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Metro Councilmembers give away portable AC units to families in need
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Several Metro Councilmembers came together to give out portable AC units to low-income residents who are living without air conditioning. District 21 Metro Councilwoman Betsy Ruhe started the project after the death of 17-year-old Christian Ruhekenya last summer. Christian died from carbon monoxide poisoning after going to sleep in a car when his family’s air conditioning went out.
Baptist Health cardiologist to retire after 34 years
Prabodh Mehta, MD, a longtime cardiologist at Baptist Health Medical Group Cardiology in Elizabethtown, Ky., will retire July 19 following 34 years in the field, according to a July 1 report from The News-Enterprise. Dr. Mehta has spent his career dedicated to cardiology, interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology, studying techniques...
Phillips-Hart a first-time Bluegrass 10K winner; Perry goes back-to-back on women's side
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington’s annual Bluegrass 10,000 produced a first-time winner on the men’s side, while a Kentuckian won her second-straight women’s division title. Christopher Phillips-Hart, from Boston, made his third Bluegrass 10K start a winning one. Phillips-Hart outkicked former Bluegrass winner Antonio Marchi, winning in...
Tracking midday and afternoon strong storm chances for Independence Day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Happy 4th of July! We are tracking some rain and storm chances as we head into your late morning and afternoon hours today. It won’t be a complete washout today, but have the rain gear handy. The best chance to see rain will be during your late morning and afternoon hours. It’s also going to feel very muggy outside through the day. Intermittent heavy downpours will be possible with any of the storms that go up due to all of that heat and moisture. There is also a severe risk out for all of central and eastern Kentucky. The Storm Prediction Center has added a Level 2 Severe Risk along and north of I-64 and the Bluegrass Parkway. A Level 1 Severe Risk remains in place for the rest of the area. The main severe weather threat will be isolated damaging wind gusts. There is also a quick spin-up tornado threat. It’s again on the lower end, but there could be some rotation that may spark a few warnings. Make sure you are staying Weather Aware throughout the day!
Mitchell Daly and Emilien Pitre Named Academic All-Americans
Kentucky baseball players Mitchell Daly and Emilien Pitre have received Division I Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Communicators. Daly was voted to the Second Team and Pitre the Third Team. This is the fourth consecutive season UK has had a representative on the prestigious list. They represent the...
NWS: Preliminary EF-1 tornado damages west Louisville, another hits southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two tornadoes reportedly caused damage in Louisville and southern Indiana on the Fourth of July. The National Weather Service in Louisville said damage reports along Woodland Avenue, near Catapla Street and Cypress Street, in Louisville were consistence with damage from a preliminary EF-1 tornado. WHAS11 sent...
104-year-old World War II veteran from Louisville stars in A&W national campaign
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 104-year-old from Louisville is featured in a national A&W campaign celebrating centenarians. To celebrate its 105th anniversary, A&W is giving out free root beer floats to people 100 years old or older. While living to 100 is a celebration in itself, Louisvillian Hazel Calloway can...
New bowling alley, entertainment center Tilted 10 opens inside Louisville mall
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new bowling alley and entertainment center just made its debut in Louisville. Tilted 10 is now open inside Jefferson Mall. The center features 10 lanes for bowling, two black light mini golf courses with 18 holes, bumper cars, mini bowling, billiards, over 100 games and a pinball alley.
Band cancels performance at Henderson Independence Day Celebration
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Old Dam Community Band has canceled their performance at the Hendersons Independence Day Celebration. Dan Schultz with the Old Dam Community band say that the possibility of rain and high temperatures forced the band to cancel their performance. The Henderson Chamber of Commerce took to Facebook to say the Independence […]
Kentucky Basketball recruiting in the 2025 class: What to know
Now that Mark Pope has gotten established in Lexington, the Kentucky Wildcats’ recruiting efforts are now zoned in on the class of 2025. After building the 2024-25 team largely with transfers who have one year of eligibility remaining, expect the 2025-26 team to have a lot more high school talent.
La Familia players excited to support new era of Kentucky Basketball
In many ways, Kentucky's TBT La Familia team will give Big Blue Nation one final chance to say goodbye to the John Calipari era. The roster consists of 11 former Wildcats, all of whom played for Calipari and will compete at Rupp Arena this summer. A fear among Big Blue...
St. Claire HealthCare officially part of University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — On Monday, Morehead-based St. Claire HealthCare officially became a part of the University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare. St. Claire and UK have been partners on many different projects as far back as the 1960s. In April, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees...
Kentucky, Indiana government buildings closed for Independence Day
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - All local and state government buildings in Kentucky and Indiana are closed for Independence Day. All offices and branches of the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office will be closed Thursday and Friday. Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches open back up on Friday. Anyone who...
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