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Embassy Suites Hotels and the Al J. Schneider Co. have hired a general manager for the new $80-million, 304-room hotel that will open in downtown Louisville next year.

July 25, 2014 - Tara Brinkmoeller, vice president of public affairs and communications for the Building Industry Association of Greater Louisville, talks about businesses' role in Homearama 2014.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Hundreds of the unaccompanied immigrant children who have crossed the border illegally are being sheltered in the state of Kentucky right now, according to new federal information released Friday.

A Jeffersonville man is accused of having sex with teens who ran away from foster care.

The identities have been released of the people involved in the I-71 southbound accident near the 14 mile marker that occurred on July 24. The driver of the minivan has been identified as Gus Malawi, 51. The passengers in the van have been identified as Omar Marhaba, 18; Rana Malawi, 48; Zarifa Malawi, 77; Jumana Alameddine, 58; Lina Marhaba, 45; ... (more)

On Friday morning, hot dog vendor and accused killer Donald Hayes was back in his usual spot in downtown Louisville.

Police planned Friday to give prosecutors the results of their investigation into an 80-year-old man's fatal shooting of one of two burglars who attacked him when he found them ransacking his home.

According to court records, a grand jury failed to indict Henry Schultz-Eggenspiller, 22, on murder and Roberto Cabrera Jr., 46, on conspiracy to murder in connection with the shooting death of Justin Rogers.

Donald Hayes was back selling hot dogs at his stand at Sixth and Liberty on Friday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Two men were arrested after police said they robbed a Circle K on Portland Avenue on July 25. At 2:28 a.m., Louisville Metro Police officers were flagged down by the clerk at Circle K, located at 2100 Portland Avenue, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.

An armed robbery took place at the Hardees's in Jeffersontown. The robbery happened in the 9500 block of Taylorsville rd.

Louisville Metro Police said they received a report of a robbery at the Circle K on Portland Avenue in Louisville around 2:30 a.m. July 25. The suspects left the scene, leading to a police chase.

LOUISVILLE, KY - Arson investigators are still looking into whether it was the weather or something else that caused a fire in one of the largest houses in Jefferson County.

After a WHAS11 report on Wednesday, Facebook lit up over the controversial killing of almost two dozen geese in a La Grange city park.

According to court documents, James Ford would actually do the force-feeding, and Brittany Herbst -- the child's mother -- would help.

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Arizona to carry out its third execution in the past year Wednesday following a closely watched First Amendment fight over the secrecy surrounding lethal injection drugs.

The Indianapolis-based Italian restaurant chain closed its only Louisville location at Shelbyville Road Plaza, 4600 Shelbyville Road, confirmed Tommy Edwards , leasing agent for Hagan Properties Inc. , which owns the shopping center in St. Matthews.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. The University of Louisville Men's Basketball program received a huge announcement Sunday as a Trinity High School star decided he'll suit up for the Cardinals.

After years of seeing its preseason all-conference teams littered with Cardinals, Louisville will celebrate just one such selection in its first summer as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Ultra high-speed internet is one step closer to becoming more widespread in Louisville.