More than two dozen buildings in both Louisville and southern Indiana still have to be demolished or moved to make way for the new downtown bridge. [WDRB] An alternative census estimate shows that more of America’s seniors than originally thought are living in poverty — and that means the poverty rate could spike under certain [...]

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Every person reading this has $10 or knows someone who can afford to give $10. Give to the Red Cross. Support tornado relief efforts.

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Louisville is this country’s fastest warming city and it’s Metro Government’s fault: None of these is as deadly as heat. An average of 400 people, most of them elderly and living in urban areas, die each year in the U.S. from the effects of heat waves. More than 700 hundred perished in the disastrous Chicago [...]

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New information in the murder of a 17-year-old Clarksville teenager. Clark County prosecutor Jeremy Mull tells WDRB that the teen was sexually assaulted before she was murdered. [WDRB] The state could proceed to write regulations that would enforce toll collections on the Ohio River Bridges Project under a bill passed by the House on Friday. [...]

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This week the Transportation Lady focuses on salt, salt and more salt:

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Greg Fischer has even more ammo to fire Mike Heitz. More and more problems for the city. And he continues to ignore the disaster that is Metro Parks leadership. (No, we’re not ignoring LMAS and other agencies). [WAVE3] Homicides in Jefferson County soared 28 percent in 2012, claiming 69 victims through Sunday — the first [...]

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It’s Holiday Week so we’re on a limited post schedule. So here’s a pointless round-up. The growing role of class in academic success has taken experts by surprise since it follows decades of equal opportunity efforts and counters racial trends, where differences have narrowed. It adds to fears over recent evidence suggesting that low-income Americans [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] Family and friends of a Western Kentucky University student who was murdered over the weekend are returning to the scene of the crime. Cheryl Williamson’s family and friends want her to be the [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] A garage full of marijuana and piles of cash are discovered in an Okolona home. [WDRB] Jefferson Circuit Judge Frederic Cowan ruled last week that Louisville Metro Government, the Louisville Zoo and the [...]

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This week the Transportation Lady reminds motorists to prepare their vehicles for winter travel:

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