in “New Music Spotlight” slots.
SDF travelers frustrated as CrowdStrike outages causes airline delays and cancellations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Travelers at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport may all have different destinations but on Friday, they all shared the same frustrations. Widespread Microsoft outages impacted airlines making people’s luggage travel further than the passengers. “We board at 5:30 a.m., Marcus Forbes explained. “When I got...
Louisville police to provide extra security around EST Gee concert at KFC Yum! Center
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police will provide extra security measures at a rap concert this weekend downtown. Louisville rapper EST Gee will perform Saturday night at his Summer Jam event at the KFC Yum! Center. He has more than 1 million followers on social media, and the EST...
Louisville Zoo Welcomes New Gorilla Named Patty
The Louisville Zoo has added a new member to its award-winning Gorilla Forest habitat. Meet Patty, an 11-year-old western lowland gorilla. Patty’s arrival creates a new gorilla troop which includes silverback Casey (42 years old), adult females Paki (35 years old) and Kweli (40 years old) and young female Kindi (8 years old).
West Louisville park getting grant from African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville's Chickasaw Park is getting thousands of dollars in grant money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. The grant program awarded $3 million in grants to 30 projects across the nation that they said represent "Black American life through architecture, education, sports and more."
Street in west Louisville named after DeVone Holt, now the president and CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville native DeVone Holt had a street named after him Thursday near where he grew up in the Parkland neighborhood. Holt was the face of the campaign to open a Goodwill Opportunity Center to west Louisville and raised money and support for the $120 million campus at Broadway and 28th Street.
Nick Gage off 7/18 & 7/20 GCW shows due to injury
An injury sidelines Nick. Louisville, Kentucky is playing host to the July 18th Game Changer Wrestling event and this weekend on July 20th, the company is going to be running Indianapolis, Indiana. Nick Gage was scheduled for both shows but per an update from GCW, he is dealing with an...
New housing complex in Shawnee neighborhood will provide wraparound services
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A new apartment complex in west Louisville aims to revitalize the area by not only providing housing, but resources to help the residents daily. Organizers say this is all possible thanks to community partnerships and consistent advocacy. “This endeavor began some 10 years ago when I...
QUICK EXCERPT: Rick Bozich and Eric Crawford sit down with Louisville's Pat Kelsey
BOZICH | Will Pat Kelsey be fiery directing Louisville's rebuild? Ask him. Eric Crawford and I talked with first-year Louisville men's basketball coach Pat Kelsey on Thursday morning about a 1,000,001 topics.
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