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• Lee, Onuaku intriguing NBA draft prospects

  Buy PhotoWake forest's Codi Miller-McIntyre is trapped in the backcourt by Louisville's Chinanu Onuaku, left and Damion Lee. Jan. 3, 2016.(Photo: By Pat McDonogh, The CJ)Buy PhotoAs the NBA draft fast approaches, three Louisville basketball players are entering critical stretches of their basketball careers.Two of them, former graduate students Damion Lee and Trey Lewis, are hoping to be drafted – or in Lewis's case, at least get a training camp invitation. And the third, sophomore big man China..

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• Heroin antidote coming to Louisville schools?

  

  Buy PhotoNarcan nasal spray has already reversed the effects of heroin overdoses around the country in its shortime in the hands of a concerned public. 4/7/16(Photo: Marty Pearl/Special to The C-J)Buy PhotoA heroin antidote could be coming to private and public high schools in Louisville this fall.“It’s unfortunate that it’s gotten to this point," said Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, pointing to the "rash of overdoses in this state due to heroin and ..

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• Three Louisville baseball players named to Golden Spikes Award ...

  

  The baseball Heisman has three Cardinals on its initial watch list. Louisville junior outfielder Corey Ray, junior second baseman Nick Solak and sophomore pitcher and first baseman Brendan McKay were named Wednesday to the midseason USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list. The award, given annually to the nation's top amateur baseball player, will be presented on June 30 in Los Angeles.The midseason watch list features 60 of the nation's top amateur players from the high school and college ..

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• Louisville leads the nation in this new real estate ranking

  

  BuildFax, a North Carolina-based company that compiles and distributes data on the construction industry, has ranked Louisville atop its new list of the Top 20 ...

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• Nation's No. 1 JUCO RB commits to Louisville

  

  2017 Itawamba CC RB Octavius Matthews committed to Louisville on April 21, 2016.(Photo: Courtesy of Itawamba athletics)The University of Louisville football team added a Class of 2017 recruiting commitment Thursday from Itawamba (Miss.) Community College running back Octavius Matthews, who is rated the nation's No. 1 junior-college prospect at his position in the early rankings from 247Sports.com.The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Matthews, who received an offer from Louisville this week and got a visit f..

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• Missing 12-year-old boy found safe

  

  Less than a month before the start of the NBA Draft scouting combine, Rick Bozich asked scouts for the latest evaluations on the top Louisville, Kentucky and Indiana prospects. More >>Less than a month before the start of the NBA Draft scouting combine, Rick Bozich asked scouts for the latest evaluations on the top Louisville, Kentucky and Indiana prospects.More >>

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• Louisville Metro Mounted Patrol to welcome Thunder-goers on ...

  

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - The Louisville Metro Police Department has an advantage to patrolling Thunder -- and it comes on four legs.Horses.The Louisville Metro Mounted patrol will be out at Thunder Over Louisville, and team members say they want people to come by and say hello.This week, kids at the George Unseld Early Learning Center got to meet two of the horses, Fury and Cruiser. When the team isn't doing public appearances, the public is still drawn to them because of their big, commanding p..

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• Hotels not sold out despite Thunder & convention

  

  LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - If you thought about getting a downtown hotel room for Thunder Over Louisville, but believed there was no way you'd find a hotel room, you'd be wrong.Even though a crowd as large as 700,000 people could turn out for Saturday night's fireworks spectacular, hotel rooms are available.Anyone who's been to Thunder knows, there's nothing like the show and, unfortunately, the traffic mess afterward."It's hard to get 500,000 to 700,000 people out of downtown Louisville all at the..

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• Fischer to sign global climate change compact

  

  AP Investigation: As the Obama administration weans the country off dirty fuels, energy companies are ramping-up overseas coal exports at a heavy price. (July 28) Buy PhotoMayor Greg Fischer addresses the room about the need for peace at Interfaith Paths to Peace interfaith solidarity and prayer vigil for peace at Christ Church Cathedral. The vigil is a response to the terrorist attacks on Belgium Tuesday. March 23, 2016(Photo: Maggie Huber, Special to The C-J)Buy PhotoLouisville envi..

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• Louisville daycare could face serious charges

  

  Louisville daycare could face serious charges Shay McAlister, WHAS 4:47 PM. CDT April 21, 2016 Lil' Kings and Queens  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- The investigation into what lead to the death of a two-year-old boy in the care of Lil’ Kings and Queens Daycare is still in the hands of LMPD. Once their investigation is complete it will be handed over to the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office who will then review and recommend what, if any, charges should filed.The Louis..

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