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‘Unity, Education, and Hope’: DV8 Kitchen host National Overdose Awareness Day event
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — 12,361 purple flags have been placed around DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, recognizing every Kentucky life lost due to a drug overdose. Aug. 31 is National Overdose Awareness Day, and community members said this year’s goal is to educate, hoping there will be fewer flags placed in 2025.
Man identified in deadly I-75 crash
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - UPDATE: According to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, Kevin Dailey, 52, died near mile marker 101 due to multiple blunt force injuries from the crash around 5 p.m. Saturday. Parts of I-75S were shut down Saturday afternoon due to a deadly, multi-vehicle crash. The road...
U of L fans react to first football game of the season
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Ahead of Saturday’s home opener for the U of L football team against Austin Peay some fans were set up outside L&N Stadium since the early hours of the morning. For one fan, Charlie Holzman and his friends football Saturday’s are a tradition. “A...
Brown: Tyler Shough can take Louisville offense to next level — if he can stay healthy
Watching quarterback Tyler Shough’s debut in Louisville’s 62-0 win over Austin Peay brought both exhilaration and anxiety Saturday at L&N Stadium. He brings so much potential for the Cardinals' offense to score on every drive or any play. There’s also the angst the Texas Tech transfer brings, given his history with injuries, that...
Curious George: Spencer County EMS goes on monkey rescue mission
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A medical run turns into a monkey rescue mission for EMS in Spencer County. Luce Fire Territory, Spencer County EMS and Spencer County Sheriff’s Department were called on a medical run and discover the patient’s monkey had gotten loose. The monkey was said to have scaled the building and could not […]
Mountain bike team kicks off 2024 season at the “Throwdown at Etown”
Marshall County’s mountain bike team opened the 2024 season of the Kentucky Interscholastic Cycling League (KICL) last Saturday at the Buffalo Lake Trail in Elizabethtown racing in the “Throwdown at Etown”. This was the first of a five-race series that will culminate in the State Championship on October 27 in Owensboro.
In battle of Class 6A heavyweights, Trinity's stout defense delivers vs Frederick Douglass
If there was a preseason concern about the 2024 Trinity High School football team, it was a defense with just three returning starters and several sophomores playing big roles So far, so good. The No. 1-ranked Shamrocks forced four turnovers and allowed just 135 total yards on their way to a 23-13 victory at No. 4...
Bailey leads BG to big win over Owensboro
BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green High School has one of the top ranked football teams in Class 5A. The Purples showed Owensboro High School a variety of scoring in the first half on the way to a dominating 35-14 win at EL Donaldson Stadium. BG scored on five of its first six possessions in the first half. BG quarterback Deuce Bailey hit Trevy Barber with three touchdown passes to do a lot of the ...
CenterPoint Recovery Center celebrates years of recovery with alumni picnic
PADUCAH — CenterPoint Recovery Center hosted its annual alumni picnic, where the organization celebrated years of substance abuse recovery for community members. CenterPoint hosted the event at Bob Noble Park. Several people came, and there was food, singing, and a bouncy house for the kids. Leaders said these celebrations...
'What we have is something special.' Unshakeable defense leads Highlands football
Every fall Thursday morning before the hallways at Highlands High School are filled with students, the Bluebirds football team takes the field at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. The one-hour walkthrough to preview each week's game is part of the tradition that has carried Highlands to 23 state championships. "I think it's peaceful to get out here in the morning, just focus on football and have nothing else to worry about," senior Tommy Ferring said. ...
Marlon Harbin leads St. Xavier to win; Connor Hodge delivers for Christian Academy; more
Connor Hodge passed for 234 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for a score to lead the host Christian Academy football team to a 35-7 victory over Heritage Hills (Indiana) on Friday. Hodge completed 18 of 28 passes and also rushed for 55 yards on eight carries. Trey Cotton was the top receiver...
NKY Round-Up: Cooper rolls
Offense was the theme tonight as several teams lit up the Kentucky scoreboard. Cooper continued their strong rise as a program and Ryle stayed undefeated in our NKY Round-Up. Two of the better offenses in Kentucky went to battle as Beechwood and Campbell County went to battle on Friday night. The Tigers and Camels showed off their athletes and precision in their offensive gameplans. Camels quarterback Lucas Anthrop backed up his week one performance as he hooked up with tight end Garyn Jackson for a pair of scores in the first half. Jackson also had two interceptions to help the Camels defense.
'Those are people's lives': Field Elementary parents are calling out a dangerous crosswalk on Frankfort Avenue
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Field Elementary parents and students anxiously crossed Frankfort Ave. after the dismissal bell rang on Friday afternoon. "We've been crossing it for almost 7 years now, taking our kids to and from school," said Crescent Hill resident and mother Andrea Rothgerber. "We've been almost hit several times."
17-year-old killed in crash in Nelson County
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WAVE) - The Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash Friday evening that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old boy. Friday at about 5:45 p.m., a KSP trooper found the scene of a two-vehicle crash near the 13-mile marker on Bluegrass Parkway in Bardstown. The initial...
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