LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) A Shelby County teenager was killed in a car accident in Henry County early Sunday morning, according to Kentucky State Police.Â
Kentucky State Police troopers were called to a single-vehicle wreck on Pendleton Road around 3:08 a.m. Sunday.Â
Officers believe the vehicle was traveling north on Pendleton Road when it failed to negotiate a curve, before leaving the roadway and overturning.Â
The driver of the vehicle, whose name and age is unknown, was airlifted to University of Louisville Hospital.Â
The passenger in the vehicle, a 16-year-old male from Shelby County, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. His name was not immediately released.
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In this file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump offers a thumbs up as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Bedminster, NJ on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. The White House medical unit is taking the lead on contact-tracing the high-dollar donors who attended President Trump s fundraiser Thursday in Bedminster. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)
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LEXINGTON, Ky. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the pardon of Christopher 2X, a Louisville activist who previously faced state and federal drug offenses.
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Louisville nurse asks public to send holiday letters to COVID unit colleagues Looking for a way to uplift her fellow nurses, Amy Jo DeVault made a Facebook post Sunday asking for drawings and encouraging messages from children. She told WAVE 3 News she was inspired by the kind letters she received from students at her daughterâs elementary school earlier this year. (Source: Annie Spratt) By Stephen Goin | December 22, 2020 at 11:17 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 11:37 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville nurse is hoping to spread some holiday cheer to her co-workers as they continue to care for COVID patients.
Is the COVID-19 positivity rate finally stabilizing in Kentucky?
Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed mitigation efforts have stopped the growth of the virus as numbers are continuing to decline for a second week in a row. The positivity rate is currently at 8.58%
“What we are seeing is that the measures we have taken are working,” Beshear said. “We have stopped the increase in cases, which we knew we had to do before we can start to decrease those numbers. Let’s all commit to doing what we know is right – wearing masks, social distancing, washing our hands and limiting our holiday gatherings – so we can beat this virus once and for good.”