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March 2008
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Recently in General news CategoryWhat a long strange trip it has been! When I was asked by our News Director Genie if I was interested in travelling for the SEC and NCAA Tournaments I jumped at the opportunity. I was a Sports guy in Cincinnati for a number of years, and I thought I knew the drill. In reality, I had now idea what was about to come. But really, who could have? ...
I knew I was dealing with the real thing when I arrived in Bowling Green to interview the twin, 24 year old brothers who are the masterminds behind the technology inside ABC's Extreme Makeover Home in Louisville. That's because when we drove around Bowling Green, we followed Clinton Mills in his new Corvette! The car that put Bowling Green on the map (the late Johnny Carson loved them). Clinton and his brother Chris know how to support their ... Thanks to Ms. Trout's class at Kennedy Montessori in Louisville who has named me a "Whopping Crane Hero" for my role in helping in the effort to recover a missing whooping crane. They will be excited to learn that the entire flock has arrived safely at their destination in Florida! Here is all you ever wanted to know from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: ...by JOE ARNOLD / WHAS11 News The national buyout numbers had been widely reported. About 35,000 hourly production workers had left the company with the incentive of a buyout from Ford. But, I have always wondered, how many of those workers had left Louisville plants? ...A behind the scenes look at the now infamous McDonald’s hoax case WHAS11 News Director Aaron Ramey describes how he decided on what images to show (and NOT to show) to accompany the bank gunman story ...Troubles tonight (Thursday 8/2) at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant. Workers at the We've noticed a lot of motorcycle wrecks in Louisville, lately. And my review of traffic records confirms that fatal motorcycle wrecks here are happening more frequently and that you are three times as likely to get injured in a motorcycle wreck than other motor vehicle wrecks ...Michael Bowen will spend the next three years in jail after being convicted of driving his car into a crowd during the 2006 Madison Regatta. Indiana state law prevents us from shooting video in the courtroom, so what I'm writing is my best recreation of one of the most emotional stories -- and courtroom days -- of my journalism career. ...There are three recent examples in our area that people are not selfish, heartless and jaded, not even news people. ...Now that Darren Pickerill's family knows where his gun was found, they want the retired cop who shot him to be arrested. ...Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Stengel says "it's a prosecutor's nightmare." A law that went into effect last July in Kentucky is having an impact on the investigation of a road rage shooting in Jeffersontown. ...Because of considerable public interest in the shooting of Darren Pickerill by retired Jeffersontown officer Rick Koenig, I've decided to open up my notes and observations from the case, here. I'll add more as the case warrants. I may have missed some key elements as I share this. You can offer your suggestions, questions and observations below. ...A reporter cannot become too emotionally involved in a story. But, when a soldier's body was returned to his wife, I struggled to hold back my tears. ...City attorneys argue that the cruising lawsuit should have never been filed in federal court, but it was quite an interesting experience inside Judge Jennifer Coffman's courtroom. ...On most days, the greatest hazard a reporter faces is reaction after a story airs. But sometimes, the danger comes while you are shooting a story. ...As I flew to our nation’s capitol to cover this case I couldn’t believe what I was about to see, the debate over race in schools before the ultimate authority in America’s legal system. Fifty-two years after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision outlawed segregation in public school we are still trying to figure out how best to achieve integration. And one of the cases that raised the issue stems from right here in Jefferson County. ...
Reflecting upon my mentoring experience in the YNOW Children of Prisoners program has shown me how fortunate I am to have been given the chance to create new relationships while giving back to our community. Connecting with the youth in the program, hearing their st...
Why a mentor, why now… It’s quite simple. I care about the youth in this community. I realize that I can not help everyone, but I may be able to impact one person in a positive way. It may be the next mayor or more simply, a responsible member of the community who... |
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