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Jamarcus Glover

Troubleshooters: Death of 13-year-old launched investigation into Jamarcus Glover

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Natalia Martinez
Police said the girl overdosed on fentanyl they believe Glover was selling and had at his apartment.

Crime

Neighbors share their concerns after St. Matthews PD serves a search warrant in the Taylor...

St. Matthews Police Department serves search warrant in Taylor Berry neighborhood

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 11:47 PM EDT
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By Brandon Spencer
Neighbors share their concerns after St. Matthews PD serves a search warrant in the Taylor Berry Neighborhood.

Troubleshooters

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS)

Troubleshooters: More than 30 JCPS bus drivers have left their position since first day

Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The number is three times what the district had said in weeks past.

Troubleshooters

A family wants answers from JCPS after they said their young daughter was robbed by a man in...

Family claims teen who attacked their daughter was posing as 5th grade JCPS student

Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 6:58 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
A family wants answers from JCPS after they said their young daughter was robbed by a man in his late teens posing as a fifth-grade student.

Troubleshooters

It looks like all the other homes in the neighborhood. However what Louisville was, is, and can...

Troubleshooters: Exposed drug house undergoes amazing transformation

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 6:21 PM EDT
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By John Boel
It looks like all the other homes in the neighborhood. However what Louisville was, is, and can be, is all contained in one of the houses in the shadow of the nearby interstate highway.

Troubleshooters

The Adair County Juvenile Detention Center in Columbia, Ky.

ACLU wants federal investigation of Kentucky’s juvenile jails

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 3:43 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The call comes after numerous allegations of deplorable and abusive conditions at the Adair County Juvenile Detention facility.

Troubleshooters

Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg

Mayor addresses judges’ roles in Louisville’s rise of violent crime

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 8:19 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg addressed a growing public concern during a press conference Wednesday, numerous cases of repeat offenders arrested for new crimes while on home incarceration.

Troubleshooters

The Adair County Juvenile Detention Center in Columbia, Ky.

‘Everybody knew about it’: Internal documents expose warnings at youth detention facility

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
Almost one year after our first Troubleshooter’s investigations, two nurses who worked at the Adair County Juvenile Detention Center are still sounding the alarm.

Troubleshooters

Tim Heil was booted while trying to help his daughter moving out of her Bowling Green apartment

Troubleshooters: Booted while moving

Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 6:49 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
A Bowling Green towing company boots cars of family members moving their students out of off campus housing

News

Proposed legislation aims to end remarriage penalty for surviving military spouses

‘Love Lives On’: Proposed legislation aims to end remarriage penalty for surviving military spouses

Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 2:11 PM EDT
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By Heather Graf
Under current federal law, spouses of deceased service members and veterans who remarry before age 55 become ineligible for certain benefits. But new proposed legislation aims to end that penalty.
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Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters: Man arrested at OIS scene was on home incarceration despite recent, long criminal history

Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 10:22 AM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
He was given home incarceration in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

Troubleshooters

‘Appalling’ answers to Troubleshooters investigation of auto insurance rate disparities

Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 4:50 PM EDT
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By John Boel
Consumer Reports dove into the issue as well and found that in Kentucky full coverage good drivers with poor credit paid almost $1,000 a year more than drivers with a DUI and excellent credit.

Troubleshooters

News magazine program InvestigateTV+ debuts this fall

Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 10:57 PM EDT
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By Gray News Staff
Gray Television has announced plans to launch a new weekday news magazine program called InvestigateTV+.

Local

Heatherfield Apartment residents feel living conditions are uninhabitable

Updated: Sep. 3, 2023 at 1:15 PM EDT
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By Brandon Spencer
Tenants at the Heatherfield Apartments say their building is uninhabitable and are asking their local leaders for help.

Troubleshooters

Man on plane with the drug smuggler in ‘Cocaine Bear’ has died

Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 12:33 AM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The mystery man who was on the plane with the real-life drug smuggler in the Hollywood movie, Cocaine Bear, has died, taking his secrets with him.

News

Troubleshooters: Hyundai thefts contributing to repair backlog

Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 3:23 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
Car owners with mechanical problems face long wait times because of the demand for repairs.

Crime

Louisville community called to action to help solve shooting investigations

Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 12:49 AM EDT
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By Brandon Spencer
Hundreds were at the restaurant during the shooting but no one has come forward to help police. Community leaders are asking people to step up.

Louisville Mass Shooting

Manager of Southern Restaurant & Lounge linked to business of another murder case

Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 11:28 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
WAVE News Troubleshooters have confirmed Allan Evans as the manager of Southern Restaurant & Lounge.

Troubleshooters

‘Cocaine Bear’ joins the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 12:59 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The now infamous, so-called Cocaine Bear joins the ranks of celebrities, historic figures, and athletes

Louisville Metro

Family of Lynnden Bray, witnesses, still searching for answers about her death at the Jefferson Memorial Forest

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 12:06 PM EDT
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By Brandon Spencer
Genieveve Kersey shares what she saw at Jefferson Memorial Forest the day Lynnden Bray went missing in hopes of helping Bray's mother get justice.

Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters: Vacation pay part of focus of state police investigation of former sheriff

Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 6:20 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
Jamey Noel retired with more than 1,000 hours of leave time. His accrual appears to violate state law.

Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters: Sign of change observed in drug house investigation

Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 4:41 PM EDT
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By John Boel
The WAVE Troubleshooter continues to get complaints about drug houses. We went undercover to see if a change in leadership at LMPD has meant a change in enforcement.

News

Troubleshooters: JCPS bus rework contractor struggled in Columbus, Ohio

Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 5:59 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
Columbus city schools switched to a different contractor halfway through the school year

Troubleshooters

Anger in Frankfort after scathing new allegations at juvenile detention center

Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 10:43 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The Senate Judiciary Chair is “furious” over new allegations at yet another of Kentucky’s Juvenile Detention Center exposed by WAVE News Troubleshooters.

Troubleshooters

Suspect in Officer Involved Shooting had previous child porn charges

Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 6:39 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
According to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, multiple images of child pornography were found on Monti’s phone.

Troubleshooters

Training day or golf outing? Repair shop overheating after court delay

Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 5:03 PM EDT
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By John Boel
It can be stressful to have to go to court and frustrating when you have to go multiple times. Even more so when you have to take off work each time and lose income because of it.

Troubleshooters

Residents report to council troubling living conditions in public housing

Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 8:09 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
Louisville Metro Council members vow to investigate living conditions at subsidized housing developments and those owned by the city itself.

Behind the Investigation

Behind the Investigation: Nowhere Bar

Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 8:37 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
WAVE News troubleshooter Natalia Martinez investigates Nowhere Bar to see if they were holding true to their promise of keeping customers safe.

Behind the Investigation

Behind the Investigation: Patient Dumping

Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 8:34 PM EDT
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By WAVE Staff
WAVE News troubleshooter John Boel investigates after multiple reports of patients being dumped out of Louisville hospitals.

Troubleshooters

Louisville councilwomen raise concerns about public housing conditions

Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 8:30 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
Tammy Hawkins and Barbara Shanklin said it’s time for an overhaul of whom the city works with and who the previous Louisville Mayor put in charge.

Troubleshooters

Troubleshooter follow up: Avoiding date-rape drugs

Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 2:31 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The suspect could look like the person next door; someone you might want to hang out with.

Troubleshooters

Mooner’s mother charged

Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:11 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The mother of a dirt bike rider seen on video mooning police and flipping them off, has been charged.

Troubleshooters

‘He was my dad’ a popular Highlands Bar and its owner are still under investigation

Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 4:36 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
It was September 2022 when Timothy David Mattingly was arrested and charged with sodomy and sexual assault. The alleged victim feels the system is broken.

Troubleshooters

FBI finds stolen human remains used as ‘decorations’ inside Mount Washington man’s home

Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 2:35 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
Documents say dozens of human bones were inside, some of which were being used as furniture.

Troubleshooters

Teen suspect in shooting death may serve only months if convicted

Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 7:48 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
WAVE News Troubleshooters met Yuliana Munoz and William Fuentes after they reached out in a desperate search for answers.

Troubleshooters

‘It’s like I’m worthless’: Troubleshooters investigate patient dumping allegations

Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
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By John Boel
John Boel investigates after multiple reports of patients being dumped out of Louisville hospitals.

Troubleshooters

GRAPHIC: KSP releases bodycam video of officer-involved shooting in Portland neighborhood

Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 12:25 PM EDT
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By Dustin Vogt
Video was released more than a week after the shooting occurred, also releasing the names of the Louisville Metro Police officer involved in the case and the subject who was shot.

Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters: Moving bill increased after truck loaded

Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
The price more than doubled.

Troubleshooters

Man indicted for mother’s murder booked in jail

Updated: Jun. 23, 2023 at 6:21 PM EDT
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By Dustin Vogt
Gavin Perkins, 44, was booked at Louisville Metro Corrections on Friday and is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday morning.

Troubleshooters

Castleman statue’s fate in hands of Louisville judge

Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 6:23 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
Louisville also argued it does not need outside authority to permanently remove the statue.

Troubleshooters

Gavin Perkins indicted by grand jury for murder of his mother

Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 4:03 PM EDT
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By Dustin Vogt
The announcement was made by Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office, stating actions from his office resulted in Perkins’ indictment.

Troubleshooters

5 years after complaints, victims still push for disbarment of Louisville attorney

Updated: Jun. 15, 2023 at 5:06 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
A number of victims are waiting for a former Louisville attorney to be disbarred and to pay up after ripping them off for thousands of dollars.

Kentucky

Bill makes DUI drivers pay child support after disabling or killing parent

Updated: Jun. 12, 2023 at 6:19 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
Senate Bill 268, or Melanie’s Law, was signed by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Monday morning.

Troubleshooters

Request denied to medically hold man accused of killing his own mother

Updated: Jun. 9, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT
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By Dustin Vogt and Brandon Spencer
Gavin Perkins was twice found incompetent to stand trial for the murder of his mother, Ruth Perkins, back in 2018.

Troubleshooters

Emergency petition filed in mental illness loophole case

Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 7:54 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
The news came as public outcry mounted over the potential weekend release of Gavin Perkins because of an interpretation of the law.

Troubleshooters

Adult behavior at Shelby County high school baseball game results in criminal charges

Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
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By John Boel
A family dispute on a Shelby County ballfield during a high school baseball game led to something much bigger.

Crime

Man accused of killing his own mother to be released because of a mental health loophole

Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 8:13 PM EDT
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By Natalia Martinez
Gavin Perkins’s siblings are left begging for someone to intervene for the sake of their safety and that of the public.

Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters: Floyd, Clark ambulance contractor gave campaign money to politicians who approved contract

Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
Neither county prevents contractors from donating to politicians.

Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters: Floyd County ambulance response times slower than required

Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 5:21 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
The county's contract calls for ambulance to get to scenes within 10 minutes 95% of the time.

Troubleshooters

Parallel investigations underway following horse deaths at Churchill Downs

Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 4:41 PM EDT
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By Mark Stevens
It's the first national investigation by HISA.
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