Breya Jones
Breaking News Reporter, WFPL-
Louisville's "Roller Derby Doll" Lexi Love appeared on season 17 of "RuPaul's Drag Race." Now in the final four contenders, Love reflects on her time competing to be America's Next Drag Superstar.
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As the U.S. remains embattled in an ever-changing trade war with Canada and tariffs from the European Union loom, bourbon makers in Kentucky are trying to find their footing and plan a path forward.
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Fiber artist “Sunshine” Joe Mallard grew up watching his great-great-grandmother quilt. Now a quilt of his own is part of the permanent collection at the Obama Presidential Center Museum.
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"I'm Glad About It: The Legacy of Gospel Music in Louisville” chronicles and catalogs the gospel music being created in the city in 50s, 60s and 70s. It will be released this weekend.
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Louisville was recently named a finalist to host the Sundance Film Festival in 2027. The team of city officials and community leaders working on getting Louisville to this point say it's been a long journey.
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A new augmented reality experience in Kentucky depicts historical Black figures describing their lifetime and the legacy they hope to leave on the commonwealth.
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Louisville Orchestra music director Teddy Abrams won the Best Classical Instrumental Solo at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
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New University Press of Kentucky publishing imprint Screen Door Press aims to publish the works of Black writers.
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"The Bitter and the Sweet: Kentucky Sugar Chests, Enslavement, and the Transatlantic World 1790-1865" explores the history of sugar chests in the state and the dark history behind them.
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The Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women is joining two other corrections facilities in an education partnership with Simmons College of Kentucky.