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'It's life or death': How a Louisville hotel is getting homeless people off the streets

Feed Louisville quietly took over a hotel in Old Louisville last fall and has already helped more than 120 unhoused people move into permanent homes.

 

Amid Louisville jail deaths, Oldham County facility is 24 miles away and a world apart

Louisville's jail has had six suicides and five overdose deaths in 19 months. Oldham County has one overdose death in the five years since it opened.

 

Powerball numbers for Wednesday, June 28, 2023 drawing. Lottery jackpot at $462 million

The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, June 28, 2023 drawing are in. Did you win the lottery jackpot?

 

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires create haze in downtown Louisville

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires have drifted south across the U.S. and created a haze in downtown Louisville.

 

Judge blocks Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids

Puberty blockers and hormone therapy will remain legal and accessible to trans youths while the larger lawsuit plays out.

 

Canadian wildfires waft more smoke into Louisville. Here's what to know about air quality

Louisville's air quality has been compromised intermittently for several weeks due to smoke wafting into the region from Canada's wildfires.

 

Air quality map: Detroit, Chicago among Midwest cities impacted by Canadian wildfire smoke

Chicago and Detroit are among the cities in the Midwest impacted by smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

 

UPS Teamster union workers hold practice picket outside Worldport in Louisville

Members of the Louisville Teamsters Local 89 hold practice picket Wednesday, June 28, 2023, outside UPS Worldport.

 

Swift plant in Butchertown evacuated after ammonia leak. Here's what we know

Ammonia can be deadly in high doses, but the fire department said the leak did not pose a threat to the public.

 

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