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For the first time, a Black woman becomes Louisville's Commonwealth's Attorney
June 9, 2023
Gerina Whethers is making history as the first Black woman serving as Jefferson County's Commonwealth's Attorney and top prosecutor. 
April 11, 2023
Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, said in a statement it had "quickly removed the livestream of this tragic incident…
Felton Spencer
March 13, 2023
Spencer Felton, who played for the University of Louisville before spending 12 years in the NBA, has died at 55.
October 8, 2022
“What bothers me so incredibly, is that so many lives were lost because of this lie,” said Hannah Drake, a…
August 30, 2022
Turhan Knight, a Louisville corrections officer since 2018, said he is "deeply remorseful" for making the mock recruitment video on…
August 6, 2022
Advocates still want more reform in criminal justice after the DOJ charged four officers involved in the shooting death of…
July 20, 2022
The Louisville Courier-Journal launched a four-week anti-racism challenge as a call to action in the ongoing fight against bigotry and…
July 11, 2022
The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear arguments to return a statue of Confederate soldier John B. Castleman to its initial…
May 31, 2022
The Terraces at Forest Springs reportedly discouraged Black renters with Section 8 while encouraging white applicants with the vouchers.
May 31, 2022
A federal jury found John F. Johnson, who goes by “Grandmaster Jay,” guilty of multiple charges linked to protests two…
April 9, 2022
Activist Quintez Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty after a federal grand jury indicted him for allegedly shooting at a…
April 8, 2022
Quintez Brown's lawyer is calling on the young activist's supporters to protest outside the federal courthouse at 1 p.m. today.
March 29, 2022
Brown faces one count of criminal attempted murder and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment under the indictment.
March 24, 2022
"If you're recording me," one teacher says in the first minute of a now-viral video, "I don't care because I'm…
March 18, 2022
A former Louisville cop who shot at someone the night that authorities fatally targeted YaYa's BBQ owner David McAtee has…
Attorney Benjamin Crump, Breonna Taylor's mother Tamika Palmer and co-counsel Lonita Baker
March 15, 2022
Attorney Ben Crump tells theGrio the DOJ is "investigating all possible civil rights violations" in the police killing of Taylor.
March 14, 2022
Herron, who was integral to getting no-knock warrants banned in Louisville, is Kentucky's first openly LGBTQ state representative.
March 13, 2022
Black leaders in Louisville convened on March 11 to discuss local efforts against systemic racism before the anniversary of Taylor's…
March 3, 2022
None of the bullets Brett Hankison fired hit Taylor, but they nearly struck others in a neighboring apartment.
March 2, 2022
Only former Louisville detective Brett Hankison was charged in connection with the rounds that entered the home of Taylor's neighbor.