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New round of agriculture grants to help energy efficiency for rural Kentucky businesses
A round of federal grants from the Rural Energy for America Program will help rural businesses lower their energy bills while expanding their green energy footprint. $670,000 dollars are going to 11 rural businesses to help their energy efficiency projects. That includes new solar installations, lighting or insulation. Scott Maas...
Waterfront Wednesdays moving for one night due to power outage
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Waterfront Wednesdays is moving for one night only due to a power outage. Ashley Smith with the Waterfront Development Corp. said the event for Wednesday, July 31, is moving to Headliners Music Hall on Lexington Road. The waterfront lost power earlier in the day when thunderstorms rolled through the area.
Louisville Zoo unveils new mural by local art collective
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Zoo now boasts a new art mural featuring a series of animals at the entrance. The mural was a partnership with the local art collective Often Seen Rarely Spoken (OSRS). “The new mural space was a perfect canvas for some animal artwork and nicely...
JCPS 'learned a lot' from last year as it works to avoid repeat of first day transportation mess
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- As Jefferson County Public Schools students get ready to head back to school next Thursday, district leaders are sharing what they're doing, and have done, to avoid another transportation meltdown. The district has been working all summer long to make changes after some students arrived home...
JOHN-MARK HACK: TAKES THE HELM: A NEW ERA FOR THE HEALING PLACE
The Healing Place, a cornerstone of addiction recovery in Louisville, welcomes John-Mark Hack as its new CEO. Hack’s journey to The Healing Place is both a professional milestone and a personal homecoming. “I grew up in the South end, graduated from Male High School, Transylvania University, and the University of Kentucky for graduate school,” he shared. “I am a lifelong, die-hard Cardinal fan. My work experience spans business, government, the nonprofit sector, and academia. In this season of my life, I want to maximize my impact in my work, and returning home to lead The Healing Place is the best possible position to accomplish all of these goals.” Hack’s deep ties to the community and his commitment to impactful work make him a perfect fit for his new role at The Healing Place.
$250M in vehicles rumbling to Louisville for Street Rod National
One of the most anticipated U.S. summer traditions returns this week to Louisville as it gears up for the annual August gathering of hundreds of brightly colored street rods and vintage vehicles wheeling into town for the National Street Rod Association’s (NSRA) Annual Street Rod Nationals, August 1-4, at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC).
JCPS families take care of back-to-school shopping for free in west Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Stacey Rae matched her daughter's excitement Tuesday morning as she shared with her all the makeup she was able to find. Ray, a mother of two, came out to Jefferson County Public Schools' Clothing Assistance Program's Back to School clothing blitz. Nearly 100 JCPS families signed up to do their back-to-school shopping in CAP on West Jefferson Street in the Russell neighborhood.
'It’s not a Russell problem, it’s a Metro Louisville problem': What the city is doing to curb gun violence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One person was killed and another injured in a double shooting on 15th and Jefferson Street in the Russell neighborhood on Monday. The two victims were found shot inside a car. There have been over 50 shootings in the Russell neighborhood so far this year. Long-time...
$100 million Dream Hotel project in downtown Louisville put on hold
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The city of Louisville confirms a $100 million project on Main Street in downtown in Dec. 2022. But now, a year and eight months later, plans have been put on hold. It doesn't come as a shock for Louisville Tourism executive vice president Doug Bennett. "Disappointed,...
Family of man fatally shot by police wants LMPD off case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The family of the man shot and killed by Louisville police officers last Thursday is now pushing the mayor to assign an outside agency to oversee the investigation. Last Thursday, LMPD says Yoel Roberto Napoles-Ravelo charged at them with a knife at a home near Valley...