Monday, February 15, 2016

PREVIEW: Louisville's 'at risk' teens fight back...literally and other top stories.

  • PREVIEW: Louisville's 'at risk' teens fight back...literally

    PREVIEW: Louisville's 'at risk' teens fight back...literally
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- 2015 was one of the most violent years in Louisville's history.But WDRB's Chris Sutter has found that some teens, usually considered "at risk," are fighting back.Literally.Crime, and what it does to people is palpable at the Park Hill Housing Project. Across the street from spray-painted and boarded-up buildings, and inside unit 31, is where Braxton Carter learned about life. "That's where I really found out who I was," Carter says.The space was too small for a family o..
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  • PREVIEW: Louisville's 'at risk' teens fight back...literally

    PREVIEW: Louisville's 'at risk' teens fight back...literally
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- 2015 was one of the most violent years in Louisville's history.But WDRB's Chris Sutter has found that some teens, usually considered "at risk," are fighting back.Literally.Crime, and what it does to people is palpable at the Park Hill Housing Project. Across the street from spray-painted and boarded-up buildings, and inside unit 31, is where Braxton Carter learned about life. "That's where I really found out who I was," Carter says.The space was too small for a family o..
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  • Insider Louisville: Business briefing for Feb. 15

    Welcome to the Feb. 15 Monday Business Briefing, your private business intelligence digest from Insider Louisville. HopCat parking worries highlight larger transit problemsIt is a truth acknowledged Louisville-wide, that an individual in possession of a good car doesn't ride the bus.Obviously, there are exceptions, but according to Louisville's “Smart Cities Challenge” application, only 3 percent of residents ride Transit Authority of River City (TARC) buses to work. The percentage of resident..
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  • Main roads mostly clear in Louisville, southern Indiana

    Main roads mostly clear in Louisville, southern Indiana
    Road crews were out all morning battling what the latest snowstorm left behind. The main roads and interstates are clear in Louisville and in southern Indiana, but side roads and back roads haven’t received as much attention.The road conditions have substantially improved from Sunday and early Monday morning.Many plows were out, along with some salt trucks across the region.Drivers in southern Indiana and Louisville said they had no trouble on the roads Monday morning.“They are pretty good tod..
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  • U of L OL commit flips to Georgia

    U of L OL commit flips to Georgia
    Alabama defensive coordinator and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks during the media day for the NCAA Cotton Bowl college football game Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (Photo: LM Otero, AP)The Louisville football team lost its only Class of 2017 recruiting pledge on Monday when three-star offensive tackle Justin Shaffer flipped his commitment to the home-state University of Georgia.The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Shaffer, of Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, G..
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  • Louisville women's basketball holding "Red Out" for Monday's game ...

    Louisville women's basketball holding
    From U of L: No. 12 Louisville and No. 22 South Florida played countless times over the years - 31 to be exact since 1992 - as league foes and now are squaring off again in a late nonconference contest. The two programs, which competed against each other in the Metro Conference, Conference USA, the BIG EAST, and The American, are set to face each other as part of ESPN2's Big Monday broadcast in the KFC Yum! Center at 9 p.m. Louisville (19-6, 11-1 ACC) boasts a 27-4 advantage in the series, winn..
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  • Quick hits from Pitino's ACC teleconference

    Quick hits from Pitino's ACC teleconference
    Feb 13, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Matz Stockman (5) shoots as Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Rex Pflueger (0) defends in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Matt Cashore, Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports)In the days immediately following Louisville announcing its self-imposed postseason ban, coach Rick Pitino said his players were handling themselves well and relying on their team's chemistry to carry their sp..
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  • Coroner identifies 3 killed in So. Louisville shooting

    Coroner identifies 3 killed in So. Louisville shooting
    Police have arrested George Slaughter, 26, in connection with the shooting deaths of three people at a home on Wheeler Avenue on Feb. 13, 2016(Photo: WHAS11)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Three victims who were found dead in a home early Saturday morning in the Hazelwood neighborhood have been identified.The coroner says 36-year-old Douglas Weber, 35-year-old William Neal, and 43-year-old Elizabeth Draper died from multiple gunshot wounds.Police were called to the home in the 4200 block of Wheeler A..
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  • LouCity FC dodges snow with sunny Florida trip

    LouCity FC dodges snow with sunny Florida trip
    Louisville City FC's Enrique Montano makes a play on the ball Wednesday at Harrisburg City.(Photo: Courtesy the Islanders)As snow fell Sunday, the Louisville City Football Club left town, taking advantage of a well-timed investment.Franchise ownership moved to fund a two-week trip to Florida for training at IMG Academy, the state-of-the-art sports facility in Bradenton, Fla.“Obviously with the snow and weather we’ve had, warm weather to work in is important,” coach James O’Connor said. “We have ..
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  • Ky. AG: Louisville man who sought sex with minor had 4-year-ol ...

    Ky. AG: Louisville man who sought sex with minor had 4-year-ol ...
    Ky. A.G.: Louisville man who sought sex with minor had 4-year-old son with him Posted: Monday, February 15, 2016 1:48 PM EST Updated: Monday, February 15, 2016 3:36 PM EST Patrick Small (Image Source: Office of the Attorney General) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man was arrested in Shelby County for seeking sex with a minor. Authorities say he went to Shelby County with his 4-year-old son for the meeting.According to a news release from the Office of the Attorney General, 3..
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  • JCPS adds Daniel Kemp to communications staff

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson County Public Schools has hired Daniel Kemp as a communications generalist.Kemp, who most recently worked for former Attorney General Jack Conway, will help coordinate social media and produce video content for the district's website and cable segments and will also help with media events and inquiries. He started his new job Monday and will earn a $75,000 salary, plus benefits.Kemp, who also worked on Conway's 2015 gubernatorial campaign, was previously a rep..
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