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Louisville woman killed during routine garbage cleanup was victim of 'tragic accident,' mayor says
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Louisville woman killed during routine garbage cleanup was victim of 'tragic accident,' mayor says

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Feb 17, 2026

The attorney for the woman who died while employees from Louisville Solid Waste Management were performing a routine alley cleanup identified her Tuesday.

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Prosecutors agree to dismiss Louisville police citation of homeless, pregnant woman
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Prosecutors agree to dismiss Louisville police citation of homeless, pregnant woman

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jan 30, 2025

After the hearing, Assisting County Attorney Erin White said, “after our review of the evidence in that case, we decided that was the best decision, the just decision.”

Louisville court program created to help instead of punish homeless charged with 'unlawful camping'
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Louisville court program created to help instead of punish homeless charged with 'unlawful camping'

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jan 29, 2025

Unlawful camping citations will be heard in Jefferson District Court’s “Unlawful Camping,” docket, which will be held every month to help those charged meet up with service agencies to them get back on their feet instead of going to jail.

'Egregious' citation of homeless, pregnant woman by LMPD was unconstitutional, attorney claims
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'Egregious' citation of homeless, pregnant woman by LMPD was unconstitutional, attorney claims

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jan 22, 2025

 “This court should dismiss the case against (the woman) and rule that citing an unhoused person simply because they needed to sit down during early labor is cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.”

City leaders seek input on shelter access as Louisville's homeless population grows
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City leaders seek input on shelter access as Louisville's homeless population grows

  • Updated Aug 26, 2024

Nearly 1,600 people are living on the street in Louisville.

State lawmakers send controversial ‘Safer Kentucky Act’ to Gov. Andy Beshear
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State lawmakers send controversial ‘Safer Kentucky Act’ to Gov. Andy Beshear

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Mar 28, 2024

House Bill 5, known as the “Safer Kentucky Act," was given final passage by the House, passing on a 75-23 vote after a tense floor debate. 

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2 rescued from fire in vacant house in Louisville's Portland neighborhood
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2 rescued from fire in vacant house in Louisville's Portland neighborhood

  • Amanda Roberts and Christie Battista
  • Updated Jan 16, 2024

Firefighters had to deal with brutal cold to fight the fire.

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Louisville shelter remembers homeless who've died in 2023, celebrates new efforts to help more people
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Louisville shelter remembers homeless who've died in 2023, celebrates new efforts to help more people

  • Christie Battista
  • Updated Dec 21, 2023

Congressman Morgan McGarvey read the names of the 46 unhoused who lost their lives, including most recently a man who died after starting a fire in his tent.

Louisville group collecting pajamas for the homeless
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Louisville group collecting pajamas for the homeless

  • Updated Nov 29, 2023

You can drop off donations at the West Chestnut Street Baptist Church at 1725 West Chestnut Street on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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USA Cares using $500,000 federal grant to help reintegrate homeless veterans
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USA Cares using $500,000 federal grant to help reintegrate homeless veterans

  • Stephan Johnson
  • Updated Nov 15, 2023

Trace Chesser, president and CEO of USA Cares and also a veteran, said the $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will fund a reintegration program that puts veterans to work and gives them somewhere to live.

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