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Small Businesses in Kentucky Brace for Destructive Cyberattacks
According to Inc.com, roughly 60% of small businesses will close within six months of a cyberattack. That article lists four reasons why those small to midsize businesses routinely find themselves at risk for attacks the subsequent dangers of closing. Those reasons are:. They typically lack sufficient security measures and trained...
Crews respond to apartment fire in New Albany
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Some families in southern Indiana are without a place to stay after an apartment fire. New Albany firefighters and police officers were called on Wednesday after 9 p.m. to Kingsfield Apartments complex on Mills Lane off Green Valley Road. There’s no word on if anyone was...
Hazard latest front in longstanding battle over which Kentucky cities can pass a ‘restaurant tax'
Hazard city officials who want to pass a so-called “restaurant tax” have a new opponent: Attorney General Russell Coleman, who’s appealing a Franklin Circuit judge’s ruling allowing Hazard to do so.
Spotlight On Child Welfare in Kentucky: Ranks Among States With Most Underprivileged Children
August is Child Support Awareness Month, and the personal finance website WalletHub just released its annual report on the States with the Most Underprivileged Children. It's a time to reflect on the well-being of children, and based on the study results, there's still work to be done in Kentucky. While...
Publix Adds Another Location in Kentucky Lineup
Publix Super Markets has deemed Kentucky hospitable for business. The Florida-based grocer announced that it is moving ahead with a new store in Owensboro, Ky., about 100 miles southwest of Louisville and the fourth largest city in the state. The Owensboro site at the corner of Pleasant Valley Road and...
Jeffersontown celebrates WWII veteran's 100th birthday with proclamation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jeffersontown celebrated a major milestone for a local World War II veteran on Wednesday. Virgil "Rop" Roppel just turned 100 years old. The St. Matthews native joined the Navy when he was just 17. He is also the co-founder of Roppel Radiator, now known as Roppel...
Soccer Game Preview: New Albany Hits the Road
New Albany has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Corydon Central Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Southern Indiana coroner seeking next of kin of cremated remains found at funeral home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Floyd County Coroner's Office is seeking the next of kin of the cremated remains that were found at the New Albany funeral home the state effectively shut down for 90 days. Indiana's Attorney General began investigating Spring Valley Funeral & Cremation Services after a consumer...
Husband, wife sentenced on bank fraud and other charges
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A Prospect man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for seven felony offenses related to bank fraud and other charges, while his wife received three months for misprision of a felony. According to court documents, Jeffrey Robert Owen, 60, was sentenced...
Old Louisville Police Department uniforms found during Southern Indiana drug bust
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WAVE) – A Floyd County, Indiana man has been arrested on drug trafficking and firearms charges. Carmon A. Tussey, of New Albany, was taken into custody August 23 by Floyd County police with help from New Albany and Georgetown police. When police served a search warrant...
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