The new VA medical center’s towering presence draws glances from drivers passing through northeast Louisville and is bound to grow even more as construction work on the 34-acre site along Brownsboro Road and Interstate 264 is not quite done. In preparation for the opening of the massive campus, officials with the city and state are […]
Jerry Collins knew something needed to change. When he took up the helm of the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, the jail was in the midst of an unprecedented surge of in-custody deaths, with 15 people dying between late 2021 and mid-2023 — including six in just four months. A scathing investigation partially blamed the […]
In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. Who saw this coming? Friday morning’s arrest of the world’s top golfer entering the PGA Championship complex in Louisville is quickly becoming a potential political headache for that city’s mayor and Kentucky Gov. Andy […]
New data shows 2023 was the worst year for roadway fatalities in Louisville since 2016. According to data from Vision Zero Louisville, an initiative started by the city in 2021, 136 fatalities were recorded in the city last year, compared to 128 in 2022. “There are many high-speed, dangerous roadways … in Jefferson County that are […]
As one of the sponsors of a 2020 Louisville ordinance banning source of income housing discrimination, I’ve watched in disbelief this week as members of the Kentucky General Assembly have repeatedly misstated what the law does. In efforts to void that law and keep Lexington from passing a similar ordinance, they have stated that it prevents […]
A child was shot on Louisville’s West End Saturday afternoon, Louisville Metro Police reported. The 4-year-old later died after being taken to Norton Children’s Hospital, according to Dwight Mitchell, an LMPD spokesman. Police responded to the call at 3:50 p.m. in the 800 block of S. 37th Street, in the city’s Chickasaw neighborhood. They found […]