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The Forecastle Foundation has raised more than $700,000 for environmental efforts since it started, but the COVID-19 pandemic slowed its efforts. 

https://wfpl.org/forecastle-tickets-help-fund-environmental-action-in-ky/

As a nationwide baby formula shortage continues, some parents are donating their own milk to help families, including one Louisville mother.

https://wfpl.org/how-one-louisville-mother-is-trying-to-help-amid-national-baby-formula-shortage/

Advocate and psychologist Sheila Schuster outlines the state of Kentucky’s mental health system at the onset of a Department of Justice investigation.

https://wfpl.org/mental-health-advocate-outlines-the-state-of-kentuckys-resources-as-doj-investigates-possible-infringements/

Members of Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee met Tuesday to respond to an investigative report showing decades of sex abuse cover-ups.

https://wfpl.org/southern-baptist-leaders-issue-an-apology-and-promise-to-release-a-list-of-known-abusers-but-some-survivors-say-thats-not-enough/

Louisville’s health department is requesting that citizens submit tick specimens in order to track population and disease data.

https://wfpl.org/louisville-health-department-asks-citizens-to-collect-ticks-for-pilot-program/

The 18-year-old suspect allegedly shot his grandmother before he entered the school.

https://wfpl.org/a-gunman-killed-at-least-18-children-and-2-adults-at-a-texas-elementary-school/

In a complaint issued on May 19, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board based in Cincinnati accuses the office management, led by Chief Public Defender Leo Smith, of violatin...

https://kycir.org/2022/05/23/louisville-public-defenders-claim-retaliation-against-union-effort/

The event is a part of a larger project called Arts in Neighborhoods, which aims to celebrate local performing arts.

https://wfpl.org/unity-in-the-community-event-highlights-local-artists-in-shively/

Louisvillians now have access to a new portal with information about pool safety across the county.  The new portal, from the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health Wellness, ranks pools o...

https://wfpl.org/new-website-shares-data-on-pool-water-quality-in-louisville/

All TARC routes will be free Tuesday to allow residents access to their polling locations for Kentucky’s primary election.

https://wfpl.org/tarc-offering-free-rides-to-polling-places-for-primary-election/

The nationwide day of action was in response to a leaked Supreme Court draft decision that appears to overturn Roe v. Wade.

https://wfpl.org/bans-off-our-bodies-protest-draws-demonstrators-to-support-reproductive-rights/

People charged with low-level offenses have the opportunity to avoid jail time if they’re facing arrest for missing their court dates.

https://wfpl.org/missed-a-court-date-louisville-amnesty-program-could-help-avoid-jail-time/

The eastbound I-64 portion of the Sherman Minton Bridge will close beginning Friday night and won’t reopen until Monday morning.

https://wfpl.org/eastbound-sherman-minton-bridge-lanes-to-close-this-weekend/

In addition to services like marriage licenses and deeds, the new branch in Louisville's West End will offer vehicle inspections.

https://wfpl.org/jefferson-county-clerks-new-west-branch-to-open-by-end-of-may/

Jefferson County health officials are reporting a rise in COVID-19 cases and urge those who are eligible to get their second booster shots.

https://wfpl.org/covid-19-infections-on-the-rise-again-in-jefferson-county/