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Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in 3 more Louisville zip codes, including downtown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have now been found in six Louisville zip codes this year. The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness said in a news release Friday that the mosquitoes were found in the 40202, 40212 and 40215 zip codes. As a result, fogging will take place this week in downtown Louisville, the Portland neighborhood and the area around Churchill Downs.
These Jefferson County Clerk's Offices will be reopening Saturday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jefferson County Clerk's Offices were closed for the fourth straight day on Friday as the office worked to recover from a Russian ransomware attack. But WHAS11 News learned Friday afternoon that some of those offices will be reopening on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with limited availability, according to a Jefferson County Clerk's Office spokesperson.
'Unapproved' items on school supply lists for some JCPS schools
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- As Jefferson County Public Schools families do their back-to-school shopping, items like headphones, plastic baggies and hand sanitizer might be on supply lists. But they shouldn't be. That's because the district set a specific list for school supplies about 10 years ago in a policy that...
Rightsizing project begins on Brownsboro Road, Mellwood Avenue in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A resurfacing and rightsizing project has begun on Brownsboro Road and Mellwood Avenue in Louisville. The project will reconfigure a block of Mellwood Avenue between Frankfort Avenue and Brownsboro Road from three lanes with one-way eastbound traffic, to two-way traffic, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a news release on Thursday.
LMHA: Recent outage at Dosker Manor building underscores reason to relocate tenants
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An outage at Dosker Manor’s Building C Thursday afternoon left about 170 people without power. The Louisville Metro Housing Authority said it was a water leak that damaged the electrical system and caused the power to go out around 4 p.m. Tenants told WHAS11 News...
Louisville's BIG STOMP music festival happening July 26-27
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An annual music festival in Louisville that promotes mental health is happening this weekend. The Big Stomp, formerly known as PeteFest, is the nation's first music festival that focuses on mental health, according to event organizers. This year, the music festival will feature more than 30...
'I don't like being down here anyway': LMHA helping relocate Dosker Manor tenants
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Antonette Hickman is one of many Dosker Manor residents who are eager to move. The decades long issues of unhealthy living conditions inside the building will be coming to an end soon. "A lot of people do have mold in their apartment; I don't have it...
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