News in West Louisville, Kentucky

Yum Brands predicts another round of restaurant expansion overseas, turnaround at Taco Bell
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:23:10 -0800

By Bruce Schreiner, The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Yum Brands Inc., the owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, said Tuesday it's on course to deliver another hefty round of restaurant growth overseas ...

All aboard the 'Boat'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:58 -0800

Gorgui Dieng (10) is healthy enough to stand tall against Jeremy Lamb and Huskies on Monday. (Associated Press photo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The search for a leader on the University of Connecticut basketball team has been going on since the day after Kemba Walker decided to leave the Huskies for the NBA.

Hazen, MacDougall engaged
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:38:04 -0800

Tom and Karen Bartlebaugh, of Bath, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Hazen, of Louisville, Ky., to William MacDougall, of Louisville, Ky. He is the son of Lynn Bates, of Maine, and Wayne MacDougall, of Kentucky.

Yum Brands Earnings: Q4 Profits Rise 30 Percent Due To Overseas Growth, Pizza Hut Sales Turnaround
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:12:01 -0800

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum Brands Inc., owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC fast-food chains, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 30 percent with a recipe of strong overseas growth mixed with a sales turnaround at Pizza Hut in the U.S.

Yum Brands posts 30 percent 4th-qtr profit rise
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:10:53 -0800

Yum Brands Inc., owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC fast-food chains, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 30 percent with a recipe of strong overseas growth mixed with a sales turnaround at Pizza Hut in the U.S.

FEMA gives Louisville millions to remove flood prone homes, residents respond
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:44:19 -0800

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Nearly $10 million in grant funding has been awarded to the Metro Sewer District for the acquisition of 128 homes in a 15 acre, flood prone area in west Louisville. On Aug. 4, 2009 record-breaking rain fell on the Louisville metro area causing widespread flash flooding. One of the hardest hit areas was Maple Street between 21st and 26th streets. “I’m not safe here ...

Nearly $10 million to buy frequently flooding homes
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:32:16 -0800

Nearly every home in the Maple Street area of west Louisville flooded in August of 2009.

Yum forecasts strong expansion overseas
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:08:34 -0800

Yum Brands Inc., the owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, said Tuesday it's on course to deliver another hefty round of restaurant growth overseas in 2012, led by its insatiable China market and its emerging business in India.

Accident causes LMPD to divert 64 WB traffic
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:55:27 -0800

Louisville Metro Police are diverting traffic from I-64 westbound onto the 22nd Street Ramp after a motor vehicle accident involving several cars.

Man arrested for murdering a woman in the California neighborhood
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:30:40 -0800

Louisville Metro Police are calling the death of a woman in west Louisville's California neighborhood late Sunday an apparent homicide.