Louisville attractions are as enticing as ever, including a healthy fine-arts scene, interesting architecture both old and new and, of course, the Kentucky Derby: As it has done for more than 120 years, the race and associated events transform the town each spring.
Mayor, son charged with vote buying Wave 3 A small-town mayor and his son in eastern Kentucky have been indicted in federal court on vote-buying charges. Court documents say 73-year-old Bob Madon and his 44-year-old son...
Applegate resigns higher education post Wave 3 The vice president for academic affairs at the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has announced his resignation to take another job. Jim Applegate's resignation is...
Buchanan set to tackle Cards Courier-Journal Of the six returning starters for the University of Louisville football team, nobody delivered more tackles last season than Bobby Buchanan. I have interviewed one person who would not be unhappy if...
Text of Sen. Joe Biden Wave 3 Beau, I love you. I am so proud of you. Proud of the son you are. Proud of the father you've become. And I'm so proud of my son Hunter, my daughter Ashley, and my wife Jill, the...
Clinton releases delegates ahead of roll call Wave 3 Less than an hour before the Democratic convention calls the roll of the states, Hillary Rodham Clinton began an emotional gathering with her delegates Wednesday by telling them she was...
Judge declares Jeremy Shields competent for trial Wave 3 A judge in Elizabethtown has found a murder suspect competent to stand trial. Former Army National Guard soldier Jeremy Shields is charged in the death of Wendy Sue Logsdon...
Gustav kills 8 in Dominican Republic landslide Wave 3 Authorities say eight people have died in the Dominican Republic in a landslide triggered by Hurricane Gustav. The civil defense agency director says the...
Judge unseals some documents in Gail Coontz investigation Wave 3 ... email The mother accused of killing her two children and then showing up at the University of Louisville with a gun was in court Wednesday. In early July, The Courier-Journal...
Bill Clinton forcefully endorses Obama Wave 3 Former President Clinton has pledged to cheering Democratic National Convention delegates to strongly support Barack Obama's campaign for the White House. Clinton told the...
Companies report 4 new deaths with diabetes drug Wave 3 Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals report four new deaths in patients taking the diabetes medication Byetta. An executive from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly says the FDA is aware...
Ancient Dead Sea scrolls to go online Wave 3 Israeli and American scientists are bringing the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible into the 21st century. They're digitally reproducing the Dead Sea Scrolls online. The...
Psychological data about murder defendant to remain sealed Courier-Journal Psychological information about Gail Coontz, who is accused of murdering her two children, will remain sealed, but The Courier-Journal will not have to return copies of the information it had already...
Obese Texas woman didn Wave 3 A lawyer for a morbidly obese Texas woman says there's no way his client could beat her nephew to death. Mayra Rosales weighs almost 1,000 pounds and is bedridden. She was...
Obama makes brief convention appearance Wave 3 Senator Barack Obama has traveled to the Democratic National Convention arena, making an unscheduled and unscripted appearance to join the party in celebrating his historic presidential...
Town shoe thief turns out to be dog Wave 3 Residents of a small Indiana town believe a stray dog is behind a rash of shoe thefts. Shoes left outdoors in the Montgomery County community of Waveland began disappearing one by...
Russia says Georgian attack negated UN resolutions Wave 3 The Kremlin is claiming its decision to recognize two breakaway Georgian regions as independent states is justified. Russia's U.N. ambassador says Georgia's attack on...
Trustee chief backs U of L leaders in Felner inquiry Courier-Journal ... We care about our employees -- they are a source of our pride," J. Chester Porter said in the letter. "We have worked with (U of L President) Jim (Ramsey) and (Provost) Shirley (Willihnganz) long...
Widow of Flight 5191 Wave 3 ... when Comair flight 5191 crashed at just after takeoff from Lexington's Blue Grass Airport killing 49 of the 50 people...
Judge sends fraternity hazing case to grand jury Wave 3 A judge in Richmond has sent a fraternity hazing case to a grand jury. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Wednesday that Eastern Kentucky University student Brent Whiteside...
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