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• The NRA's Economic Impact In Louisville Is Expected To Be Huge

  

  Neal Robertson sits in The New T&B Classic Cuts Barbershop on 18th and Muhammad Ali in Louisville. He’s in a exuberant mood — singing and joking with passersby, customers and the barbers there. But his mood quickly shifts when he starts talking about the National Rifle Association. Robertson, 53, is president of the West Louisville Urban Coalition, a group of organizations working to improve the neighborhoods west of Ninth Street. He says he’s concerned about the NRA’s annual meeting in Louis..

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• WATCH live at 1 pm | Speakers at NRA meeting

  

  Courier-Journal 1:52 p.m. EDT May 20, 2016Buy PhotoRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump made a point during a Super Tuesday rally in Louisville. March 1, 2016.(Photo: By Pat McDonogh, The CJ)Buy PhotoCourier-Journal.com will bring you live coverage of speakers at the 2016 NRA annual meeting. Those expected to speak include Donald Trump, Sens. Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell and Marco Rubio. A complete list of speakers appears below the video player.  Times for each speaker have..

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• Louisville City FC at Richmond

  It's always a good time at the Louisville City FC games, but at this home game there was a special focus on honoring the heroes around us.LouCity FC hosted “Heroes Night Soccer” for the first time Saturday, paying tribute to our active military and first responders. More

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• WATCH LIVE: Speakers address NRA convention

  

  Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it'll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014. More >>Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Can..

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• Louisville man charged with attempted murder after shooting

  

  Louisville man charged with attempted murder after shooting Posted: Friday, May 20, 2016 9:42 AM EDT Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 9:55 AM EDT Demetrius Brown (Source: Louisville Metro Corrections) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police say they've arrested a man and charged him with attempted murder after a shooting.It started Wednesday, just before 4 p.m.Police say 33-year-old Demetrius Brown got into an argument with the victim. He left the scene, but eventually returne..

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• What you missed from Trump's NRA speech

  

  Trump said there would be fewer casualties in mass attacks if there had been "guns on the other side." Buy PhotoRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the 2016 NRA annual meeting.(Photo: Scott Utterback/The CJ)Buy PhotoRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump made an appearance Friday at the NRA annual meeting in Louisville.Here's what you missed:NRA endorsementThe political arm of the NRA officially endorsed Trump before he took the stage Friday. Trump called it a "fan..

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• Insider Louisville: Closing Bell for May 20

  

  Welcome to The Closing Bell. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend -- a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday from our partners at Insider Louisville. Brown-Forman expands parental leaveLouisville distiller Brown-Forman Corp. this month began offering expecting mothers 12 weeks of paid leave -- or about twice as much as the most generous maternity leave plans of the area’s 10 largest employers.Insider Louisville this week had reported that about half of..

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• Man accepts plea deal in Louisville fatal apartment fire

  

  A Louisville man accepts a plea deal in connection with an apartment fire which killed his neighbor. Ronald Mills accepted a Alford plea to manslaughter and arson for the fire on south Brook Street last year.Arson investigators said the 53-year-old admitted using lighter fluid to start the fire.The body of Benjamin Bruner, 61, was found on the second floor of the building.In exchange for the plea, Mills was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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• Georgia company buys Louisville's Westport Village for $23.7 million

  

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) --  The Westport Village shopping center in Lyndon has been sold for $23.75 million to an owner who pledges a fresh start with the center’s tenants.Atlanta-based Hendon Properties, which owns shopping centers across the southeastern U.S., closed the Westport Village sale on Tuesday, according to Jefferson County property records.“We’re very excited about owning it and establishing good, hands-on relationships with the tenants,” Hendon Properties President Charlie Hendon sa..

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• Why Bike Infrastructure Matters For Louisville

  

  A dozen cyclists huddled around a cache of bagels and coffee just after 8 a.m. Friday. The crew looked like they were fueling up for a morning ride through the city. Instead, they’d just wrapped up their morning commute for the annual Bike to Work Day. Under one neon helmet was Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. He rolled on to Fourth Street with a group that gathered near Seneca Park. He doesn’t usually commute by bike, but Fischer said ensuring that others are able to is key to the city’s future ..

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